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{{Year in India|1954}} | {{Year in India|1954}} | ||
Events in the year '''1954 in the Republic of India'''. | Events in the year '''1954 in the Republic of India'''. | ||
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* [[President of India]] – [[Rajendra Prasad]] | * [[President of India]] – [[Rajendra Prasad]] | ||
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] | * [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] | ||
* [[Vice President of India]] | * [[Vice President of India]] – [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] | ||
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – | * [[Chief Justice of India]] – | ||
** until 3 Jan. – [[M. Patanjali Sastri]] | ** until 3 Jan. – [[M. Patanjali Sastri]] | ||
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===Governors=== | ===Governors=== | ||
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] – [[Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi]] | |||
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] – [[Jairamdas Daulatram]] | * [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] – [[Jairamdas Daulatram]] | ||
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] – [[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] | * [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] – [[Madhav Shrihari Aney]] | ||
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] – [[Raja Sir Maharaj Singh]] | * [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] – [[Raja Sir Maharaj Singh]] | ||
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] – [[Fazal Ali]] (until February | * [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] – [[Fazal Ali]] (until 9 February), [[P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja]] (starting 9 February) | ||
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – [[Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi]] | * [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – [[Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi]] | ||
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] – [[Maharaj Man Singh II]] | * [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] – [[Maharaj Man Singh II]] | ||
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==Events== | ==Events== | ||
*[[22 March]] – [[Jayendra Saraswathi]] becomes the 70th [[Shankaracharya of Kanchi]]. | * National income - {{INR}}109,771 million | ||
*[[ | * [[26 January]] – First Bharat Ratna in India : | ||
*[[ | ** First recipient: [[C. Rajagopalachari]] | ||
*[[6 November]] – Bombay Electricity Board is formed. | ** Second recipient: [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]] | ||
*[[ | ** Third recipient: [[C. V. Raman]] | ||
*15 February - [[1954 Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election|Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election]] results in majority for [[Indian National Congress]]. [[Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress]] makes significant gains in [[Kanyakumari]] region. | |||
* [[22 March]] – [[Jayendra Saraswathi]] becomes the 70th [[Shankaracharya of Kanchi]]. | |||
* 4 April – [[Congress Working Committee]] set up a subcommittee under [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]'s chairmanship to examine the working of the [[Constitution of India]].<ref name=":03">{{Cite book |last=Austin |first=Granville |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=r42bAAAAMAAJ |title=Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience |publisher=Oxford University Press |year=1999 |isbn=0195648889 |pages=101 |language=en}}</ref> | |||
* 29 April - [[India]] and [[China]] signs [[Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence|Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (Panchsheel)]]. | |||
* 18 May - [[K. Kamaraj]] drops the controversial [[Modified Scheme of Elementary Education 1953|Modified Scheme of Elementary Education]] introduced by [[Rajaji]] in [[Madras State]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2019-12-15 |title=Those Were The Days: How Rajaji’s ‘kula kalvi thittam’ became a controversial education reform |url=https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2019/12/15013004/1203824/Those-Were-The-Days-How-Rajajis-kula-kalvi-thittam-.vpf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200927152855/https://www.dtnext.in/News/City/2019/12/15013004/1203824/Those-Were-The-Days-How-Rajajis-kula-kalvi-thittam-.vpf |archive-date=2020-09-27 |access-date=2025-10-23 |work=dtNext.in |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
* 8 July - [[Bhakra-Nangal Dam]] inaugurated. | |||
* 11 August – Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Portuguese forces surrender to the Indian SRP.<ref>P S Lele, Dadra and Nagar Haveli: past and present, Published by Usha P. Lele, 1987,</ref> | |||
* Seven killed in police firing in [[Travancore]] following agitation by [[Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why did Kerala surrender Kanyakumari to Tamil Nadu without a fight? |url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2020/10/31/why-did-kerala-surrender-kanyakumari-to-tamil-nadu.html |access-date=2024-07-24 |website=www.onmanorama.com}}</ref> | |||
* [[6 November]] – Bombay Electricity Board is formed. | |||
*7 December - [[National Defence Academy (India)|National Defence Academy]] inaugurated at Pune. | |||
*Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954 | |||
==Law== | |||
* [[5 July]] – The [[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] is established. | |||
==Births== | ==Births== | ||
* | *11 January – [[Kailash Satyarthi]], Social Reformer, Co-recipient of [[2014 Nobel Peace Prize|Nobel Peace Prize 2014]] | ||
* | * | ||
* | *25 March – [[Pinky Lilani]], author and businesswoman | ||
* | *12 May – [[Edappadi K. Palaniswami]], chief minister of Tamil Nadu 2018. | ||
