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	==Incumbents==		==Incumbents==
	* [[King of India]] – [[George VI]]		* [[List of heads of state of India\|King]] of [[Dominion of India\|India]] – [[George VI]]
	* Governor-General of the ~~Union~~ of India – [[C. Rajagopalachari]]		* [[Governor-General]] of the [[Dominion of India]] – [[C. Rajagopalachari]]
	* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]		* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]

	==Events==		==Events==
	* National income - {{INR}}94,~~538~~ million		* National income - {{INR}}92,908 million

	=== January - June ===		=== January - June ===
	* 1 January – After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the [[Pakistan Army]] agreed to a [[ceasefire]], ordered by the [[United Nations Security Council]], takes effect in [[Kashmir region]].		* 1 January –
	* ~~1 January –~~ The [[Reserve Bank of India]] was nationalized.		** After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the [[Pakistan Army]] agreed to a [[ceasefire]], ordered by the [[United Nations Security Council]], takes effect in [[Kashmir region]].
	* 30 March - Fifteen [[Princely state]]s joined to form [[Rajasthan\|Greater Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-03-28 \|title=HT This Day: March 31, 1949 -- Greater Rajasthan is born \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/htthis-day-march-31-1949-greater-rajasthan-is-born-101648481462734.html \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref>		** The [[Reserve Bank of India]] was nationalized.
			* 20-23 January - An international Conference of 19 nations took place in [[New Delhi]] for [[Indonesian National Revolution]].
			* 30 March - Fifteen [[Princely state]]s joined the Dominion of India to form [[Rajasthan\|Greater Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-03-28 \|title=HT This Day: March 31, 1949 -- Greater Rajasthan is born \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/htthis-day-march-31-1949-greater-rajasthan-is-born-101648481462734.html \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref>
	* 28 April – India issues the [[London Declaration]], enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of '[[Head of the Commonwealth]]', and renaming the organisation as the '[[Commonwealth of Nations]]'.		* 28 April – India issues the [[London Declaration]], enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of '[[Head of the Commonwealth]]', and renaming the organisation as the '[[Commonwealth of Nations]]'.
			* 25 May - [[Parvathy Mills Limited\|Kollam Textile Mill]] strike by [[United Trade Union Congress]] demanding payment of bonus to workers.
	* 6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, [[Mahabodhi Temple]] is restored to partial [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] control.		* 6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, [[Mahabodhi Temple]] is restored to partial [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] control.

	=== July - ~~December~~ ===		=== July - September ===
			* 1 July - [[Princely state]] of [[Travancore]] and [[Kingdom of Cochin]] enters into [[Travancore–Cochin\|Thiru - Kochi Pact]].<ref>{{Cite news \|title=75 years of Kochi-Travancore merger: A far-sighted king who gave up his kingdom for an almanac \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kochi/a-far-sighted-king-who-gave-up-his-kingdom-for-an-almanac/articleshow/111419026.cms \|access-date=2024-07-10 \|work=The Times of India \|issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
	* 27 July – India and Pakistan sign the [[Karachi Agreement]]		* 27 July – India and Pakistan sign the [[Karachi Agreement]]
	* 9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the [[Tripura Merger Agreement]]		* 9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the [[Tripura Merger Agreement]].
			* 17 September - [[Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam]] a linguistic regional party based in [[Tamil Nadu]] formed.<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2015-08-30 \|title=Early decades of DMK in 6 volumes \|language=en-IN \|work=The Hindu \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/early-decades-of-dmk-in-6-volumes/article7598060.ece \|access-date=2023-02-08 \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
	* 18 September - [[Indian rupee]] suffers devaluation due to 30% devaluation of [[Pound sterling]] by [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pound devalued 30 per cent {{!}} 1940-1949 {{!}} Guardian Century \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/century/1940-1949/Story/0,,105127,00.html \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>		* 18 September - [[Indian rupee]] suffers devaluation due to 30% devaluation of [[Pound sterling]] by [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pound devalued 30 per cent {{!}} 1940-1949 {{!}} Guardian Century \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/century/1940-1949/Story/0,,105127,00.html \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
	* 11 October - [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] arrived at [[Washington, D.C.]] for a three week visit in [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-04-12 \|title=Nehru's 1949 'goodwill tour' of US & how it opened a new chapter in bilateral relations \|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/nehrus-1949-goodwill-tour-of-us-how-it-opened-a-new-chapter-in-bilateral-relations/913362/ \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=ThePrint \|language=en-US}}</ref>		* 21 September - [[Manipur (princely state)]] merges with [[India]] following agreement between [[V. P. Menon]] and [[Bodhchandra Singh]].<ref>{{Cite journal \|last=Akoijam \|first=A. Bimol \|date=2001 \|title=How History Repeats Itself \|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/4410908 \|journal=Economic and Political Weekly \|volume=36 \|issue=30 \|pages=2807–2812 \|issn=0012-9976}}</ref>

