1989 in India

none March 2022 1989 Events in the year 1989 in the Republic of India. In India 1989 was the year in which the political discourse of India started to change. A year marked with events that heralded the rise of Hindu nationalism, Kashmir militancy, Mandal Politics, Indian cricket etc.Past Continuous: The Birth of the Ram Mandir Agitation, a Ticking Communal Time Bomb https://thewire.in/politics/past-continuous-the-birth-of-the-ram-mandir-agitation 2021-01-31 thewire.in en 25 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225194552/https://thewire.in/politics/past-continuous-the-birth-of-the-ram-mandir-agitation liveOn this day in 1989: Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/on-this-day-in-1989-sachin-tendulkar-made-his-debut-in-international-cricket/articleshow/79229391.cms 2021-01-31 The Times of India 15 November 2020 en 19 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210119012136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/on-this-day-in-1989-sachin-tendulkar-made-his-debut-in-international-cricket/articleshow/79229391.cms liveJacob Happymon 2009-12-24 Kashmir insurgency, 20 years after en-IN The Hindu https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Kashmir-insurgency-20-years-after/article16855296.ece 2021-01-31 0971-751X 31 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210131080501/https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Kashmir-insurgency-20-years-after/article16855296.ece live and marked the shift from era of single party rule to decades of coalition governments ahead. In socio-political discourse of country, this was a year which started the shift of, sense of history in minds of people from a consensus based one that emerged post 1947 to contested one that emerged along with Ram Janmabhoomi Andolan.1989: The Year that Changed India NewsClick 2019-11-24 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsDABviyPDc en 2021-01-30 6 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210206131434/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsDABviyPDc live2020-08-06 Explained: Milestones in the Ayodhya Ram temple journey https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-ayodhya-ram-temple-journey-from-november-9-1989-to-august-5-2020-6539284/ 2021-01-31 The Indian Express en 5 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210205124357/https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-ayodhya-ram-temple-journey-from-november-9-1989-to-august-5-2020-6539284/ livePast Continuous: The Birth of the Ram Mandir Agitation, a Ticking Communal Time Bomb https://thewire.in/politics/past-continuous-the-birth-of-the-ram-mandir-agitation 2021-01-31 thewire.in en 25 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210225194552/https://thewire.in/politics/past-continuous-the-birth-of-the-ram-mandir-agitation live Incumbents President of India – R. Venkataraman Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi until 2 December, V. P. Singh Vice President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma Chief Justice of India – until 18 June – Raghunandan Swarup Pathak 19 June – 18 December – Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah starting 18 December – Sabyasachi Mukharji Governors Andhra Pradesh – Kumud Ben Joshi Arunachal Pradesh – R. D. Pradhan Assam – until 10 May: Bhishma Narain Singh 10 May-21 July: Harideo Joshi starting 21 July: Anisetti Raghuvir Bihar – until 24 January: Govind Narayan Singh 24 January-28 January: Dipak Kumar Sen 29 January-2 February: R.D. Pradhan starting 3 March: Jagannath Pahadia Goa – Gopal Singh (until 17 July), Khurshed Alam Khan (starting 17 July) Gujarat – Ram Krishna Trivedi Haryana – Hari Anand Barari Himachal Pradesh – R. K. S. Ghandhi Jammu and Kashmir – Jagmohan Malhotra (until 11 July), K. V. Krishna Rao (starting 11 July) Karnataka – Pendekanti Venkatasubbaiah Kerala – Ram Dulari Sinha Madhya Pradesh – K.M Chandy (until 30 March), Sarla Grewal (starting 30 March) Maharashtra – Ram Dulari Sinha Manipur – K. V. Krishna Rao (until 7 July), Chintamani Panigrahi (starting 7 July) Meghalaya – until 10 May: Bhishma Narain Singh 11 May-26 July: Harideo Joshi starting 27 July: A. A. Rahim Mizoram – until 30 April: Hiteswar Saikia 1 May-20 July: K. V. Krishna Rao starting 21 July: W. A. Sangma Nagaland – K. V. Krishna Rao (until 19 July), Gopal Singh (starting 19 July) Odisha – Saiyid Nurul Hasan Punjab – Siddhartha Shankar