1992 in India
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Events in the year 1992 in the Republic of India
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dussehra 1992
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...
– R. VenkataramanR. VenkataramanRamaswamy Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, Indian independence activist and politician who served as a Union minister and as the eighth President of India....
until July 25, Shankar Dayal SharmaShankar Dayal SharmaShankar Dayal Sharma was the ninth President of India serving from 1992 to 1997. Prior to his presidency, Dr Sharma had been the eighth Vice President of India, serving under President Ramaswamy Venkataraman... - 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...
– P. V. Narasimha RaoP. V. Narasimha RaoPamulaparti Venkata "Narasimha Rao" was the ninth Prime Minister of India . He led an important administration, overseeing a major economic transformation and several home incidents affecting national security of India. Rao accelerated the dismantling of the Licence Raj. He is often referred to as...
dussehra 1992
Events
- 1 February - Chief Judicial Magistrate of Bhopal Court declares Warren Anderson, ex-CEO of Union CarbideUnion CarbideUnion Carbide Corporation is a wholly owned subsidiary of The Dow Chemical Company. It currently employs more than 2,400 people. Union Carbide primarily produces chemicals and polymers that undergo one or more further conversions by customers before reaching consumers. Some are high-volume...
, a fugitive under Indian law for failing to appear in the Bhopal DisasterBhopal disasterThe Bhopal disaster also known as Bhopal Gas Tragedy was a gas leak incident in India, considered one of the world's worst industrial catastrophes. It occurred on the night of December 2–3, 1984 at the Union Carbide India Limited pesticide plant in Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh, India...
case, and orders the Indian government to press for an extraditionExtraditionExtradition is the official process whereby one nation or state surrenders a suspected or convicted criminal to another nation or state. Between nation states, extradition is regulated by treaties...
from the United States. - May - Over 200 people die in CuttackCuttackCuttack is the former capital of the state of Orissa, India. It is the headquarters of Cuttack district and is located about 20 km to the north east of Bhubaneswar, the capital of Orissa. The name of the city is an anglicised form of Kataka that literally means The Fort, a reference to the...
in OrissaOrissaOrissa , officially Odisha since Nov 2011, is a state of India, located on the east coast of India, by the Bay of Bengal. It is the modern name of the ancient nation of Kalinga, which was invaded by the Maurya Emperor Ashoka in 261 BC. The modern state of Orissa was established on 1 April...
, after drinking illegally brewed liquor. About 600 people were hospitalised (see: 1992 Orissa liquor deaths1992 Orissa liquor deathsThe 1992 Orissa liquor deaths took place in May 1992 in Cuttack, Orissa State, India. More than 200 people died after drinking illegally brewed poisonous liquor; another 600 people were hospitalised...
). - 6 December - Workers of the Vishva Hindu ParishadVishva Hindu Parishad' , which is usually known more simply as the VHP, is an international Hindu organization, which was founded in India in 1964. Its slogan is "धर्मो रक्षति रक्षितः Dharmo rakṣati rakṣitaḥ", which is supposed to mean "Dharma protects its protector"...
(VHP, World Hindu Council) tear down a 16th-century mosqueMosqueA mosque is a place of worship for followers of Islam. The word is likely to have entered the English language through French , from Portuguese , from Spanish , and from Berber , ultimately originating in — . The Arabic word masjid literally means a place of prostration...
located in Ayodhya, in Northern India. The mosque is believed to have been built over a shrine which exhorted the small piece of land as Ram JanmabhoomiRam JanmabhoomiRam Janmabhoomi is the "Birthplace of Lord Rama."Lord Rama is a major God in Hindu theology and the Hindu religion where He is described as an Avatar of Lord Vishnu in Hinduism. The exact location of Lord Rama's birth as stated in holy Ramayan as being in the city of Ayoudhya in Uttar Pardesh...
- the birthplace of Lord RamaRamaRama or full name Ramachandra is considered to be the seventh avatar of Vishnu in Hinduism, and a king of Ayodhya in ancient Indian...
. This sparks off nationwide communal riots in which some 3,000 people die. - 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...
establishes SEBI, stock exchange regulator.
Births
- 9 February - Raj ChouhanRaj ChouhanRaj Chouhan is a Canadian politician, who was elected to the Legislative Assembly of British Columbia as the MLA for Burnaby-Edmonds in the 2005 provincial election. He served as Opposition Critic for Mental Health; Human Rights, Immigration and Multiculturism. He was re-elected in 2009...
, politician - 27 February - Abigail JainAbigail JainAbigail Jain is an Indian Television actress best known for her role as Kakoon in the Hindi television drama Kya Dill Mein Hai and as Madhu in Sajan Ghar Jaana Hai.-Biography:...
