1960 in India

none September 2020 February 2024 1960 Events in the year 1960 in the Republic of India. (post Independence period) 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 – Saiyid Fazal Ali (until 12 November), Vishnu Sahay (starting 12 November) Bihar – Zakir Hussain Gujarat – Mehdi Nawaz Jung (starting 1 May) Jammu and Kashmir – Karan Singh Mysore – Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar Kerala – Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (until 1 July), V. V. Giri (starting 1 July) Madhya Pradesh – Hari Vinayak Pataskar Maharashtra – Sri Prakasa Odisha – Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar Punjab – Narahar Vishnu Gadgil Rajasthan – Gurumukh Nihal Singh Uttar Pradesh – Varahgiri Venkat Giri (until 1 July), Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi (starting 1 July) West Bengal – Padmaja Naidu Events National income - 176,333 million 11 March - Bombay High Court overturns Jury trial verdict on Nanavati case and declares him guilty.The Nanavati Murder Trial That Changed Indian Law, Abolished Jury Trials https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-nanavati-murder-trial-that-changed-indian-law-abolished-jury-trials-similar-to-oj-simpson-5425079 2024-06-01 NDTV.com 1 May – In India, 1 May is declared as 'Maharashtra Divas', i.e., Maharashtra Day (the same day is also celebrated as 'Kaamgaar Divas', i.e., Workers Day) or 'Gujarat Diwas'. 1 May – Yashwantrao Chavan took oath as the 1st Chief Minister of Maharashtra 7 May – Border Road Organization (BRO) was established. 20 June – Maharashtra State Electricity Board formed. The ninth amendments of the Constitution of India Air India enters United States with flights to New York. Bajaj Auto goes public. Goa, Diu and Daman were freed from Portuguese rule and became parts of the Indian federation. Law 1 May – Gujarat State and Maharashtra State are formed from the State of Bombay as laid down by the States Reorganisation Act. Births 2 January – Raman Lamba, cricketer (died 1998)Raman Lamba profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/raman-lamba-30745 February 12, 2024 ESPNcricinfo 5 February – Maganti Venkateswara Rao, politician and member of parliament from Eluru. 1 May – Y. V. Subba Reddy, politician from YSR Congress Party and former member of parliament from Ongole. 21 May Mohanlal, actor. 10 June Nandamuri Balakrishna, actor and politician. 25 June – Suresh Gopi, actor. 11 July – Kumar Gaurav, actor. 27 July Poornima Bhagyaraj, actress. 27 July P. Sai Kumar, actor, dubbing artist and television presenter. 12 September Vadivelu, actor and comedian. 13 September – Karthik, actor. Deaths 30 January – J. C. Kumarappa, economist (born 1892). 2 February – Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja, Hindu teacher (born 1884). 20 April – Pannalal Ghosh, flute (bānsurī) player and composer (born 1911). 27 April – Rajshekhar Basu, writer, chemist and lexicographer (born 1880). 8 September - Feroze Gandhi, politician (age 48) See also Bollywood films of 1960 References 1960 India Category:Years of the 20th century in India Category:1960s in India Category:1960 in Asia