Ray (until 8 December), Nirmal Kumar Mukherjee (starting 8 December) Rajasthan – Sukhdev Prasad (starting 20 February) Sikkim – T.V. Rajeswar (until 1 March), S.K. Bhatnagar (starting 1 March) Tamil Nadu – P. C. Alexander Tripura – K. V. Krishna Rao (until 11 July), Sultan Singh (starting 11 July) Uttar Pradesh – Mohammed Usman Arif West Bengal – Saiyid Nurul Hasan (until 20 March), T. V. Rajeswar (starting 20 March) Events National income - 4,932,776 million January - May 6 January – Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh who were convicted in Assassination of Indira Gandhi hanged to death in Tihar Jail.Crossette Barbara 1989-01-06 India Hangs Two Sikhs Convicted In Assassination of Indira Gandhi (Published 1989) en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/06/world/india-hangs-two-sikhs-convicted-in-assassination-of-indira-gandhi.html 2021-01-31 0362-4331 6 December 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20171206074556/http://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/06/world/india-hangs-two-sikhs-convicted-in-assassination-of-indira-gandhi.html live 15 January – The first Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council elections took place and Gorkha National Liberation Front under leadership of Subhash Ghisingh.15 January 1989 15 October 2013 Kamaljeet Rattan Darjeeling: Gorkha National Liberation Front wins hill council poll https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19890115-darjeeling-gorkha-national-liberation-front-wins-hill-council-poll-815639-1989-01-15 2021-02-03 India Today en 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231121083641/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19890115-darjeeling-gorkha-national-liberation-front-wins-hill-council-poll-815639-1989-01-14 live 17 January – Indian aviation ministry announces plan for purchasing Soviet made commercial aircraft Yak 42, Tupolev Tu-204, Ilyushin Il-96 for national carriers Vayudoot, Indian Airlines and Air India respectively.Hazarika Sanjoy 1989-01-17 India Turning To Soviets For Airliners (Published 1989) en-US The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/17/business/india-turning-to-soviets-for-airliners.html 2021-02-03 0362-4331 1 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220701182212/https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/17/business/india-turning-to-soviets-for-airliners.html live15 January 1989 Ramindar Singh 15 October 2013 Purchase of Tu 204 by Indian Airlines to open up huge market for Soviet aviation industry https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19890115-purchase-of-tu-204-by-indian-airlines-to-open-up-huge-market-for-soviet-aviation-industry-815664-1989-01-15 2021-02-03 India Today en 1 July 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220701181902/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19890115-purchase-of-tu-204-by-indian-airlines-to-open-up-huge-market-for-soviet-aviation-industry-815664-1989-01-15 live 24 January – The second Mizoram Assembly After statehood came into power as a Congress (I) led government under leadership of Lal Thanhawla.15 February 1989 Ramesh Menon 18 October 2013 Rural Mizos are very poor and need all-round development: Lalthanhawla https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-rural-mizos-are-very-poor-and-need-all-round-development-lalthanhawla-815749-1989-02-15 2021-02-03 India Today en 8 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210208191611/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-rural-mizos-are-very-poor-and-need-all-round-development-lalthanhawla-815749-1989-02-15 live 25 January – Congress (I) led government under chief minister ship of S. C. Jamir came into power in Nagaland post assembly elections.15 February 1989 Ramesh Menon 18 October 2013 Nagaland Assembly elections: Congress(I) returns to power https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-nagaland-assembly-elections-congressi-returns-to-power-815725-1989-02-15 2021-02-03 India Today en 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231121083643/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-nagaland-assembly-elections-congressi-returns-to-power-815725-1989-02-14 live 27 January – DMK alliance led National Front government came into power in Tamil Nadu by sweeping the polls and giving a major setback to Congress (I).15 February 1989 Amarnath K. Menon Prabhu Chawla 18 October 2013 