1950 in India

Template:Year in region Events in the year 1950 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents[edit | edit source]

King of India – George VI (until 26 Jan.)
Governor-General of India – C. Rajagopalachari (until 26 Jan.)^[1]
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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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.^[2]

Full date Unknown[edit | edit source]

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

Births[edit | edit source]

January to June[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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[edit | edit source]

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).

References[edit | edit source]

↑ Everyman's Dictionary Df dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 265
↑ Pottamkulam, George Abraham (17 March 2021). Tamilnadu A Journey in Time Part II: People, Places and Potpourri. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-63806-520-3.

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[1] Everyman's Dictionary Df dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 265

[2] Pottamkulam, George Abraham (17 March 2021). Tamilnadu A Journey in Time Part II: People, Places and Potpourri. Notion Press. ISBN 978-1-63806-520-3.

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