1972 in India
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Events in the year 1972 in the Republic of India.
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IncumbentsEdit
- President of India – V. V. Giri
- Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi
- Chief Justice of India – Sarv Mittra Sikri
GovernorsEdit
- Andhra Pradesh –
- Assam –
- Bihar –
- Gujarat –
- Haryana –
- Himachal Pradesh –
- Jammu and Kashmir –
- Karnataka –
- Kerala –
- Madhya Pradesh –
- Maharashtra –
- Manipur –
- Meghalaya –
- Nagaland –
- Odisha –
- Punjab –
- Rajasthan –
- Tamil Nadu –
- Tripura –
- Uttar Pradesh –
- West Bengal –
EventsEdit
- 21 January – Manipur gets statehood.
- 19 March – India and Bangladesh sign a friendship treaty, after the withdrawal of the Indian troops.
- 2 July – Following Pakistan's surrender to India in the Indo-Pakistani War of 1971, both nations sign the historic bilateral Simla Agreement, agreeing to settle their disputes peacefully.
- 10 July – A stampede of elephants kills 24 people in the Chandka Forest.
- Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers (Amendment) Act, 1972
- 15 August 1972 Pincode (postal index Number- PIN) Introduced in India
- 9 September 1972 wild life protection Act.
- 17 October 1972 M.G.Ramachandran, forms the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( AIADMK ), paving new path in Tamil Nadu politics.
BirthsEdit
- 24 February – Pooja Bhatt, actress, producer and director.
- 28 March – Eby J. Jose, journalist and human rights activist
- 15 April – Mandira Bedi, actress, model and television presenter.
- 20 April – Mamta Kulkarni, actress.
- 17 May – T. Udhayachandran, IAS.
- 8 July – Sourav Ganguly, cricketer.[1]
- 28 July – Ayesha Jhulka, actress.
- 17 December – John Abraham, actor.
- 21 December – Jagan Mohan Reddy, politician.
DeathsEdit
- 31 March – Meena Kumari, actress (b. 1932).
- 14 April – George Reddy, Student and PDSU leader at OU campus Hyderabad (b. 1947)
- 29 May – Prithviraj Kapoor, actor and director (b. 1906)
- 20 July – Geeta Dutt, playback singer (b. 1930).
See alsoEdit
ReferencesEdit
- ↑ "Sourav Ganguly". Cricinfo. Retrieved 16 January 2021.
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