1956 in India

Template:Year in region Events in the year 1956 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

President of India – Rajendra Prasad
Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
Vice President of India - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
Chief Justice of India – Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (until 31 Jan.), Sudhi Ranjan Das (starting 1 Feb.)

Governors

Assam –
Bihar –
Karnataka –
Kerala –
Madhya Pradesh –
Maharashtra –
Odisha –
Punjab –
Rajasthan –
Tamil Nadu –
Uttar Pradesh –
West Bengal –

Events

8 March – M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar handles the charge as Lok Sabha Speaker.
20 March – Sardar Hukam Singh handles the charge as Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker.
21 July – The 6.1 M_s  Anjar earthquake shook Gujarat with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 115 and injuring 254.
1 September - LIC of India began its Journey as a Pillar of Financial Backbone of India.
14 October – Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Indian Untouchable leader, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 followers. See Neo-Buddhism.
1 November – The States Reorganisation Act of India reformed the boundaries and names of Indian states.

Exact date unknown

Gentlemen's agreement of Andhra Pradesh (1956) signed

Arts and literature

15 October – Kerala Sahithya Academy, Academy for Malayalam literature, is inaugurated by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the former king of Travancore.
Bollywood films of 1956

Births

January to June

1 February – Brahmanandam, comedian-actor.
6 April – Dilip Vengsarkar, cricketer.
4 May – Kunal Basu, novelist.
6 May – Sujata Bhatt, poet.
13 May – Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual and humanitarian leader.

31 May _ Manohara Rso Kodavoor

July to December

14 July – Tanikella Bharani, playwright, script writer and actor.
19 July – Rajendra Prasad, actor.
29 July – Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author and poet.
17 August – Anil Aggrawal, professor of forensic medicine.
19 October – Sunny Deol, actor.
25 November - Kristappa Nimmala, politician and member of parliament from Hindupur.
24 December – Anil Kapoor, actor and producer.

Deaths

6 December – B. R. Ambedkar, nationalist, jurist, Dalit political leader and a Buddhist revivalist (born 1891).

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1956 in India

Contents

Incumbents

Governors

Events

Arts and literature

Births

January to June

July to December

Deaths

See also