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	{{Year in India\|1957}}		{{Year in India\|1957}}
	Events in the year '''1957 in the Republic of India'''.		Events in the year '''1957 in the Republic of India'''.

	==Incumbents==		==Incumbents==
	* [[President of India]] – [[ Dr. Rajendra Prasad]]		* [[President of India]] – [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]]
	* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]]		* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]]
	* [[Vice President of India]] - [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]		* [[Vice President of India]] – [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]
	* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Sudhi Ranjan Das]]		* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Sudhi Ranjan Das]]

	===Governors===		===Governors===
	* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh\|Andhra Pradesh]] –		* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh\|Andhra Pradesh]] – [[Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi]] (until 1 August), [[Bhim Sen Sachar]] (starting 1 August)
	* [[List of governors of Assam\|Assam]] –		* [[List of governors of Assam\|Assam]] – [[Saiyid Fazal Ali]]
	* [[List of governors of Bihar\|Bihar]] –		* [[List of governors of Bihar\|Bihar]] – [[R. R. Diwakar]] (until 5 July), [[Zakir Husain (politician)\|Zakir Hussain]] (starting 5 July)
	* [[List of governors of Karnataka\|Karnataka]] –		* [[List of governors of Karnataka\|Karnataka]] – [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]]
	* [[List of governors of Kerala\|Kerala]] –		* [[List of governors of Kerala\|Kerala]] – [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]]
	* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh\|Madhya Pradesh]] –		* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh\|Madhya Pradesh]] – [[Pattabhi Sitaramayya]] (until 13 June), [[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]] (starting 13 June)
	* [[List of governors of Maharashtra\|Maharashtra]] –		* [[List of governors of Maharashtra\|Maharashtra]] – [[Sri Prakasa]]
	* [[List of governors of Odisha\|Odisha]] –		* [[List of governors of Odisha\|Odisha]] – [[Bhim Sen Sachar]] (until 31 July), [[Y. N. Sukthankar\|Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar]] (starting 31 July)
	* [[List of governors of Punjab, India\|Punjab]] –		* [[List of governors of Punjab, India\|Punjab]] – [[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]]
	* [[List of governors of Rajasthan\|Rajasthan]] –		* [[List of governors of Rajasthan\|Rajasthan]] – [[Gurumukh Nihal Singh]]
	* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh\|Uttar Pradesh]] –		* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh\|Uttar Pradesh]] – [[Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi]]
	* [[List of governors of West Bengal\|West Bengal]] –		* [[List of governors of West Bengal\|West Bengal]] – [[Padmaja Naidu]]

	==Events==		==Events==
			* National income - {{INR}}137,104 million
			* January 26 - [[Portuguese India\|Portuguese Indian]] troops open fire at TarakPardi in [[Bombay State]] for securing right of pass between enclaves of [[Dadra and Nagar Haveli]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=July 2, 2007 \|title=1957: Second Five Year Plan was incorporated \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20070702-1957-second-five-year-plan-748253-2007-07-02 \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>
			* April 1 - [[Second Nehru ministry]] adopts [[Decimalisation]] of [[Indian rupee]] and discontinue the concept of [[Anna (monetary subunit)\|anna coin system.]]<ref>{{Cite news \|last=Doctor \|first=Vikram \|title=The forgotten anniversary of decimalisation \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/economy/finance/the-forgotten-anniversary-of-decimalisation/articleshow/2659901.cms \|access-date=2022-04-14}}</ref>
			* April 5 – First elected government of [[Kerala]]. [[Communist Party of India]] won the elections and [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] became the first chief minister of united [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=December 15, 2021 \|first=K. K. \|last=Kailash \|title=From the archives: E.M.S. Namboodiripad, a very contemporary Marxist \|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india-today-insight/story/from-the-archives-e-m-s-namboodiripad-a-very-contemporary-marxist-1888241-2021-12-15 \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=India Today \|language=en}}</ref>
			* August 25 - [[Indian Polo Association\|Indian Polo Team]] won the [[Polo]] World cup held at [[France]].<ref>{{Cite web \|title=IPA {{!}} History \|url=https://ipa.co.in/user/history.php \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=ipa.co.in}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-05-19 \|title=Jaipur 'maharaja' Sawai Padmanabh Singh to represent India in Polo World Cup \|url=https://www.pinkcitypost.com/jaipur-maharaja-sawai-pradhyuman-singh-represent-india-polo-world-cup/ \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=The PinkCity Post \|language=en-GB}}</ref>
			* September 1 - [[Indian Air Force]] inducts its first [[Bomber\|jet bomber]] [[English Electric Canberra\|Canberra]] at Squadron 5, [[Agra]].<ref>{{Cite web \|date=2017-09-01 \|title=60 years since IAF’s Canberra jets were first deployed; the history of India’s war horse \|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/60-years-since-iafs-canberra-jets-were-first-deployed-the-history-of-indias-war-horse-4823768/ \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=The Indian Express \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|title=Indian Air Force marks 60 years of its Canberra bombers \|url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/indian-air-force-marks-60-years-of-its-canberra-bombers/836441/ \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=Financialexpress \|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web \|date=31 August 2017 \|first=Chethan \|last=Kumar \|title=indian air force: IAF’s first generation jet bomber Canberra turns 60 tomorrow {{!}} India News - Times of India \|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/iafs-1st-gen-bomber-canberra-turns-60-tomorrow/articleshow/60309964.cms \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=The Times of India \|language=en}}</ref>
			* December 4 - [[Hindustan Shipyard]] delivers its first passenger cum cargo vessel ''M V Andaman.''<ref>{{Cite web \|title=Hindustan Shipyard Limited - Saga by jonnala nagireddy - Issuu \|url=https://issuu.com/media360/docs/hsl_book \|access-date=2022-04-14 \|website=issuu.com \|language=en}}</ref>

