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Events in the year 1961 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
- President of India – Rajendra Prasad
- Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
- Vice President of India - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Chief Justice of India – Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha
Governors[edit | edit source]
- Andhra Pradesh –
- Assam –
- Bihar –
- Gujarat –
- Karnataka –
- Kerala –
- Madhya Pradesh –
- Maharashtra –
- Odisha –
- Punjab –
- Rajasthan –
- Uttar Pradesh –
- West Bengal –
Events[edit | edit source]
- 21 January - Queen Elizabeth II start of Royal visit
- 4 March - the first Aircraft carrier of Indian Navy, INS Vikrant (R11) was commissioned.[1]
- 29 May - Nearly 32 people died in a coastal village in Kollam, Kerala due to chelonitoxism after consuming Turtle meat.[2]
- 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.[3]
- The Tenth[4] and Eleventh Amendments of the Constitution of India (1961)
- Anti dowry Act (1961)
Births[edit | edit source]
- 7 January – Supriya Pathak, actress.
- 12 June – Jagadish, actor.
- 6 July – Vandana Chavan, politician and lawyer
Full date unknown[edit | edit source]
- V. M. Girija, poet.
Deaths[edit | edit source]
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See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "INS Vikrant, First Make-In-India Aircraft Carrier To Be Commissioned In 2022". IndiaTimes. 25 June 2021. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ Jyothilal, G. "60 years after 32 people who consumed turtle meat died in Kollam; survivor recollects tragedy". Mathrubhumi. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ "The day India freed Goa from Portuguese rule". BBC News. 19 December 2017. Retrieved 26 June 2021.
- ↑ Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of India
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