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===Governors===
===Governors===
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]]
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] –C
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] –
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] –
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –
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==Events==
==Events==
* 21 January - Queen Elizabeth II start of Royal visit
* 21 January - Queen Elizabeth II start of Royal visit
*4 March - the first [[Aircraft carrier]] of [[Indian Navy]], [[INS Vikrant (R11)]] was commissioned.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2021-06-25|title=INS Vikrant, First Make-In-India Aircraft Carrier To Be Commissioned In 2022|url=https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/ins-vikrant-first-make-in-india-aircraft-carrier-to-be-commissioned-in-2022-543548.html|access-date=2021-06-26|website=IndiaTimes|language=en-IN}}</ref>
*29 May - Nearly 32 people died in a coastal village in [[Kollam]], [[Kerala]] due to [[chelonitoxism]] after consuming [[Turtle]] meat.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Jyothilal|first=G.|title=60 years after 32 people who consumed turtle meat died in Kollam; survivor recollects tragedy|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/60-years-after-32-people-who-consumed-turtle-meat-died-in-kollam-survivor-recollects-tragedy-1.5773452|access-date=2021-06-26|website=Mathrubhumi|language=en}}</ref>
* 12 July - [[Panshet Dam]] bursts in [[Pune]] causing a massive flood in the city of Pune. Over 1,000 people die.
* 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.
* 1 November – The [[Hungry generation]] movement is launched in Calcutta.
* 17 December – India reclaims [[Goa]].
* 17 December – India reclaims [[Goa]].
* 18 December – India reclaims [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colonies of [[Goa]], [[Daman, India|Damao]] and [[Diu, India|Diu]]
* 18 December – India reclaims [[Portugal|Portuguese]] colonies of [[Goa]], [[Daman, India|Damao]] and [[Diu, India|Diu]]
* 19 December – [[Goa]] is officially ceded to India after 400 years of Portuguese rule.
* 19 December – [[Goa]] is officially ceded to India after 400 years of Portuguese rule.<ref>{{Cite news|date=2017-12-19|title=The day India freed Goa from Portuguese rule|language=en-GB|work=BBC News|url=https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42390008|access-date=2021-06-26}}</ref>
* The Tenth<ref>[[Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of India]]</ref> and Eleventh Amendments of the Constitution of India (1961)
* The Tenth<ref>[[Tenth Amendment of the Constitution of India]]</ref> and Eleventh Amendments of the Constitution of India (1961)
* Anti dowry Act (1961)
* Anti dowry Act (1961)
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