1981 in India
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Events in the year 1981 in the Republic of India
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Incumbents
- President of IndiaPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
– Neelam Sanjiva ReddyNeelam Sanjiva ReddyNeelam Sanjiva Reddy was the sixth President of India, serving from 1977 to 1982 and was the only person to be elected President of India unopposed.... - Prime Minister of IndiaPrime Minister of IndiaThe Prime Minister of India , as addressed to in the Constitution of India — Prime Minister for the Union, is the chief of government, head of the Council of Ministers and the leader of the majority party in parliament...
– Indira GandhiIndira GandhiIndira Priyadarshini Gandhara was an Indian politician who served as the third Prime Minister of India for three consecutive terms and a fourth term . She was assassinated by Sikh extremists...
Events
- July - About 308 people die in BangaloreBangaloreBengaluru , formerly called Bengaluru is the capital of the Indian state of Karnataka. Bangalore is nicknamed the Garden City and was once called a pensioner's paradise. Located on the Deccan Plateau in the south-eastern part of Karnataka, Bangalore is India's third most populous city and...
after drinking illicit liquor (see: 1981 Karnataka liquor deaths1981 Karnataka liquor deaths1981 Karnataka liquor deaths are deaths in Karnataka state in India in 1981 by consuming illegal liquor. In July 1981 about 308 people died in Bangalore by illicit liquor. Adulteration of cheap liquor by methyl alcohol resulted in deaths....
). - Arasan Ganesan PolytechnicArasan Ganesan PolytechnicArasan Ganesan Polytechnic college is a technical institute based in Sivakasi town in the southern state of Tamilnadu in India. It is a government-aided co-educational institution founded in 1981 by Arasan A.M.S...
is founded in SivakasiSivakasiSivakasi is an active town and a municipality in Virudhunagar District in the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It is the capital of India’s firecracker industry with about 8,000 factories, big and small, producing 90 percent of the total fireworks output.It is also known as "kutti japan" meaning "small...
, Tamilnadu. It is a Government aided co-educational technical institute. - National Aluminium CompanyNational Aluminium CompanyNational Aluminium Company Limited, abbreviated as NALCO, has units all over India at places like Angul and Damanjodi...
incorporated as a public sectorPublic sectorThe public sector, sometimes referred to as the state sector, is a part of the state that deals with either the production, delivery and allocation of goods and services by and for the government or its citizens, whether national, regional or local/municipal.Examples of public sector activity range...
enterprise of the Government of IndiaGovernment of IndiaThe Government of India, officially known as the Union Government, and also known as the Central Government, was established by the Constitution of India, and is the governing authority of the union of 28 states and seven union territories, collectively called the Republic of India...
. - July 2 - InfosysInfosysInfosys Limited, formerly Infosys Technologies Limited is a global technology services company headquartered in Bangalore, India. It is the second largest IT exporter in India with 133,560 employees as of March 2011. It has offices in 33 countries and development centers in India, China,...
is founded in PunePunePune , is the eighth largest metropolis in India, the second largest in the state of Maharashtra after Mumbai, and the largest city in the Western Ghats. Once the centre of power of the Maratha Empire, it is situated 560 metres above sea level on the Deccan plateau at the confluence of the Mula ...
Births
- 3 January - Sanggai ChanuSanggai ChanuSanggai Ibemhal Chanu Maimom is a female field hockey player from India, who made her international debut for her native country in April 1998 in a friendly against Germany . She played as a midfielder or as a centre forward...
, field hockey player. - 4 April - satish kumarSatish KumarSatish Kumar is an Indian, currently living in England, who has been a Jain monk and a nuclear disarmament advocate, and is the current editor of Resurgence, founder and Director of Programmes of the Schumacher College international centre for ecological studies and of The Small School...
,researcher. - 9 June - Celina JaitleyCelina JaitleyCelina Jiya Jaitley is an Indian actress born in Kabul, Afghanistan. She appears in mainly Bollywood films. As a former beauty queen and model, she was crowned Femina Miss India Universe in 2001.-Early life:...
