# 1949 in India

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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.
* 1 January – The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized.
* 30 March - Fifteen Princely states joined to form Greater Rajasthan.
* 28 April – India issues the London Declaration, enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) 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 (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act
* Central Reserve Police Force Act
* Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act
* Seaward Artillery Practice Act
* Chartered Accountants Act
* Payment Of Taxes (Transfer Of Property) Act
* Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) 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 (died 2025).
* 7 March – Ghulam Nabi Azad, politician.
* 4 April – Parveen Babi, actress (died 2005).
* 1 June
** T. M. Abraham, theatre director.
** Gautam Chattopadhyay, musicologist and film maker, founder member of Moheener Ghoraguli. (died 1999).
* 29 June – A. Anwhar Raajhaa, politician.
* 10 July – Sunil Gavaskar, cricketer.
* 21 August – Ahmed Patel, politician (died 2020).
* 23 August – Bansi Kaul, theatre director (died 2021).
* 30 October – Pramod Mahajan, politician (died 2006).
* 12 December – Gopinath Munde, politician (died 2014).

## Deaths

* 2 March - Sarojini Naidu, Activism, (aged 70 years)
* 10 April – Birbal Sahni, paleobotanist (born 1891).
* 19 June – Syed Zafarul Hasan, Muslim philosopher (born 1885).
* 15 November – Narayan Apte, accomplice in assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (born 1911).
* 15 November – Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (born 1910).