Tamil Nadu elections: Karunanidhi storms back to vanquish might of Rajiv-led Congress(I) https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-tamil-nadu-elections-karunanidhi-storms-back-to-vanquish-might-of-rajiv-led-congressi-815764-1989-02-15 2021-02-03 India Today en 13 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210213093803/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-tamil-nadu-elections-karunanidhi-storms-back-to-vanquish-might-of-rajiv-led-congressi-815764-1989-02-15 live 14 February – Union Carbide agrees to pay US$470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 Bhopal Disaster.September 2026 March – Certificate of Deposit and Commercial Paper introduced to widen the monetary instruments and give investors greater flexibility.September 2026 25 March - In a pandemonium in Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly opposition leader J. Jayalalithaa physically assaulted by Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam M.L.A.2016-05-15 Dravidian Chronicles: March 1989- the beginning of Tamil Nadu's vendetta politics https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dravidian-chronicles-march-1989-beginning-tamil-nadus-vendetta-politics-43286 2023-05-23 The News Minute en 23 May 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20230523060948/https://www.thenewsminute.com/article/dravidian-chronicles-march-1989-beginning-tamil-nadus-vendetta-politics-43286 live April – Amendment to Banking, Public Financial Institution and Negotiable Instruments Laws enacted to encourage the culture of use of cheques in India. It introduced penalties for the dishonour of cheques.September 2026 April – Service Area Approach for rural lending became operational.Reserve Bank of India – Master Circulars https://m.rbi.org.in//scripts/BS_ViewMasCirculardetails.aspx?id=9853 2021-01-31 m.rbi.org.in 5 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210205014831/https://m.rbi.org.in//scripts/BS_ViewMasCirculardetails.aspx?id=9853 live 22 May – India's first Intermediate-range ballistic missile, Agni was successfully launched from Chandipur, Odisha. It elevated India into a prestige league of only five nations in world with IRBM strategic capability. This was a landmark moment under Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme.https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19890615-agni-india-successfully-launches-its-first-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-816170-1989-06-15 Agni: Chariot of fire – India successfully launches its first Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile Amarnath K. Menon India Today 1989-06-15 2021-01-30 29 October 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20211029071245/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19890615-agni-india-successfully-launches-its-first-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-816170-1989-06-15 live June - December 1 June – The Sri Lankan president Ranasinghe Premadasa publicly announced through press that Indian Peace Keeping Force must leave the island by 29 July 1989. The IPKF withdrawal started by 1989 and ended in March 1990.Babu B Ramesh 1998 Indian Intervention in Sri Lanka: Anatomy of a Failure https://www.jstor.org/stable/45064546 World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues 2 3 132–145 45064546 0971-8052 31 January 2021 21 November 2023 https://web.archive.org/web/20231121083654/https://www.jstor.org/stable/45064546 live 1 July – CRR raised to 15% taking statutory preemptions of banks' resources in the form of the Statutory Liquidity Ratio and the Cash Reserve Ratio to over 53%. 7 November – Vishva Hindu Parishad leadership was allowed to lay foundation stone at Ayodhya dispute site. In run up to the election Rajiv Gandhi then Prime Minister gave permission to perform shilaanyaas.Hasan Zoya Ayodhya: How Rajiv Gandhi's plan to use the Ram temple for the Congress party came undone https://scroll.in/article/941140/ayodhya-how-rajiv-gandhis-plan-to-use-the-ram-temple-for-the-congress-party-came-undone 2021-01-30 Scroll.in 21 October 2019 en-US 4 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210204081237/https://scroll.in/article/941140/ayodhya-how-rajiv-gandhis-plan-to-use-the-ram-temple-for-the-congress-party-came-undone live 9 November - Shilanyaas performed at Ayodhya.When Ram Janmabhoomi complex gates were opened for Hindus to worship