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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 | * [[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}} | * 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 – | ||
* | ** 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 - | === 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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[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | [[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | ||
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Template:Year in region Events in the year 1949 in India.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
- King of India – George VI
- Governor-General of the Dominion of India – C. Rajagopalachari
- Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
Events[edit | edit source]
- National income - ₹92,908 million
January - June[edit | edit source]
- 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.
- 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 states joined the Dominion of India to form Greater Rajasthan.[1]
- 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 - 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 Buddhist control.
July - September[edit | edit source]
- 1 July - Princely state of Travancore and Kingdom of Cochin enters into Thiru - Kochi Pact.[2]
- 27 July – India and Pakistan sign the Karachi 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.[3]
- 18 September - Indian rupee suffers devaluation due to 30% devaluation of Pound sterling by Chancellor of the Exchequer.[4]
- 21 September - Manipur (princely state) merges with India following agreement between V. P. Menon and Bodhchandra Singh.[5]
October - December[edit | edit source]
- 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.[6]
- 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.[7]
- 22 December - Planting of ram idol inside Babri Masjid by Abhiram Das.[8]
- 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.[9]
Law[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 1 January – Nana Patekar, actor and filmmaker.
- 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.
- 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).
- 29 June – A. Anwhar Raajhaa, politician.
- 10 July – Sunil Gavaskar, cricketer.
- 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[edit | edit source]
- 2 March - Sarojini Naidu, Activism, (aged 70 years)
- 6 April – Narendra Nath Dutta, physician (born 1884)
- 10 April – Birbal Sahni, paleobotanist (born 1891).
- 19 June – Syed Zafarul Hasan, Muslim philosopher (born 1885).
- 15 November – Narayan Apte, accomplice in assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (born 1911).
- 15 November – Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (born 1910).
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "HT This Day: March 31, 1949 -- Greater Rajasthan is born". Hindustan Times. 28 March 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ↑ "75 years of Kochi-Travancore merger: A far-sighted king who gave up his kingdom for an almanac". The Times of India. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 10 July 2024.
- ↑ "Early decades of DMK in 6 volumes". The Hindu. 30 August 2015. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ↑ "Pound devalued 30 per cent | 1940-1949 | Guardian Century". www.theguardian.com. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ↑ Akoijam, A. Bimol (2001). "How History Repeats Itself". Economic and Political Weekly. 36 (30): 2807–2812. ISSN 0012-9976.
- ↑ "Nehru's 1949 'goodwill tour' of US & how it opened a new chapter in bilateral relations". ThePrint. 12 April 2022. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ↑ "Explained: What happened on 26.11.1949, celebrated as India's Constitution Day?". The Indian Express. 27 November 2019. Retrieved 13 April 2022.
- ↑ "The Untold Story of How the Rama Idol Surfaced Inside Babri Masjid". The Wire. Retrieved 8 February 2023.
- ↑ "Sooranad Revolution martyrs remembered". The Hindu. 15 February 2016. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 9 February 2024.