1950 in India

Events in the year 1950 in the Republic of India.

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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Incumbents

• King of India – George VI (until 26 Jan.)
• Governor-General of the Dominion of India – C. Rajagopalachari (until 26 Jan.)
• President of India – Rajendra Prasad took office on 26 January.
• Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
• Chief Justice of India – Sir H. J. Kania (from 26 Jan.)

Governors

• Assam: Sri Prakasa (until 27 May), Jairamdas Daulatram (starting 27 May)
• Bihar: Madhav Shrihari Aney
• Maharashtra: Raja Maharaj Singh
• Odisha: Asaf Ali
• Punjab: Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
• Rajasthan: Man Singh II
• Tamil Nadu: Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji
• Uttar Pradesh: Homi Mody
• West Bengal: Kailash Nath Katju

Events

• 25 January – Election Commission is established.
• 26 January – The Constitution comes into force making India a republic, the day is observed as Republic Day ever since and declares Kashmir and Jammu into the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, thus Kashmir becomes autonomous within the federation. India becomes the first Commonwealth republic.
• 26 January – Dr. Rajendra Prasad moves into Rashtrapati Bhavan as the first President of India.
• 28 January – the Supreme Court of India is established, replacing both the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the Federal Court of India at the top of India's court system.
• 8 April – Liaquat–Nehru Pact signed by Pakistan's Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi
• 31 July 1950 – Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed
• 15 August – The 8.6 M_w  Assam–Tibet earthquake shakes the region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), killing between 1,500–3,300 people.
• 3 November - Air India Flight 245 crashed near Mont Blanc, France.
• 13 December - A Douglas DC-3 Dakota flight of Air India having a scheduled flight between Madras and Trivandrum International Airport crashed near Kotagiri on its descent to Coimbatore International Airport killing 20 people. The wreckage was discovered only after three days. The son of Travancore–Cochin Chief minister, C. Kesavan was also killed in the accident.

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• Andaman and Nicobar Islands handed over to India by the United Kingdom and Burma. It became part of India.

Births

January to June

• 1 January – Deepa Mehta, Indian-Canadian director and screenwriter
• 5 January – Jagathy Sreekumar, comedian-actor.
• 9 January – Y. Gee. Mahendra, dramatist, actor, singer playwright and comedian.
• 14 January – Rambhadracharya, Hindu religious leader.
• 9 February – Kilimanoor Chandran, author, poet and columnist.
• 11 April – Leo Rebello, holistic health guru, author, human rights activist, world peace envoy.
• 4 May – Konakalla Narayana Rao, politician and member of parliament from Machilipatnam.
• 13 May – J. M. Aaron Rashid, politician.
• 4 June – S. P. Y. Reddy , politician and member of parliament from Nandyal.
• 22 June – Tom Alter, film actor.

July to December

• 1 July – Ekram Ali, poet and critic.
• 19 August – Sudha Murty, social worker and author
• 17 September – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
• 18 September – Shabana Azmi, actress and social activist & Vishnuvardhan – Kannada actor
• 24 September – Mohinder Amarnath, cricketer.
• 12 December – Rajinikanth, film actor
• 20 December – Abul Kalam Qasmi, Urdu poet and critic (died 2021)

Deaths

• 14 April – Ramana Maharshi, Ancient Sage of the Modern Era (born 1879).
• 24 June – Darwan Singh Negi, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1914 (born 1881).
• 5 December – Sri Aurobindo, nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru (born 1872).
• 15 December – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, political and social leader (born 1875).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1950