https://www.indiatoday.in/history-of-it/story/ram-janmabhoomi-complex-gates-opened-hindus-worship-varanasi-gyanvapi-mosque-court-order-2496535-2024-02-02 2024-02-03 India Today en 15 November – Sachin Tendulkar makes his debut in international cricket.15 November 2020 On this day in 1989: Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket en The Times of India https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/on-this-day-in-1989-sachin-tendulkar-made-his-debut-in-international-cricket/articleshow/79229391.cms 2021-01-31 19 January 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210119012136/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/on-this-day-in-1989-sachin-tendulkar-made-his-debut-in-international-cricket/articleshow/79229391.cms live thumb|140x140px|Sachin Tendulkar, who made his debut in international cricket on 15 November 1989, went on to become one of the most renowned Indian cricketer around the world. 2 December – V.P. Singh becomes the Prime Minister of India after Lok Sabha elections. He came into power in a coalition led by Janata Dal as National Front with support of Bharatiya Janata Party, Telugu Desam Party and left parties. Despite being an upper caste he initiated the most revolutionary and controversial step of implementing Mandal Commission in the next yearDilip Mandal 2019-11-27 It's a puzzle why VP Singh was never accepted by OBCs even after Mandal Commission https://theprint.in/opinion/v-p-singh-the-unsung-hero-who-was-hated-by-upper-castes-dumped-by-obcs/327230/ 2021-01-30 ThePrint en-US 2 October 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20201002152537/https://theprint.in/opinion/v-p-singh-the-unsung-hero-who-was-hated-by-upper-castes-dumped-by-obcs/327230/ live 8 December – 1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed an event that helped militancy in Kashmir to gather momentum. Ms. Sayeed was daughter of then Home Minister of India, Mufti Mohammad Sayeed.2016-01-07 Mufti Sayeed's dark hour: Militants released for abducted daughter https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mufti-saeed-s-dark-hour-militants-released-for-abducted-daughter/story-527VIWsrLi2F3kiQ1hTT4O.html 2021-01-30 Hindustan Times en 27 February 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210227113556/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mufti-saeed-s-dark-hour-militants-released-for-abducted-daughter/story-527VIWsrLi2F3kiQ1hTT4O.html live 31 December - V. N. Janaki the former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu quit politics.Ramakrishnan T. 2025-10-22 How Janaki Ramachandran became the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu after MGR's demise https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/tamil-nadu/how-janaki-ramachandran-became-the-chief-minister-of-tamil-nadu-after-mgr-demise/article70187420.ece 2026-02-13 The Hindu en-IN 0971-751X Births 30 January – Girish Kumar, film actor. 8 March – Harmanpreet Kaur, cricketer. 23 March – Thakur Anoop Singh, film actor and bodybuilder. 17 April Sunaina, actress. 5 May Raai Laxmi, actress. 9 May Vijay Devarakonda, actor. 2 September – Ishmeet Singh Sodhi, winner Amul STAR Voice of India in 2007 (died 2008). 10 September Manish Pandey, cricketer. Catherine Tresa, actress and model. 12 September Gautham Karthik, actor. 14 October Punam Raut, cricketer 20 November Sai Dhanshika, actress. 21 December – Tamannaah Bhatia, actress. 31 December Priya Bhavani Shankar, actress and television presenter. Deaths 2 January – Safdar Hashmi, Street theatre artist and activist was murdered by people linked with Indian National Congress. 16 January – South Indian actor Prem Nazir died.15 February 1989 Lalita Dileep 18 October 2013 Actor-politician Prem Nazir dies https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/obituary/story/19890215-actor-politician-prem-nazir-dies-768517-2013-02-26 2021-02-02 India Today en 13 August 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200813143415/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/obituary/story/19890215-actor-politician-prem-nazir-dies-768517-2013-02-26 live 1 March – Vasantdada Patil, Politician, Former Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Former Governor of Rajasthan (born 1917). 21 September Abhinava Vidyatirtha, 35th Jagadguru of Sringeri Sharada Peetham (born 1917). See also Ayodhya dispute Mandal Commission Kashmir conflict Bofors scandal References 1989 India Category:Years of the 20th century in India