1993 in India

Events in the year 1993 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

National income - 8,759,924 million
9 March – The All Parties Hurriyat Conference is formed in Kashmir.
12 March – 1993 Mumbai blasts: A series of bomb blasts, thought to be planted by underworld figures, rock the country's commercial capital of Bombay, killing some 260 people.
9 April – Veerappan Gang Trapped and blew a Tamil Nadu bus carrying police, forest officials and civilians, using a landmine, which killed 22 civilians and police and this incident is known as Palar blast.
14 April – Sun TV, a Tamil language television station, as first regular broadcasting service to start in Chennai, Tamil Nadu.
10 May - Impeachment motion against Justice V. Ramaswami failed in Lok Sabha.
24 May - Veerappan and his gang Killed 6 policemen K.M.Uthappa, Prabhakara, Poovaiah, Machaiah, Swamy and Narasappa of STF commander Gopal Hosur's party and injured the police commander near Rangaswamy vaddu, M.M.Hills, Karnataka.
3 June - Chief minister of Kerala K. Karunakaran gravely injured following a road accident.
21 July - 1993 Kolkata firing
29 July - Disappearance of Chekannur Maulavi a reformist. He was allegedly kidnapped and killed and is considered as first act of Islamic terrorism in Malabar Coast post independence.
30 September – The 6.2 Latur earthquake shakes Maharashtra, India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of VIII killing 9,748 and injuring 30,000.
5 December -Mulayam Singh Yadav elected chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time.

Supreme Court recognised a fundamental right to primary education in the right to life under article 21.

5 April – Divya Bharti, actress.
9 June – Satyen Bose, film director.
12 June – Binay Ranjan Sen, diplomat, Director General of the Food and Agriculture Organization.
3 August – Chinmayananda, spiritual leader.
19 August – Utpal Dutt, actor, director and writer.
7 November - Kirupanandha Variyar, spiritual teacher.
29 November – J. R. D. Tata, French-born Indian aviator and businessman who became India's first licensed pilot.