1949 in India
Events in the year 1949 in India.
Incumbents
- King of India – George VI
- Governor-General of the Dominion of India – C. Rajagopalachari
- Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
Events
- National income - 92,908 million
January - June
- 1 January –
- * After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the Pakistan Army agreed to a ceasefire, ordered by the United Nations Security Council, takes effect in Kashmir region.
- * The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized.
- 20-23 January - An international Conference of 19 nations took place in New Delhi for Indonesian National Revolution.
- 30 March - Fifteen Princely states joined the Dominion of India to form Greater Rajasthan.
- 28 April – India issues the London Declaration, enabling it to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of 'Head of the Commonwealth', and renaming the organisation as the 'Commonwealth of Nations'.
- 25 May - Kollam Textile Mill strike by United Trade Union Congress demanding payment of bonus to workers.
- 6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, Mahabodhi Temple is restored to partial Buddhist control.
July - September
- 1 July - Princely state of Travancore and Kingdom of Cochin enters into Thiru - Kochi Pact.
- 27 July – India and Pakistan sign the Karachi Agreement
- 9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the Tripura Merger Agreement.
- 17 September - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam a linguistic regional party based in Tamil Nadu formed.
- 18 September - Indian rupee suffers devaluation due to 30% devaluation of Pound sterling by Chancellor of the Exchequer.
- 21 September - Manipur (princely state) merges with India following agreement between V. P. Menon and Bodhchandra Singh.
October - December
- 11 October - Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru arrived at Washington, D.C. for a three week visit in United States and was received by Harry S. Truman.
- 15 October – Tripura becomes a part of the Union of India
- 15 November – Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
- 26 November - Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India.
- 22 December - Planting of ram idol inside Babri Masjid by Abhiram Das.
- 28 December – Central Reserve Police Force Act enacted.
- 31 December - An armed group of Communist Party of India activists killed four Police officers in Travancore–Cochin.
Law
- Constitution is adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly.
- Central Reserve Police Force Act
- Electricity Act
- Police Act
- Banking Regulation Act
- Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Act
- Industrial Disputes Act
- Central Reserve Police Force Act
- Mangrol and Manavadar Act
- Seaward Artillery Practice Act
- Chartered Accountants Act
- Payment Of Taxes Act
- Abducted Persons Act
Births
- 1 January – Nana Patekar, actor and filmmaker.
- 13 January – Rakesh Sharma, Indian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut.
- 16 February – Milind Rege, cricket player and selector.
- 7 March – Ghulam Nabi Azad, politician.
- 4 April – Parveen Babi, actress.
- 1 June
- * T. M. Abraham, theatre director.
- * Gautam Chattopadhyay, musicologist and film maker, founder member of Moheener Ghoraguli..
- 29 June – A. Anwhar Raajhaa, politician.
- 10 July – Sunil Gavaskar, cricketer.
- 21 August – Ahmed Patel, politician.
- 23 August – Bansi Kaul, theatre director.
- 30 October – Pramod Mahajan, politician.
- 12 December – Gopinath Munde, politician.
Deaths
- 2 March - Sarojini Naidu, Activism,
- 6 April – Narendra Nath Dutta, physician
- 10 April – Birbal Sahni, paleobotanist.
- 19 June – Syed Zafarul Hasan, Muslim philosopher.
- 15 November – Narayan Apte, accomplice in assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, executed.
- 15 November – Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, executed.