1971 in India

none June 2021 June 2021 June 2020 1971 Events in the year 1971 in the Republic of India. Incumbents President of India – V. V. Giri Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi Vice President of India – Gopal Swarup Pathak Chief Justice of India – Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah (until 21 January), Sarv Mittra Sikri (starting 22 January) Governors Andhra Pradesh – Khandubhai Kasanji Desai Assam – Braj Kumar Nehru Bihar – until 20 January: Nityanand Kanungo 21 January-31 January: U.N. Sinha starting 1 February: Dev Kant Baruah Gujarat – Shriman Narayan Haryana – Birendra Narayan Chakraborty Himachal Pradesh – S. Chakravarti Jammu and Kashmir – Bhagwan Sahay Karnataka – Dharma Vira (starting 23 October) Kerala – V. Viswanathan Madhya Pradesh – K. Chengalaraya Reddy (until 7 March), Satya Narayan Sinha (starting 7 March) Maharashtra – P V Cherian (until 26 February), Ali Yavar Jung (starting 26 February) Meghalaya – B.K. Nehru Nagaland – B.K. Nehru Odisha – Shaukatullah Shah Ansari Punjab – Dadappa Chintappa Pavate Rajasthan – Sardar Hukam Singh Tamil Nadu – Sardar Ujjal Singh (until 25 May), Kodardas Kalidas Shah (starting 26 May) Uttar Pradesh – Bezawada Gopala Reddy West Bengal – Shanti Swaroop Dhavan (until 21 August), Anthony Lancelot Dias (starting 21 August) Events 150px|right|thumb|Richard Nixon and Indira Gandhi, 4 November 1971 thumb|Photograph of Lt Gen Niazi signing the Instrument of Surrender which resulted in Indian victoryLyon Peter Conflict between India and Pakistan: An Encyclopedia https://archive.org/details/conflictbetweeni00lyon limited 2008 ABC-CLIO 978-1-57607-712-2 166 India's decisive victory over Pakistan in the 1971 war and emergence of independent Bangladesh dramatically transformed the power balance of South Asia in Indo-Pakistani war of 1971 National income - 501,199 million 25 January – Himachal Pradesh becomes the 18th Indian state and East Punjab is reduced to its current form as Doaba. 30 January - 1971 Indian Airlines hijacking by Kashmiri militants. 20 February - The chairman of All India Forward Bloc, Hemanta Kumar Basu got murdered by political opponents in West Bengal.1971-02-27 WEST BENGAL-The Meaning of Baranagar https://www.epw.in/journal/1971/9/our-correspondent-columns/west-bengal-meaning-baranagar.html en 6 9 19 April – The provisional government of Bangladesh exiled flees to West Bengal. 24 May - Nagarwala case. 31 July - Government of India abolishes Privy purse in India through 26th Amendment of the Constitution of India. 15 August - In wake of Nixon shock Government of India announces that, United States dollar - Indian rupee par value at Rs. 7.50 for 1 $ would remain unchanged and left Pound sterling floating by stopping the support operations.Verghese S. K. 1973 International Monetary Crises and the Indian Rupee https://www.jstor.org/stable/4362898 Economic and Political Weekly 8 30 1342–1348 4362898 0012-9976 25 August – The former East Pakistan and eastern Bengal are flooded; thousands flee the area. 29 October – The Odisha cyclone in the Bay of Bengal, in Orissa State in India, kills 10,000. 4 November - Two day state visit by Indira Gandhi to United States.2020-09-14 When Nixon Made Vulgar Remarks About Indira Gandhi But Got Outwitted Over Indo-Pak War https://www.news18.com/news/opinion/when-nixon-made-vulgar-remarks-about-indira-gandhi-but-got-outwitted-over-indo-pak-war-2875105.html 2023-04-04 News18 en 3 December – 17 December: India and Pakistan fight their second major war, over East Pakistan, which ends after 93,000 Pakistani troops surrender. The new nation of Bangladesh is created out of East Pakistan.team BS Web 2018-12-16 1971 war: The story of India's victory, Pak's surrender, Bangladesh freedom Business Standard India https://www.business-standard.com/article/current-affairs/vijay-diwas-how-india-ended-pak-s-atrocities-and-ensured-freed-bangladesh-118121600120_1.html 2022-04-23 3 December The Indo-Pakistani War of 1971 begins as Pakistan attacks 9 Indian airbases. The next day India launches a massive invasion of East Pakistan. Indira Gandhi declares State of emergency in India for the second time, following external aggression.Lobo Carol 2021-06-25 Emergency In India: How Many Were There? https://www.livehistoryindia.com/story/eras/emergencies-in-india 2022-04-23 www.livehistoryindia.com en The Indian navy destroyer INS Rajput sinks Pakistani submarine PNS Ghazi (former USS Diablo). 