			=== Date not known ===

			* [[V. S. Wakankar]] discovers [[Bhimbetka rock shelters\|Bhimbetka rock shelter cave paintings.]]
			* <ref>{{Cite news \|last=Venugopal \|first=Vasudha \|title=RSS to honour man who discovered Bhimbetka caves \|work=The Economic Times \|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/rss-to-honour-man-who-discovered-bhimbetka-caves/articleshow/71798687.cms?from=mdr \|access-date=2022-04-14}}</ref> Hirakud dam opened

			==Law==
	* India passes a bill making [[Kashmir]] under its control as part of the Union.		* India passes a bill making [[Kashmir]] under its control as part of the Union.
	*~~5 April – First elected government of [[Kerala]]. [[Communist Party of India]] won the elections and [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] became the first chief minister of united [[Kerala]].~~		* Copyright Act
	*Parliament passes the Copyright Act ~~of 1957~~

	==Sport==		==Sport==
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	*5 April – [[Alagappa Chettiar]], businessman and philanthropist (born 1909).		*5 April – [[Alagappa Chettiar]], businessman and philanthropist (born 1909).
	*30 August – [[N. S. Krishnan]], comedian, actor, playback singer and writer (born 1908).		*30 August – [[N. S. Krishnan]], comedian, actor, playback singer and writer (born 1908).
	*5 December – [[Hussain ~~Ahmed~~ Madani]], Islamic scholar (born 1879).		*5 December – [[Hussain Ahmad Madani]], Islamic scholar (born 1879).

	== See also ==		== See also ==
	* [[Bollywood films of 1957]]		* [[List of Bollywood films of 1957]]

			==References==
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	===Governors===		===Governors===
			* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh\|Andhra Pradesh]] –
	* [[List of governors of Assam\|Assam]] –		* [[List of governors of Assam\|Assam]] –
	* [[List of governors of Bihar\|Bihar]] –		* [[List of governors of Bihar\|Bihar]] –
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	==Births==		==Births==
	*1 February – [[Jackie Shroff]], actor.		*1 February – [[Jackie Shroff]], actor.
	*~~22 August~~ – [[~~Deepti Naval~~]], ~~actress~~.		*10 March – [[Thanu Padmanabhan]], theoretical physicist and cosmologist (d. 2021)
	*20 October – [[Dennis Joseph]], scriptwriter and director (d. 2021)		*20 October – [[Dennis Joseph]], scriptwriter and director (d. 2021)
	*[[Thomas Zacharia]], computational scientist.		*[[Thomas Zacharia]], computational scientist.

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{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2013}}
{{Unreferenced|date=December 2009}}
{{Year in India|1957}}
Events in the year '''1957 in the Republic of India'''.

==Incumbents==
* [[President of India]] – [[ Dr. Rajendra Prasad]]
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru]]
* [[Vice President of India]] - [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Sudhi Ranjan Das]]

===Governors===
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] –
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] –
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] –
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] –
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] –

==Events==
* India passes a bill making [[Kashmir]] under its control as part of the Union.
*5 April – First elected government of [[Kerala]]. [[Communist Party of India]] won the elections and [[E. M. S. Namboodiripad]] became the first chief minister of united [[Kerala]].
*Parliament passes the Copyright Act of 1957

==Sport==
*[[Balbir Singh Sr.]] became the first hockey player to be awarded the [[Padma Shri]].

==Births==
*1 February – [[Jackie Shroff]], actor.
*22 August – [[Deepti Naval]], actress.
*20 October – [[Dennis Joseph]], scriptwriter and director (d. 2021)
*[[Thomas Zacharia]], computational scientist.

==Deaths==
*5 April – [[Alagappa Chettiar]], businessman and philanthropist (born 1909).
*30 August – [[N. S. Krishnan]], comedian, actor, playback singer and writer (born 1908).
*5 December – [[Hussain Ahmed Madani]], Islamic scholar (born 1879).

== See also ==
* [[Bollywood films of 1957]]

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