			=== October - December ===
			* 11 October - [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] arrived at [[Washington, D.C.]] for a three week visit in [[United States]] and was received by [[Harry S. Truman]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-04-12 \|title=Nehru's 1949 'goodwill tour' of US & how it opened a new chapter in bilateral relations \|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/nehrus-1949-goodwill-tour-of-us-how-it-opened-a-new-chapter-in-bilateral-relations/913362/ \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=ThePrint \|language=en-US}}</ref>
	* 15 October – [[Tripura]] becomes a part of the Union of India		* 15 October – [[Tripura]] becomes a part of the Union of India
	* 15 November – [[Nathuram Godse]] and [[Narayan Apte]] executed for assassinating [[Mahatma Gandhi]].		* 15 November – [[Nathuram Godse]] and [[Narayan Apte]] executed for assassinating [[Mahatma Gandhi]].
	* 26 November - [[Constituent Assembly of India]] adopted the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-11-27 \|title=Explained: What happened on 26.11.1949, celebrated as India’s Constitution Day? \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-happened-on-26-11-1949-celebrated-as-indias-constitution-day-6137983/ \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>		* 26 November - [[Constituent Assembly of India]] adopted the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-11-27 \|title=Explained: What happened on 26.11.1949, celebrated as India’s Constitution Day? \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-happened-on-26-11-1949-celebrated-as-indias-constitution-day-6137983/ \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>
			* 22 December - Planting of ram idol inside [[Babri Masjid]] by Abhiram Das.<ref>{{Cite web \|title=The Untold Story of How the Rama Idol Surfaced Inside Babri Masjid \|url=https://thewire.in/communalism/untold-story-rama-idol-surfaced-inside-babri-masjid \|access-date=2023-02-08 \|website=The Wire}}</ref>
	* 28 December – [[Central Reserve Police Force]] Act enacted.		* 28 December – [[Central Reserve Police Force]] Act enacted.
			* 31 December - An armed group of [[Communist Party of India]] activists killed four [[Police]] officers in [[Travancore–Cochin]].<ref>{{Cite news \|date=2016-02-15 \|title=Sooranad Revolution martyrs remembered \|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/sooranad-revolution-martyrs-remembered/article8242986.ece \|access-date=2024-02-09 \|work=The Hindu \|language=en-IN \|issn=0971-751X}}</ref>

