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Events in the year '''1958 in the Republic of India'''. | Events in the year '''1958 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]] – [[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]] – [[Bhim Sen Sachar]] | ||
* [[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]] – [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]] | ||
* [[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]] – [[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]] | ||
* [[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]] | ||
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – | * [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – [[Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh]] (until 15 September), [[Narahar Vishnu Gadgil]] (starting 15 September) | ||
* [[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== | ||
*18 to 20 May – The 16th Session of Indian Labour Congress was held at New Delhi. | * National income - {{INR}}152,835 million | ||
*11 September – [[Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act|The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958]] is passed by the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]]. | * 1 January - DRDO was established | ||
*1 October – The Standards of Weights and Measures Act took effect. | * 18 February – [[Finance minister of India]] [[T. T. Krishnamachari]] resigns following [[M. C. Chagla]] Commission report on [[Haridas Mundhra]] LIC scandal.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Subramanian|first=Samanth|date=2012-05-09|title=Long View: India's Very First Corruption Scandal|url=https://india.blogs.nytimes.com/2012/05/09/long-view-indias-very-first-corruption-scandal/|access-date=2022-01-16|website=India Ink|language=en-US}}</ref> | ||
* 28 February – [[Jawaharlal Nehru]] presents [[Union budget of India]] as Finance Minister. | |||
* 26 March - [[Mother India]] becomes the first ever [[Cinema of India]] to get nominated in the [[Academy Awards]].<ref>{{Cite web |last=Reuben |first=Bunny |title=‘Mother India’ at the Oscars: ‘The audience laughed with the characters and cried with them’ |url=https://scroll.in/reel/817262/mother-india-at-the-oscars-the-audience-laughed-with-the-characters-and-cried-with-them |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=Scroll.in |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
* 29 April - [[Food poisoning]] caused by leakage of [[Insecticide|Folidol]] during transportation kills 74 in a Lok Sahayak Sena camp at [[Sasthamkotta]], [[Kerala]].<ref>{{Cite web |date=1958-05-06 |title=STATEMENT RE DEATHS IN LOK SAHAYAK SENA CAMP AT SASTHAMKOTTA FROM SUSPECTED FOOD-POISONING |url=https://rsdebate.nic.in/handle/123456789/569845?viewItem=search |website=rsdebate.nic.in}}</ref> | |||
* 18 to 20 May – The 16th Session of Indian Labour Congress was held at New Delhi. | |||
* [[Vimochana Samaram]] against [[First Namboodiripad ministry]] in [[Kerala]] | |||
* Unknown date – [[Reliance Industries]] was founded by [[Dhirubhai Ambani]] in [[Mumbai|Bombay (present day in Mumbai)]], as predecessor name was Reliance Commercial Corporation.{{citation needed|date=February 2023}} | |||
==Law== | |||
* 22 May – Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Ordinance came into force | |||
* 11 September – [[Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act|The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958]] is passed by the [[Parliament of India|Parliament]]. | |||
* 1 October – The Standards of Weights and Measures Act took effect. | |||
==Sport== | ==Sport== | ||
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==Births== | ==Births== | ||
*5 March – [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist and singer | *5 March – [[Nassar (actor)|Nassar]], actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist and singer. | ||
* | *29 April – [[Saumen Guha]], political activist, human rights campaigner and author. | ||
*16 August – [[R. R. Patil]], politician | *30 May {{ndash}} [[K. S. Ravikumar]], film director and actor. | ||
*15 August {{ndash}} [[Raj Kapoor (Tamil director)]], film director and actor. | |||
*16 August – [[R. R. Patil]], politician (died 2015) | |||
*19 September – [[Lucky Ali]], singer, composer and actor | *19 September – [[Lucky Ali]], singer, composer and actor | ||
* | *2 December {{ndash}} [[Lal (actor)]], actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor. | ||
*17 December {{ndash}} [[Jayasudha]], actress. | |||
== See also == | == See also == | ||
* [[Bollywood films of 1958]] | * [[List of Bollywood films of 1958]] | ||
{{Years in India}} | {{Years in India}} | ||
{{Year in Asia|1958}} | {{Year in Asia|1958}} | ||
==References== | |||
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[[Category:1958 by country|India]] | [[Category:1958 by country|India]] | ||
[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | [[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | ||
[[Category:1950s in India]] | |||
[[Category:1958 in Asia]] | |||
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Template:Year in region Events in the year 1958 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 – Sudhi Ranjan Das
Governors[edit | edit source]
- Andhra Pradesh – Bhim Sen Sachar
- Assam – Saiyid Fazal Ali
- Bihar – Zakir Hussain
- Karnataka – Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
- Kerala – Burgula Ramakrishna Rao
- Madhya Pradesh – Hari Vinayak Pataskar
- Maharashtra – Sri Prakasa
- Odisha – Bhim Sen Sachar
- Punjab – Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh (until 15 September), Narahar Vishnu Gadgil (starting 15 September)
- Rajasthan – Gurumukh Nihal Singh
- Uttar Pradesh – Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
- West Bengal – Padmaja Naidu
Events[edit | edit source]
- National income - ₹152,835 million
- 1 January - DRDO was established
- 18 February – Finance minister of India T. T. Krishnamachari resigns following M. C. Chagla Commission report on Haridas Mundhra LIC scandal.[1]
- 28 February – Jawaharlal Nehru presents Union budget of India as Finance Minister.
- 26 March - Mother India becomes the first ever Cinema of India to get nominated in the Academy Awards.[2]
- 29 April - Food poisoning caused by leakage of Folidol during transportation kills 74 in a Lok Sahayak Sena camp at Sasthamkotta, Kerala.[3]
- 18 to 20 May – The 16th Session of Indian Labour Congress was held at New Delhi.
- Vimochana Samaram against First Namboodiripad ministry in Kerala
- Unknown date – Reliance Industries was founded by Dhirubhai Ambani in Bombay (present day in Mumbai), as predecessor name was Reliance Commercial Corporation.[citation needed]
Law[edit | edit source]
- 22 May – Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers Ordinance came into force
- 11 September – The Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958 is passed by the Parliament.
- 1 October – The Standards of Weights and Measures Act took effect.
Sport[edit | edit source]
- Kunwar Digvijay Singh Babu (field hockey player) is awarded the Padma Shri.
- Milkha Singh (field athletics player) had won the gold medal
Births[edit | edit source]
- 5 March – Nassar, actor, producer, writer, director, lyricist and singer.
- 29 April – Saumen Guha, political activist, human rights campaigner and author.
- 30 May – K. S. Ravikumar, film director and actor.
- 15 August – Raj Kapoor (Tamil director), film director and actor.
- 16 August – R. R. Patil, politician (died 2015)
- 19 September – Lucky Ali, singer, composer and actor
- 2 December – Lal (actor), actor, director, screenwriter, producer and distributor.
- 17 December – Jayasudha, actress.
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Subramanian, Samanth (9 May 2012). "Long View: India's Very First Corruption Scandal". India Ink. Retrieved 16 January 2022.
- ↑ Reuben, Bunny. "'Mother India' at the Oscars: 'The audience laughed with the characters and cried with them'". Scroll.in. Retrieved 14 April 2022.
- ↑ "STATEMENT RE DEATHS IN LOK SAHAYAK SENA CAMP AT SASTHAMKOTTA FROM SUSPECTED FOOD-POISONING". rsdebate.nic.in. 6 May 1958.
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