1951 in India

Events in the year 1951 in the Republic of India. == Incumbents == President of India – Rajendra Prasad Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru Chief Justice of India – H. J. Kania (until 6 Nov.), M. Patanjali Sastri (starting 6 Nov.) === Governors === Assam: Jairamdas Daulatram Bihar: Madhav Shrihari Aney Bombay: Raja Sir Maharaj Singh Jammu and Kashmir: Yuvraj Karan Singh Orissa: Until 5 May: Asaf Ali 6 May–17 July: V. P. Menon starting 17 July: Asaf Ali Punjab: Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi Rajasthan: Maharaj Man Singh II Uttar Pradesh: Hormasji Pherozeshah Modi West Bengal: Kailash Nath Katju (until 1 November), Harendra Coomar Mookerjee (starting 1 November) == Events == National income - ₹108,633 million 4-11 March, First Asian Games held in Delhi. 5 November – Central Railway is formed by the merger of several government-owned railways. Western Railway is formed by merging smaller railways. Central Statistical Organisation is Established. == Law == 12 March – Patna High Court struck down Bihar Land Reforms Act, ruling it as unconstitutional on the ground that it violated Article 14 of Indian Constitution. 2 June – First Amendment of the Constitution of India bill passed in Parliament of India with 228 votes and 20 votes against it. 18 June – First Amendment of the Constitution of India says "state can make special provisions for advancement of any backward class" 5 October – Supreme Court of India in Sri Sankari Prasad Singh Deo vs Union Of India And State Of Bihar case upheld the First Amendment of the Constitution of India. == Arts and literature == 16 December – Salar Jung Museum is opened to the public by the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru. == Births == 1 January - Nana Patekar, Indian actor (died 2026) 1 March – Nitish Kumar, politician and Chief Minister of Bihar. 9 March – Zakir Hussain, tabla player (died 2024) 18 May — Jagdeep Dhankhar, politician and 14th Vice President of India 26 June – Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju, politician and member of parliament from Vizianagram. 3 July – Tabish Mehdi, poet (died 2025) 9 July – Nav Bhatia, businessman and superfan of the Toronto Raptors. 10 July – Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, scientist. 11 July – Naramalli Sivaprasad, politician and member of parliament from Chittoor. (died 2019) 30 August – Surajit Sengupta, footballer. (died 2022) 7 September – Mammootty, actor 25 October – A. V. Vasudevan Potti, poet and lyricist. == Deaths == 15 February – Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith, rocket scientist (born 1891). 23 October – Jagat Singh, Third Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (born 1884). 5 December – Abanindranath Tagore, Indian painter writer (born 1871). == See also == Bollywood films of 1951 == References ==