1961 in India

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Incumbents

Governors

Assam –
Bihar –
Gujarat –
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Kerala –
Madhya Pradesh –
Maharashtra –
Odisha –
Punjab –
Rajasthan –
Uttar Pradesh –
West Bengal –

Events

21 January - Queen Elizabeth II start of Royal visit
12 July - Panshet Dam bursts in Pune causing a massive flood in the city of Pune. Over 1,000 people die.
1 November – The Hungry generation movement is launched in Calcutta.
17 December – India reclaims Goa.
18 December – India reclaims Portuguese colonies of Goa, Damao and Diu
19 December – Goa is officially ceded to India after 400 years of Portuguese rule.
The Tenth^[1] and Eleventh Amendments of the Constitution of India (1961)
Anti dowry Act (1961)

Births

7 January – Supriya Pathak, actress.
12 June – Jagadish, actor.
6 July – Vandana Chavan, politician and lawyer

Full date unknown

V. M. Girija, poet.

Deaths

This section is empty. You can help by adding to it. (September 2010)

References

↑ Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of India

Years in India (1500–present)

Pre-British period

British India (1612–1950)

Republic of India (1950–present)

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