	==Law==		==Law==
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	==Births==		==Births==
			*1 January – [[Nana Patekar]], actor and filmmaker.
	*13 January – [[Rakesh Sharma]], Indian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut.		*13 January – [[Rakesh Sharma]], Indian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut.
			*16 February – [[Milind Rege]], cricket player and selector (died 2025).
	*7 March – [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]], politician.		*7 March – [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]], politician.
	*4 April – [[Parveen Babi]], actress (died 2005).		*4 April – [[Parveen Babi]], actress (died 2005).
	*1 June		*1 June
	** [[T. M. Abraham]], theatre director.		** [[T. M. Abraham]], theatre director.
	** [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], musicologist and film maker, founder member of [[Moheener Ghoraguli]]. (died 1999)		** [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], musicologist and film maker, founder member of [[Moheener Ghoraguli]]. (died 1999).
			*29 June – [[A. Anwhar Raajhaa]], politician.
			*10 July – [[Sunil Gavaskar]], cricketer.
	*21 August – [[Ahmed Patel]], politician (died 2020).		*21 August – [[Ahmed Patel]], politician (died 2020).
	*23 August – [[Bansi Kaul]], theatre director (died 2021)		*23 August – [[Bansi Kaul]], theatre director (died 2021).
	*30 October – [[Pramod Mahajan]], politician (died 2006).		*30 October – [[Pramod Mahajan]], politician (died 2006).
	*12 December – [[Gopinath Munde]], politician (died 2014).		*12 December – [[Gopinath Munde]], politician (died 2014).

	==Deaths==		==Deaths==
			*2 March - [[Sarojini Naidu]], [[Activism]], (aged 70 years)
			*6 April – [[Narendra Nath Dutta]], [[physician]] (born 1884)
	*10 April – [[Birbal Sahni]], [[paleobotanist]] (born 1891).		*10 April – [[Birbal Sahni]], [[paleobotanist]] (born 1891).
	*19 June – [[Syed Zafarul Hasan]], [[Muslim]] [[philosopher]] (born 1885).		*19 June – [[Syed Zafarul Hasan]], [[Muslim]] [[philosopher]] (born 1885).
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	==Events==		==Events==
	*1 January – After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the [[Pakistan Army]] agreed to a [[ceasefire]], ordered by the [[United Nations Security Council]], takes effect in [[Kashmir region]].		* National income - {{INR}}94,538 million
	*1 January – The Reserve Bank of India was ~~nationalised~~.		=== January - June ===
	*28 April – India issues the [[London Declaration]], enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of '[[Head of the Commonwealth]]', and renaming the organisation as the '[[Commonwealth of Nations]]'.		* 1 January – After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the [[Pakistan Army]] agreed to a [[ceasefire]], ordered by the [[United Nations Security Council]], takes effect in [[Kashmir region]].
	*6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, [[Mahabodhi Temple]] is restored to partial [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] control.		* 1 January – The [[Reserve Bank of India]] was nationalized.
	*27 July – India and Pakistan sign the [[Karachi Agreement]]		* 30 March - Fifteen [[Princely state]]s joined to form [[Rajasthan\|Greater Rajasthan]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-03-28 \|title=HT This Day: March 31, 1949 -- Greater Rajasthan is born \|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/htthis-day-march-31-1949-greater-rajasthan-is-born-101648481462734.html \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=Hindustan Times \|language=en}}</ref>
	*9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the [[Tripura Merger Agreement]]		* 28 April – India issues the [[London Declaration]], enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of '[[Head of the Commonwealth]]', and renaming the organisation as the '[[Commonwealth of Nations]]'.
	*15 October – [[Tripura]] becomes a part of the Union of India		* 6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, [[Mahabodhi Temple]] is restored to partial [[Buddhism\|Buddhist]] control.
	*15 November – [[Nathuram Godse]] and [[Narayan Apte]] executed for assassinating [[Mahatma Gandhi]].
	*26 November – ~~New constitution~~ is adopted by the [[Indian Constituent Assembly]].		=== July - December ===
	*~~28 December –~~ [[Central Reserve Police Force]] Act ~~enacted.~~		* 27 July – India and Pakistan sign the [[Karachi Agreement]]
			* 9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the [[Tripura Merger Agreement]]
			* 18 September - [[Indian rupee]] suffers devaluation due to 30% devaluation of [[Pound sterling]] by [[Chancellor of the Exchequer]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Pound devalued 30 per cent {{!}} 1940-1949 {{!}} Guardian Century \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/century/1940-1949/Story/0,,105127,00.html \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=www.theguardian.com}}</ref>
			* 11 October - [[Prime Minister of India]] [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] arrived at [[Washington, D.C.]] for a three week visit in [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2022-04-12 \|title=Nehru's 1949 'goodwill tour' of US & how it opened a new chapter in bilateral relations \|url=https://theprint.in/theprint-essential/nehrus-1949-goodwill-tour-of-us-how-it-opened-a-new-chapter-in-bilateral-relations/913362/ \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=ThePrint \|language=en-US}}</ref>
			* 15 October – [[Tripura]] becomes a part of the Union of India
			* 15 November – [[Nathuram Godse]] and [[Narayan Apte]] executed for assassinating [[Mahatma Gandhi]].
			* 26 November - [[Constituent Assembly of India]] adopted the [[Constitution of India]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2019-11-27 \|title=Explained: What happened on 26.11.1949, celebrated as India’s Constitution Day? \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-what-happened-on-26-11-1949-celebrated-as-indias-constitution-day-6137983/ \|access-date=2022-04-13 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref>
			* 28 December – [[Central Reserve Police Force]] Act enacted.

