1950 in India

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Events in the year 1950 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

• King of India – George VI (until 24 Jan.)
• Governor-General of the Union of India – C. Rajagopalachari (until 24 Jan.)
• President of India – Rajendra Prasad took office on 26 January
• Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
• Chief Justice of India – H. J. Kania (from 26 Jan.)

Events

• 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.
• 26 January – Dr. Rajendra Prasad moves into Rashtrapati Bhavan as the first President of India.
• 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.

Full date Unknown

• Andaman and Nicobar Island's handed over to India by England and Burma. It becomes the part of India

Births

January to June

• 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.
• 13 May – J. M. Aaron Rashid, politician.
• 22 June – Tom Alter, film actor.

July to December

• 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

Full date unknown

• Tom Alter, actor.

Deaths

• 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).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1950