, actress. - 17 June - Amrita RaoAmrita RaoAmrita Rao is an Indian actress who appears in Bollywood films.Beginning her career as a model, Rao made her acting debut with Ab Ke Baras...
, model and actress. - 7 July - Mahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh DhoniMahendra Singh Dhoni is an Indian cricketer and the current captain of the Indian national cricket team. He made his One Day International debut in December 2004 against Bangladesh, and a year later played his first Test, this time against Sri Lanka.Under his captaincy, India won the 2007 ICC...
, cricketer. - 27 September - Lakshmipathy BalajiLakshmipathy BalajiLakshmipathy Balaji is an Indian cricketer. He is a right arm fast medium bowler.-International Cricket:...
, cricketer. - 24 October - Mallika SherawatMallika SherawatMallika Sherawat is a former Indian model, now working as an actress in mainly Bollywood films. Known for her bold onscreen attitude, Sherawat has been frequently featured in the media as a sex symbol...
, actress and model. - 27 November - Vikram PillayVikram PillayVikram Vishnu Pillai is a hockey midfielder from India.-Senior Career:Vikram made his international debut for India in 2002 during a 4 nation tournament in Adelaide, South Australia. He was a member of Indian team in Athens Olympics in 2004, where India finished in 7th place.-References:*...
, field hockey player. - 9 December - Dia MirzaDia MirzaDia Mirza Handrich nicknamed Dee and more popularly known as Dia Mirza, is a Indian model and actress who appears in Bollywood films...
, actress and model. - 12 December - AshokAshok (actor)Ashok is a South Indian actor and Bharatnatyam performer.- Personal life :He was born on 12 December in Thiruvaiyaru, Thanjavur District, Tamil Nadu. But he brought up in Mumbai, Maharastra. He did his schooling in Fatima High School and Vani Vidyalaya . He has completed his SSC in 1997 from Vani...
, actor. - 12 December - Yuvraj SinghYuvraj SinghYuvraj Singh Bhandal is an Indian cricketer, and the son of former Indian fast bowler and Punjabi movie star Yograj Singh. He has been a member of the Indian cricket team since 2000 and played his first Test match in 2003. He was the vice captain of the ODI team from late-2007 to late-2008...
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Deaths
- 3 May - NargisNargisNargis Dutt , born Fatima Rashid but known by her screen name, Nargis, was an Indian film actress. She is widely regarded as one of the greatest actresses in the history of Hindi cinema. She made her screen debut as a child in Talash-E-Haq in 1935, but her acting carer began in 1942 with Tamanna...
, actress (b.19291929 in India-Events:* 29 December - All India Congress in Lahore demands Indian independence.** The radical nationalists, led by Jawaharlal Nehru, push through the National Congress a resolution calling for virtual independence within a year....
). - 24 September - Brahmarishi Hussain ShaBrahmarishi Hussain ShaHussain Sha was the seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram. He was born in Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. He succeeded his father, Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha Sathguru. He completed his primary education at Pithapuram and passed the Final Arts course from...
, seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika PeethamSri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika PeethamSri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham is a theosophical congregation which states that it is based on the principles of oneness of God, and discovering divinity in the self. The ashram is situated in Pithapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.-Origin:Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya...
and scholar (b.19051905 in IndiaEvents in the year 1905 in India.-Births:*2 January - Jainendra Kumar, novelist .*16 January - Dr. Manubhai P. Vaidya, Educationist and recipient of Best Teacher Award from Dr. S...
). - 28 December - David Abraham CheulkarDavid Abraham CheulkarDavid Abraham Cheulkar , popularly known as David, was a Jewish-Indian, Hindi film actor, who started his film career with 1941 film Naya Sansar and went on to act in over 110 films....
, actor (b.19081908 in India-January to June:*17 January - L. V. Prasad, actor, producer and director .*26 February - Leela Majumdar, writer .*2 March - Mahadeva Subramania Mani, entomologist .*5 April - Jagjivan Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer ....
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See also
- Bollywood films of 1981Bollywood films of 1981-Highest grossing:The top forty grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1981:The last four were box office flops-1981:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database* - A look back at the year 1981 with a special focus on the Hindi film song*...