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Events in the year 1978 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents[edit | edit source]

President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy
Morarji Desai
Prime Minister of India – Morarji Desai
Chief Justice of India – Mirza Hameedullah Beg (until 21 February), Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud (starting 22 February)

Governors[edit | edit source]

Andhra Pradesh – Sharda Mukherjee (until 15 August), K. C. Abraham (starting 15 August)
Assam – L. P. Singh
Bihar – Jagannath Kaushal
Gujarat – Kambanthodath Kunhan Vishwanatham (until 14 August), Sharda Mukherjee (starting 14 August)
Haryana – Harcharan Singh Brar
Himachal Pradesh – Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan
Jammu and Kashmir – L. K. Jha
Karnataka – Govind Narain
Kerala – Jothi Venkatachalam
Madhya Pradesh – N. N. Wanchu (until 16 August), C. M. Poonacha (starting 16 August)
Maharashtra – Sri Sadiq Ali
Manipur – L.P. Singh
Meghalaya – L.P. Singh
Nagaland – L.P. Singh
Odisha – Bhagwat Dayal Sharma
Punjab – Jaisukh Lal Hathi
Rajasthan – Raghukul Tilak
Sikkim – B. B. Lal
Tamil Nadu – Prabhudas Patwari
Tripura – L. P. Singh
Uttar Pradesh – Ganpatrao Devji Tapase
West Bengal – Anthony Lancelot Dias

Events[edit | edit source]

National income - ₹1,126,714 million
1 January – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes into the Arabian Sea after takeoff near Bombay, killing all 213 on board.
16 January – Morarji Desai led government demonetizes high denomination banknotes.^[1]
29 March – Dr. Leo Rebello pioneers a 60 lessons distance learning course in Naturopathy to train Naturopaths to serve in India's 560,000 villages.
7 November – Indira Gandhi is re-elected to the Indian parliament.
19 December – Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.

Law[edit | edit source]

Births[edit | edit source]

January to June[edit | edit source]

13 January – Ashmit Patel, actor.
21 March – Rani Mukerji, actress.
28 March – Nafisa Joseph, model, MTV VJ, Miss India 1997 (d.2004).
Lara Dutta
16 April – Lara Dutta, actress, Miss Universe in 2000.
4 May – Samita Singh Virtigo patients of Deodh Madhubani Bihar
5 May – Sandeep Baswana, actor.
25 June – Aftab Shivdasani, actor.

July to December[edit | edit source]

17 August – Disha Vakani, actress.
21 August – Bhumika Chawla, actress.
31 August – Jayasurya, actor.
16 September – Meena, actress.
Soha Ali Khan
4 October – Soha Ali Khan, actress.
20 October – Virender Sehwag, cricketer.
1 November – Manju Warrier, actress.
25 November – Sameer Dad, field hockey player.
25 November – Rakhi Sawant, actress

Deaths[edit | edit source]

19 February – Pankaj Mullick, singer and composer (b. 1905).
18 November – Dhirendra Nath Ganguly, film entrepreneur, actor and director (b. 1893).

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "41 years ago, Morarji Desai's govt also demonetised high value banknotes". ThePrint. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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[1] "41 years ago, Morarji Desai's govt also demonetised high value banknotes". ThePrint. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.

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 ===Governors===
-* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –
+* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] – [[Sharda Mukherjee]] (until 15 August), [[K. C. Abraham]] (starting 15 August)
-* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] –
+* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] – [[L. P. Singh]]
-* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] –
+* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] – [[Jagannath Kaushal]]
-* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] –
+* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] – [[Kambanthodath Kunhan Vishwanatham]] (until 14 August), [[Sharda Mukherjee]] (starting 14 August)
-* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] –
+* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] – [[Harcharan Singh Brar]]
-* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] –
+* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] – [[Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan]]
-* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –
+* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] – [[L. K. Jha]]
-* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] –
+* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] – [[Govind Narain]]
-* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] –
+* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] – [[Jothi Venkatachalam]]
-* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] –
+* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] – [[N. N. Wanchu]] (until 16 August), [[C. M. Poonacha]] (starting 16 August)
-* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] –
+* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] – [[Sri Sadiq Ali]]
-* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] –
+* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] – [[L.P. Singh]]
-* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] –
+* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] – [[L.P. Singh]]
-* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] –
+* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] – [[L.P. Singh]]
-* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –
+* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] – [[Bhagwat Dayal Sharma]]
-* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –
+* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – [[Jaisukh Lal Hathi]]
-* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] –
+* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] – [[Raghukul Tilak]]
-* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] –
+* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] – [[B. B. Lal]]
-* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] –
+* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] – [[Prabhudas Patwari]]
-* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –
+* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] – [[L. P. Singh]]
-* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] –
+* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] – [[Ganpatrao Devji Tapase]]
+* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] – [[Anthony Lancelot Dias]]
 ==Events==
-*1 January – [[Air India Flight 855]], a [[Boeing 747]] passenger jet, crashes into the [[Arabian Sea]] after takeoff near [[Bombay]], killing all 213 on board.
+* National income - {{INR}}1,126,714 million
-*16 January – [[Morarji Desai]] led government demonetizes high denomination banknotes.
+* 1 January – [[Air India Flight 855]], a [[Boeing 747]] passenger jet, crashes into the [[Arabian Sea]] after takeoff near [[Bombay]], killing all 213 on board.
+* 16 January – [[Morarji Desai]] led government demonetizes high denomination banknotes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-16|title=41 years ago, Morarji Desai's govt also demonetised high value banknotes|url=https://theprint.in/economy/41-years-ago-morarji-desais-govt-also-demonetised-high-value-banknotes/177608/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>
 * 29 March – Dr. Leo Rebello pioneers a 60 lessons distance learning course in Naturopathy to train Naturopaths to serve in India's 560,000 villages.
-*7 November – [[Indira Gandhi]] is re-elected to the Indian parliament.
+* 7 November – [[Indira Gandhi]] is re-elected to the Indian parliament.
-*19 December – Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.
+* 19 December – Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.
+==Law==
+{{Empty section|date=March 2022}}
 ==Births==
 ===January to June===
-*13 January – [[Major Mohit Sharma]], Military personnel.
 *13 January – [[Ashmit Patel]], actor.
 *21 March – [[Rani Mukerji]], actress.
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 *20 October – [[Virender Sehwag]], cricketer.
 *1 November – [[Manju Warrier]], actress.
-*24 November - [[Rohit PM Ramanattukara]], earth transportation visionary. Notable Accomplishment; Fixed Roads of Chengannur with Self-Patended Anti-Pothhole Technology.
 *25 November – [[Sameer Dad]], field hockey player.
 *25 November – [[Rakhi Sawant]], actress
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+==References==
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+}}
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1978 in India: Difference between revisions

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Contents

Incumbents[edit | edit source]

Governors[edit | edit source]

Events[edit | edit source]

Law[edit | edit source]

Births[edit | edit source]

January to June[edit | edit source]

July to December[edit | edit source]

Deaths[edit | edit source]

See also[edit | edit source]

References[edit | edit source]