6 December - India acknowledges Bangladesh as a free and sovereign state through declaration made by Indira Gandhi in parliament.2014-12-07 December 6, 1971 https://www.thedailystar.net/december-6-1971-53706 2022-04-23 The Daily Star en 16 December – Victory Day of Bangladesh: The Pakistan Army surrenders to the Joint Force i.e. Mukti Bahini (Freedom Force) and the Indian Armed Forces, officially ending the Bangladesh Liberation War and creating the new nation state of Bangladesh. 20 December - Government of India links Indian rupee with Pound sterling following the devaluation of United States dollar post Smithsonian Agreement. The rupee was pegged at par value of Rs. 18.9677 is to 1 £ and Pound was designated as the intervention currency.Wadhva Charan D. Paul Samuel 1973 The Dollar Devaluation and India's Balance of Payments https://www.jstor.org/stable/4362402 Economic and Political Weekly 8 10 517–522 4362402 0012-9976 The event marks the departure of Indian rupee from par value system to pegged regime.Reserve Bank of India - Publications https://www.rbi.org.in/scripts/PublicationsView.aspx?id=12252 2022-04-17 www.rbi.org.in 29 - December - Minister of State for Agriculture A.P. Shinde announced that Government of India has decided to stop all wheat imports from United States before expiry of existing PL - 480 (Public Law).30 January 2014 Inderjit Badhwar Shaking off dependence https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/international/story/19800515-shaking-off-dependence-806682-2014-01-30 2022-04-14 India Today en Law 22 January – S.M. Sikri became Chief Justice of India.Austin Granville https://books.google.com/books?id=r42bAAAAMAAJ Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience Oxford University Press 1999 0195648889 236 en 28 July – Law Minister H. R. Gokhale introduces Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India and Twenty-fifth Amendment of the Constitution of India in Lok Sabha.Austin Granville https://books.google.com/books?id=r42bAAAAMAAJ Working a Democratic Constitution: The Indian Experience Oxford University Press 1999 0195648889 243 en 5 November – President of India gave his assent to Twenty-fourth Amendment of the Constitution of India. Sport India defeat West Indies in Port of Spain Trinidad for the first time ever to clinch the rubber 1-0. Sunil Gavaskar creates world record for scoring 774 runs in four tests. Ajit Wadekar was the Captain.November 2024 Leslie Claudius (field hockey player) is awarded the Padma Shri.November 2024 24 August - India defeat England in the third and the final Test at the Oval. This happens to be India's first victory ever on the English soil.England v India 1971 https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-v-india-1971-153793 2021-05-13 ESPNcricinfo en Births 4 February - Kothapalli Geetha, politician, Member of Parliament from Araku 27 February - Nirav Modi, businessman and fugitive 1 May – Ajith Kumar, actor and motor racing driver. 21 June - Butta Renuka, politician and member of parliament from Kurnool. 4 July – Sivakumar Veerasamy, scientist. 17 July – Soundarya, actress (d.2004). 5 August – Jude Menezes, field hockey player. 8 August – Ramandeep Singh, field hockey player. thumb|128x128px|Pawan Kalyan2 September – Pawan Kalyan, actor and film director. 20 September – Mysskin, film director, screenwriter, actor, singer, producer and composer. 2 November – Mekapati Goutham Reddy, politician and businessman (d.2022) 4 November Tabu, actress. 19 November Sundeep Malani, film director Kiren Rijiju, politician, member of parliament from Arunachal West, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs. thumb|149x149px|Barkha Dutt18 December – Barkha Dutt, Television journalist. 25 December – Santhosh George Kulangara, businessman. 29 December Heera Rajagopal, actress and philanthropist. Full date unknown: Sangeet Verma, photographer and photojournalist Imaging India Deaths 6 January – P. C. Sorcar, stage magician (b. 1913). 5 August – Saroj Dutta, communist leader (b. 1914). Debaki Bose, film director, writer and actor (b. 1898). Keshavrao Date, actor (b. 1889). See also List of Bollywood films of 1971 References 1971 India Category:Years of the 20th century in India Category:1970s in India Category:1971 in Asia