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1948
Events in the year 1948 in India.
Incumbents
King of India – George VI
Governor-General of the Dominion of India – Lord Mountbatten of Burma
Governor-General of the Dominion of India – C. Rajagopalachari (from 21 June)
Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
Events
thumb|right|200px|Assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: The Martyr's Column at the Gandhi Smriti, (Birla House), the spot where Gandhi was assassinated.
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1 January - India decides to take Kashmir issue to United Nations.2023-08-20 The Kashmir issue: why India went to the UN, and what happened after that https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-politics/kashmir-why-india-went-to-un-what-after-8900842/ 2023-09-24 The Indian Express en
13-19 January - The last fasting of Gandhiji.
30 January – Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi: The freedom fighter, a leader of India, Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Hindutva proponent Nathuram Godse.Newton M. https://books.google.com/books?id=F4-dAwAAQBAJ Famous Assassinations in World History: An Encyclopedia [2 volumes] ABC-CLIO 2014 978-1-61069-286-1 167 2023-01-30
15 February – Junagadh and Manavadar (princely state) rescinds accession to Pakistan, and accedes to India.
20 February - 15 Deccan states agree to integrate with Bombay province.
24 February – A plebiscite conducted in Junagadh State on which 99% approves accession to India.
8 March - Princely state of Jath accedes to India
10 March - Inaugural meeting of Indian Union Muslim League held at Madras.2023-03-11 IUML: The Monsoon Islam https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/view-from-my-window/iuml-the-monsoon-islam-1.8381509 2023-09-24 English.Mathrubhumi en
17 March Matsya States Union formed.
15 April – Mandi District was formed by the amalgamation of the erstwhile princely states of Mandi and Suket on the formation of Himachal Pradesh.
25 April – start of the violence that would begin the 1948 Guwahati riots
1 May – First Kashmir War, India confronts the aggressors and fights the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and is engaged with the Dominion of Pakistan for the first time.
7 July - Damodar Valley Corporation created.
15 July - Patiala and East Punjab States Union formed.
19 July - Permit system came into force for migrants from West Pakistan.Darbhamulla Saumya Kalia & Sruthi 2024-05-27 India’s citizenship laws: The Constituent Assembly dilemma https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/india-citizenship-laws-constituent-assembly-dilemma-idea-of-belonging/article68046591.ece 2024-06-22 The Hindu en-IN 0971-751X
6 September – The Nizam of Hyderabad in Deccan having failed to retain independence decides to accede to the Dominion of Pakistan. Pakistan takes the case to the UN, pending resolutions regarding the issue.
12 September - Dominion of India launches Operation Polo on Hyderabad.Nehru’s telegram to Pakistan and 75 years of war on Hyderabad Nizam https://www.indiatoday.in/history-of-it/story/operation-polo-nizam-of-hyderabad-liberation-day-jawaharlal-nehru-telegram-to-pakistan-pm-sardar-patel-2436129-2023-09-15 2023-09-15 India Today en
18 September – State of Hyderabad joins the Dominion of India
Law
Factories Act
Minimum Wages Act
Pharmacy Act
Employees' State Insurance Act
Insurance Act
Expiring Laws Continuance Act
Dock Workers (Regulation Of Employment) Act
Territorial Army Act
Census Act
Dentists Act
Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act
Central Silk Board Act
Rehabilitation Finance Administration Act
Industrial Finance Corporation Act
Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act
Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act
National Cadet Corps Act
Electricity (Supply) Act
Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act
Resettlement Of Displaced Persons (Land Acquisition) Act
Births
7 January – Shobhaa De, columnist and novelist.
24 February – J. Jayalalithaa, actress, politician, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. (died 2016)
25 February – Danny Denzongpa, actor.
1 March – Gopanarayan Das, advocate and politician (died 2022).
3 April – Banu Mushtaq, writer.
9 April – Jaya Bachchan, actress.
3 May – S. Ramesan Nair, lyricist and poet (died 2021).
10 June – Subrata Roy, businessman (died 2023).
14 June – Gokaraju Ganga Raju, politician and member of parliament from Narasapuram.
27 June – Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Tamil actress
4 September –Anant Nag, actor and politician.
10 September – Bhakti Barve, actress (died 2001).
2 October – Persis Khambatta, actress and model (died 1998).
16 October – Hema Malini, actress and dancer-choreographer.
14 November – Sindhutai Sapkal, social worker and social activist (died 2022).
30 November K. R. Vijaya, actress.
Full date unknown
Abdul Aleem Farooqui, Islamic scholar (died 2024)
Deaths
30 January – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, political and spiritual leader in India and the Indian independence movement, assassinated (born 1869).
1 February – Jatindramohan Bagchi, poet (born 1878).Bagchi Tapan Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh Asiatic Society of Bangladesh 2012 Islam Sirajul Sirajul Islam Second Bagchi, Jatindramohan Jamal Ahmed A. http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bagchi,_Jatindramohan
2 April - Baba Sawan Singh, Second Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (born 1858).
9 August – Yellapragada Subbarow, medical scientist (born 1895).
19 August - P. Krishna Pillai, communist revolutionary. (b. 1906)
See also
Bollywood films of 1948
References
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Category:Years of the 20th century in India
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