1960 in India

Template:Year in region Events in the year 1960 in the Republic of India. (post Independence period)

Incumbents[edit | edit source]

Governors[edit | edit source]

Andhra Pradesh – Bhim Sen Sachar
Assam – Saiyid Fazal Ali (until 12 November), Vishnu Sahay (starting 12 November)
Bihar – Zakir Hussain
Gujarat – Mehdi Nawaz Jung (starting 1 May)
Karnataka – Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar
Kerala – Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (until 1 July), V. V. Giri (starting 1 July)
Madhya Pradesh – Hari Vinayak Pataskar
Maharashtra – Sri Prakasa
Odisha – Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar
Punjab – Narahar Vishnu Gadgil
Rajasthan – Gurumukh Nihal Singh
Uttar Pradesh – Varahgiri Venkat Giri (until 1 July), Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (starting 1 July)
West Bengal – Padmaja Naidu

Events[edit | edit source]

National income - ₹176,333 million
11 March - Bombay High Court overturns Jury trial verdict on Nanavati case and declares him guilty.^[1]
1 May – In India, 1 May is declared as 'Maharashtra Divas', i.e., Maharashtra Day (the same day is also celebrated as 'Kaamgaar Divas', i.e., Workers Day) or 'Gujarat Diwas'.
1 May – Yashwantrao Chavan took oath as the 1st Chief Minister of Maharashtra
7 May – Border Road Organization (BRO) was established.
20 June – Maharashtra State Electricity Board formed.
The ninth amendments of the Constitution of India
Air India enters United States with flights to New York.
Bajaj Auto goes public.
Goa, Diu and Daman were freed from Portuguese rule and became parts of the Indian federation.

Law[edit | edit source]

1 May – Gujarat State and Maharashtra State are formed from the State of Bombay as laid down by the States Reorganisation Act.

Births[edit | edit source]

2 January – Raman Lamba, cricketer (died 1998)^[2]
5 February – Maganti Venkateswara Rao, politician and member of parliament from Eluru.
1 May – Y. V. Subba Reddy, politician from YSR Congress Party and former member of parliament from Ongole.
21 May – Mohanlal, actor.
10 June – Nandamuri Balakrishna, actor and politician.
25 June – Suresh Gopi, actor.
11 July – Kumar Gaurav, actor.
27 July – Poornima Bhagyaraj, actress.
27 July – P. Sai Kumar, actor, dubbing artist and television presenter.
12 September – Vadivelu, actor and comedian.
13 September – Karthik, actor.

Deaths[edit | edit source]

30 January – J. C. Kumarappa, economist (born 1892).
2 February – Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja, Hindu teacher (born 1884).
20 April – Pannalal Ghosh, flute (bānsurī) player and composer (born 1911).
27 April – Rajshekhar Basu, writer, chemist and lexicographer (born 1880).
8 September - Feroze Gandhi, politician (age 48)

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "The Nanavati Murder Trial That Changed Indian Law, Abolished Jury Trials". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.
↑ "Raman Lamba profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

[1] "The Nanavati Murder Trial That Changed Indian Law, Abolished Jury Trials". NDTV.com. Retrieved 1 June 2024.

[2] "Raman Lamba profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 February 2024.

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1960 in India

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Incumbents[edit | edit source]

Governors[edit | edit source]

Events[edit | edit source]

Law[edit | edit source]

Births[edit | edit source]

Deaths[edit | edit source]

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References[edit | edit source]