1961 in India

none March 2022 August 2014 1961 Events in the year 1961 in the Republic of India. Incumbents 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 Andhra Pradesh – Bhim Sen Sachar Assam – Vishnu Sahay (until 13 January), Satyavant Mallannah Shrinagesh (starting 13 January) Bihar – Zakir Hussain Gujarat – Mehdi Nawaz Jung Jammu and Kashmir – Karan Singh Mysore – Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Kerala – V. V. Giri Madhya Pradesh – Hari Vinayak Pataskar Maharashtra – Sri Prakasa Orissa – Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar Punjab – Narahar Vishnu Gadgil Rajasthan – Gurumukh Nihal Singh Uttar Pradesh – Burgula Ramakrishna Rao West Bengal – Padmaja Naidu Events National income - 186,821 million 20 January – Queen Elizabeth II start of Royal visit.Sekar Sunitha 2022-09-09 Madras gave a reception fit for a Queen in 1961 en-IN The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/chennai/madras-gave-a-reception-fit-for-a-queen-in-1961/article65871085.ece 2023-04-26 0971-751X 5 February - Cachar Gana Sangram Parishad formed against imposition of Assamese language in Barak Valley by Bimala Prasad Chaliha government. 4 March – the first Aircraft carrier of Indian Navy, Vikrant 1961 6 was commissioned.2021-06-25 INS Vikrant, First Make-In-India Aircraft Carrier To Be Commissioned In 2022 https://www.indiatimes.com/news/india/ins-vikrant-first-make-in-india-aircraft-carrier-to-be-commissioned-in-2022-543548.html 2021-06-26 IndiaTimes en-IN 19 April - Indian Foreign Service officer K. Sankara Pillai assassinated at Indian High Commission, Ottawa by a youth of Yugoslavian origins. This is the first martyr-ship of an Indian Diplomat.Column India's first diplomatic martyr https://www.onmanorama.com/news/global-indian/2020/04/28/indian-diplomat-kokkat-sankara-pillai-death-ifs.html 2022-07-14 OnManorama 19 May - Eleven Bengali Language Movement workers of Barak Valley including Kamala Bhattacharya killed in Assam Rifles firings at Silchar.2013-05-20 Barak Valley pays tribute to 11 language martyrs The Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/guwahati/barak-valley-pays-tribute-to-11-language-martyrs/articleshow/20149353.cms?from=mdr 2023-04-26 0971-8257 29 May – Nearly 32 people died in a coastal village in Kollam, Kerala due to chelonitoxism after consuming Turtle meat.Jyothilal G. 60 years after 32 people who consumed turtle meat died in Kollam; survivor recollects tragedy https://english.mathrubhumi.com/news/kerala/60-years-after-32-people-who-consumed-turtle-meat-died-in-kollam-survivor-recollects-tragedy-1.5773452 2021-06-26 Mathrubhumi en 23 June - Sainik School system was established by Defence Minister of India, V. K. Krishna Menon. 12 July – Panshet Dam bursts in Pune causing a massive flood in the city of Pune. Over 1,000 people die. 2 October - Shipping Corporation of India is incorporated by amalgamation of Eastern Shipping Corporation and Western Shipping Corporation. The standard-bearer https://frontline.thehindu.com/other/advertorial/article30221852.ece 2022-04-27 Frontline en 14 October - Jawaharlal Nehru commissions the first Electric locomotive that is made in India at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works.Chittaranjan Locomotives History https://clw.indianrailways.gov.in/view_section.jsp?lang=0&id=0,294,301 1 November – The Hungry generation movement is launched in Calcutta. 17-19 December – Goa is officially ceded to India after 400 years of Portuguese rule.2017-12-19 The day India freed Goa from Portuguese rule en-GB BBC News https://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-india-42390008 2021-06-26 Law 5 December – Supreme Court of India held that land taking under Kerala Agrarian Relations Act, 1961 is not protected from judicial scrutiny of Article 31(A).Austin Granville https://books.google.com/books?id=r42bAAAAMAAJ Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience Oxford University Press 1999 0195648889 111 en The TenthTenth Amendment of the Constitution of India and Eleventh Amendments of the Constitution of India (1961) Anti-dowry Act Births 7 January – Supriya Pathak, actress. 22 February - Mansoor Ali Khan, actor, music composer, writer and producer. 12 June – Jagadish, actor. 6 July – Vandana Chavan, politician and lawyer. 19 July – Harsha Bhogle, cricket commentator and journalist 15 August – Suhasini Maniratnam, actress, producer and director. 19 November – Vivek, actor and comedian. (d. 2021). Full date unknown V. M. Girija, poet. See also List of Bollywood films of 1961 References External links 1961 India Category:Years of the 20th century in India Category:1960s in India Category:1961 in Asia