*[[10 July | *4 July {{ndash}} [[Manjula Vijayakumar]], actress (died 2013). | ||
*[[ | *10 July – [[Malyadri Sriram]], politician and member of parliament from [[Bapatla (SC) (Lok Sabha constituency)|Bapatla]]. | ||
* | *14 July | ||
*[[3 | ** [[Tanikella Bharani]], playwright, script writer and actor. | ||
* | ** [[R. Sarathkumar]], actor and politician. | ||
* | *23 July – [[Nadeem al-Wajidi]], Islamic scholar and writer (died 2024). | ||
*1 August {{ndash}} [[Gurinder Singh|Baba Gurinder Singh]], Fifth and Present Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas. | |||
*11 August – [[Yashpal Sharma (cricketer)|Yashpal Sharma]], cricketer (died 2021). | |||
*14 September – [[Shrikant Jichkar]], politician (died 2004). | |||
*15 September {{ndash}} [[P. Vasu]], film director and actor. | |||
*3 October {{ndash}} [[Sathyaraj]], actor, producer and director. | |||
*3 November – [[Laxmikant Berde]], comic actor (died 2004). | |||
*7 November – [[Kamal Haasan]], actor and film director. | |||
*9 November – [[Shankar Nag]], actor and director (died 1990). | |||
==Deaths== | ==Deaths== | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Bollywood films of 1954]] | * [[List of Bollywood films of 1954]] | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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{{Year in Asia|1954}} | {{Year in Asia|1954}} | ||
{{DEFAULTSORT:1954 | {{DEFAULTSORT:1954 in India}} | ||
[[Category:1954 in India| ]] | [[Category:1954 in India| ]] | ||
[[Category:1954 by country|India]] | [[Category:1954 by country|India]] | ||
[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | [[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | ||
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Latest revision as of 11:43, 23 October 2025
Template:Year in region Events in the year 1954 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
- President of India – Rajendra Prasad
- Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
- Vice President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Chief Justice of India –
- until 3 Jan. – M. Patanjali Sastri
- 4 Jan.-22 Dec. – Mehr Chand Mahajan
- starting 23 Dec. – Bijan Kumar Mukherjea
Governors[edit | edit source]
- Andhra Pradesh – Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
- Assam – Jairamdas Daulatram
- Bihar – Madhav Shrihari Aney
- Maharashtra – Raja Sir Maharaj Singh
- Odisha – Fazal Ali (until 9 February), P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (starting 9 February)
- Punjab – Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
- Rajasthan – Maharaj Man Singh II
- Uttar Pradesh – Hormasji Peroshaw Mody
- West Bengal – Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
Events[edit | edit source]
- National income - ₹109,771 million
- 26 January – First Bharat Ratna in India :
- First recipient: C. Rajagopalachari
- Second recipient: Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Third recipient: C. V. Raman
- 15 February - Travancore-Cochin Legislative Assembly election results in majority for Indian National Congress. Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress makes significant gains in Kanyakumari region.
- 22 March – Jayendra Saraswathi becomes the 70th Shankaracharya of Kanchi.
- 4 April – Congress Working Committee set up a subcommittee under Jawaharlal Nehru's chairmanship to examine the working of the Constitution of India.[1]
- 29 April - India and China signs Five Principles of Peaceful Coexistence (Panchsheel).
- 18 May - K. Kamaraj drops the controversial Modified Scheme of Elementary Education introduced by Rajaji in Madras State.[2]
- 8 July - Bhakra-Nangal Dam inaugurated.
- 11 August – Indian annexation of Dadra and Nagar Haveli: Portuguese forces surrender to the Indian SRP.[3]
- Seven killed in police firing in Travancore following agitation by Travancore Tamil Nadu Congress.[4]
- 6 November – Bombay Electricity Board is formed.
- 7 December - National Defence Academy inaugurated at Pune.
- Sahitya Akademi was established in 1954
Law[edit | edit source]
- 5 July – The Andhra Pradesh High Court is established.
Births[edit | edit source]
- 11 January – Kailash Satyarthi, Social Reformer, Co-recipient of Nobel Peace Prize 2014
- 25 March – Pinky Lilani, author and businesswoman
- 12 May – Edappadi K. Palaniswami, chief minister of Tamil Nadu 2018.
- 4 July – Manjula Vijayakumar, actress (died 2013).
- 10 July – Malyadri Sriram, politician and member of parliament from Bapatla.
- 14 July
- Tanikella Bharani, playwright, script writer and actor.
- R. Sarathkumar, actor and politician.
- 23 July – Nadeem al-Wajidi, Islamic scholar and writer (died 2024).
- 1 August – Baba Gurinder Singh, Fifth and Present Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas.
- 11 August – Yashpal Sharma, cricketer (died 2021).
- 14 September – Shrikant Jichkar, politician (died 2004).
- 15 September – P. Vasu, film director and actor.
- 3 October – Sathyaraj, actor, producer and director.
- 3 November – Laxmikant Berde, comic actor (died 2004).
- 7 November – Kamal Haasan, actor and film director.
- 9 November – Shankar Nag, actor and director (died 1990).
Deaths[edit | edit source]
- 22 October – Jibanananda Das, poet, writer, novelist and essayist in Bengali (b. 1899)
- 5 December – Sir Girija Shankar Bajpai, civil servant, diplomat and Governor of Bombay (b. 1891)
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Austin, Granville (1999). Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience. Oxford University Press. p. 101. ISBN 0195648889.
- ↑ "Those Were The Days: How Rajaji's 'kula kalvi thittam' became a controversial education reform". dtNext.in. 15 December 2019. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
- ↑ P S Lele, Dadra and Nagar Haveli: past and present, Published by Usha P. Lele, 1987,
- ↑ "Why did Kerala surrender Kanyakumari to Tamil Nadu without a fight?". www.onmanorama.com. Retrieved 24 July 2024.