			==Law==
			* Constitution is adopted by the [[Indian Constituent Assembly]].
			* [[Central Reserve Police Force]] Act
			*Electricity Act
			*Police Act
			*Banking Regulation Act
			*Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Act
			*Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act
			*Central Reserve Police Force Act
			*Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act
			*Seaward Artillery Practice Act
			*Chartered Accountants Act
			*Payment Of Taxes (Transfer Of Property) Act
			*Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Act

	==Births==		==Births==
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	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Bollywood films of 1949]]		* [[Bollywood films of 1949]]

			==References==
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Events in the year '''1949 in India'''.

==Incumbents==
* [[King of India]] – [[George VI]]
* Governor-General of the Union of India – [[C. Rajagopalachari]]
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]

==Events==
*1 January – After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the [[Pakistan Army]] agreed to a [[ceasefire]], ordered by the [[United Nations Security Council]], takes effect in [[Kashmir region]].
*1 January – The Reserve Bank of India was nationalised.
*28 April – India issues the [[London Declaration]], enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of '[[Head of the Commonwealth]]', and renaming the organisation as the '[[Commonwealth of Nations]]'.
*6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, [[Mahabodhi Temple]] is restored to partial [[Buddhism|Buddhist]] control.
*27 July – India and Pakistan sign the [[Karachi Agreement]]
*9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the [[Tripura Merger Agreement]]
*15 October – [[Tripura]] becomes a part of the Union of India
*15 November – [[Nathuram Godse]] and [[Narayan Apte]] executed for assassinating [[Mahatma Gandhi]].
*26 November – New constitution is adopted by the [[Indian Constituent Assembly]].
*28 December – [[Central Reserve Police Force]] Act enacted.

==Births==
*13 January – [[Rakesh Sharma]], Indian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut.
*7 March – [[Ghulam Nabi Azad]], politician.
*4 April – [[Parveen Babi]], actress (died 2005).
*1 June
** [[T. M. Abraham]], theatre director.
** [[Gautam Chattopadhyay]], musicologist and film maker, founder member of [[Moheener Ghoraguli]]. (died 1999)
*21 August – [[Ahmed Patel]], politician (died 2020).
*23 August – [[Bansi Kaul]], theatre director (died 2021)
*30 October – [[Pramod Mahajan]], politician (died 2006).
*12 December – [[Gopinath Munde]], politician (died 2014).

==Deaths==
*10 April – [[Birbal Sahni]], [[paleobotanist]] (born 1891).
*19 June – [[Syed Zafarul Hasan]], [[Muslim]] [[philosopher]] (born 1885).
*15 November – [[Narayan Apte]], accomplice in assassination of [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]], executed (born 1911).
*15 November – [[Nathuram Godse]], assassin of [[Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi|Mahatma Gandhi]], executed (born 1910).

== See also ==
* [[Bollywood films of 1949]]

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