, actress - 29 April - Sujith kuttanSujith kuttanSujith Kuttan is an emerging talent in the Indian track and field arena. He was named the “” in the year 2011 and has won a at the National Games held in Ranchi in February, 2011...
- 4 July - Yuki BhambriYuki BhambriYuki Bhambri is a male Indian professional tennis player. Yuki is managed by IMG and trains at the IMG Bollettieri Academy in Bradenton, Florida.-Junior career:...
, tennis player - 30 July - Vishal KumarVishal KumarVishal Kumar is an Indian football player. He is currently playing for Pailan Arrows in the I-League as a defender.-Pailan Arrows:Vishal Kumar is currently playing for Pailan Arrows in I-League...
, football player - 18 August - Utsav LalUtsav Lal-Career:Lal gave his debut solo piano concert in New Delhi, India at the age of 9 with a unique repertoire of Indian Music compositions. Currently based in Dublin, Ireland and oft referred to as a child prodigy, Utsav is a Western Classical Pianist , London as well as a Jazz pianist...
, concert pianist - 15 September - Shilton D'SilvaShilton D'SilvaShilton D'Silva is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a midfielder.-Early career:...
, soccer player - 10 December - Deepak DevraniDeepak DevraniDeepak Devrani is an Indian football player. He currently playes for Pailan Arrows in the I-League which is India's top-tier football league as a midfielder.-Early career:...
, soccer player - 21 December - Sunil JadhavSunil JadhavSunil Jadhav was an Indian cricketer. He was a left-handed batsman and wicket-keeper who played for Maharashtra. He was born in Nanded....
, cricketer
Deaths
- 23 April - Satyajit RaySatyajit RaySatyajit Ray was an Indian Bengali filmmaker. He is regarded as one of the greatest auteurs of 20th century cinema. Ray was born in the city of Kolkata into a Bengali family prominent in the world of arts and literature...
, filmmaker (b.19211921 in IndiaEvents in the year 1921 in India.-Events:*23 December – Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated.*The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, arrives in India. Upon his arrival in Bombay there is widespread agitation...
). - 17 July - Kanan DeviKanan DeviKanan Devi was an Indian actress and singer. She was among the early singing stars of Indian cinema, and is credited popularly as the first star of Bengali Cinema...
, actress and singer (b.19161916 in India-Events:* The Hindus leading the Indian National Congress Party hammer out an alliance - the Lucknow Pact - with India's Muslim League.-Births:*13 February - Jagjit Singh Aurora, military commander ....
). - 27 July - Amjad KhanAmjad KhanAmjad Khan was an acclaimed Indian actor and director. He worked in over 130 films in his film career spanning nearly twenty years. He enjoyed popularity for his villainous roles in Hindi films the most famous being the unforgettable Gabbar Singh in 1975 classic Sholay...
, actor and director (b.19401940 in IndiaEvents in the year 1940 in India.-Births:*6 January - Narendra Kohli, author.*27 July - Bharati Mukherjee, writer.*7 August - Vijay Raghunath Pandharipande, physicist .*8 August - Dilip Sardesai, cricketer .*20 August - Rajendra K...
). - 3 November - Prem Nath, actor (b.19261926 in India-Events:*15 July - BEST buses make its début in Bombay.*24 November - Sri Aurobindo retires, leaving the Mother to run the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry.-January to June:*8 January - Kelucharan Mohapatra, Odissi dancer and guru ....
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- Bharat BhushanBharat BhushanBharat Bhushan was an Indian bollywood actor, scriptwriter and producer, who is best remembered for playing Baiju Bawra in the 1952 film of the same name. He was born in Meerut, and brought up in Aligarh, Uttar Pradesh.-Personal Life:...
, actor (b.19201920 in India-Events:*Muhammedan Anglo-Oriental College, founded by Sir Syed Ahmed Khan in Aligarh in 1875, becomes Aligarh Muslim University.-January to June:*16 February - I. S...
). - V. K. GokakV. K. GokakVinayaka Krishna Gokak was a major writer in Kannada language and a scholar of English and Kannada literatures. He was fifth among eight recipients of Jnanpith Award for Kannada language for his epic Bharatha Sindhu Rashmi...
, writer and scholar (b.19091909 in India-Births:*3 January - M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, actor and Carnatic singer .*10 February - Pisharoth Rama Pisharoty, physicist and meteorologist .*6 April - Alagappa Chettiar, businessman and philanthropist ....
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See also
- Bollywood films of 1992Bollywood films of 1992A list of films produced by the Bollywood film industry based in Mumbai in 1992.-Highest grossing:The top ten grossing films at the Indian Box Office in 1992.-List of 1992 Releases:-External links:* at the Internet Movie Database...