1948 in India
Events in the year 1948 in India.
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Incumbents
- King of India – George VI
- Governor-General of the Union of India – The Viscount Mountbatten of Burma
- Governor-General of the Union of India – C. Rajagopalachari (from 21 June)
- Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
Events
Assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: The Martyr's Column at the Gandhi Smriti, (Birla House), the spot where Gandhi was assassinated.
- National income - ₹95,232 million
- 30 January – Assassination of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi: The a freedom fighter, a leader of India Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse.
- 15 February – Junagadh and Manavadar (princely state) Rescinds accession to Pakistan, accedes to India.
- 8 March - princely state of Jath accedes to India
- 24 February – Referendum approves accession to India
- 25 February – Accession to India in effect
- 15 April – Mandi District was formed by the amalgamation of the erstwhile princely states of Mandi and Suket on the formation of Himachal Pradesh.
- 1 May – First Kashmir War, India confronts the aggressors and fights the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and is engaged with the Dominion of Pakistan for the first time
- 6 September – The Nizam of Hyderabad in Deccan having failed to retain independence decides to accede to the Dominion of Pakistan. Pakistan takes the case to the UN, pending resolutions regarding the issue.
- 12 September – State of Hyderabad joins the Dominion of India
Law
- Factories Act
- Minimum Wages Act
- Pharmacy Act
- Employees' State Insurance Act
- Insurance Act
- Expiring Laws Continuance Act
- Dock Workers (Regulation Of Employment) Act
- Territorial Army Act
- Census Act
- Dentists Act
- Diplomatic and Consular Officers (Oaths and Fees) Act
- Central Silk Board Act
- Rehabilitation Finance Administration Act
- Industrial Finance Corporation Act
- Coal Mines Provident Fund and Miscellaneous Provisions Act
- Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act
- Reserve Bank (Transfer to Public Ownership) Act
- National Cadet Corps Act
- Electricity (Supply) Act
- Mines and Minerals (Regulation and Development) Act
- Resettlement Of Displaced Persons (Land Acquisition) Act
Births
- 7 January – Shobhaa De, columnist and novelist.
- 24 February – J. Jayalalithaa, actress, politician, Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu. (died 2016)
- 25 February – Danny Denzongpa, actor.
- 10 April – Jaya Bachchan, actress.
- 3 May – S. Ramesan Nair, lyricist and poet (died 2021).
- 14 June – Gokaraju Ganga Raju, politician and member of parliament from Narasapuram.
- 10 September – Bhakti Barve, actress (died 2001).
- 2 October – Persis Khambatta, actress and model (died 1998).
- 16 October – Hema Malini, actress and dancer-choreographer.
- 14 November – Sindhutai Sapkal, social worker and social activist (died 2022).
- 11 December – Raghuvaran, actor (died 2008).
Full date unknown
- Anant Nag, actor and politician.
- Dharanidhar Sahu, writer.
Deaths
- 30 January – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, political and spiritual leader in India and the Indian independence movement, assassinated (born 1869).
- 1 February – Jatindramohan Bagchi, poet (born 1878).
- 2 April - Baba Sawan Singh, Second Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (born 1858).
- 9 August – Yellapragada Subbarow, medical scientist (born 1895).
See also
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