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{{Year in India|1950}}
Events in the year '''1950 in the Republic of India'''.

==Incumbents==

* [[King of India]] – [[George VI]] (until 26 Jan.)
* [[Governor-General of India]] – [[C. Rajagopalachari]] (until 26 Jan.)<ref>''Everyman's Dictionary Df dates''; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 265</ref>
* [[President of India]] – [[Rajendra Prasad]] took office on 26 January.
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – Sir [[H. J. Kania]] (from 26 Jan.)

===Governors===
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]]: [[Sri Prakasa]] (until 27 May), [[Jairamdas Daulatram]] (starting 27 May)
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]]: [[Madhav Shrihari Aney]]
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]]: [[Raja Maharaj Singh]]
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]]: [[Asaf Ali]]
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]]: [[Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi]]
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]]: [[Man Singh II]]
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]]: [[Krishna Kumarsinhji Bhavsinhji]]
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]]: [[Homi Mody]]
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]]: [[Kailash Nath Katju]]

==Events==

*25 January – [[Election Commission of India|Election Commission]] is established.
*26 January – The [[Constitution of India|Constitution]] comes into force making India [[Dominion of India|a republic]], the day is observed as [[Republic Day]] ever since and declares Kashmir and Jammu into the Indian state of [[Jammu and Kashmir (state)|Jammu and Kashmir]], thus Kashmir becomes autonomous within the federation. India becomes the first [[Commonwealth republic]].
*26 January – [[Dr. Rajendra Prasad]] moves into [[Rashtrapati Bhavan]] as the first [[President of India]].
*28 January – the [[Supreme Court of India]] is established, replacing both the [[Judicial Committee of the Privy Council]] and the [[Federal Court of India]] at the top of India's court system.
*8 April – [[Liaquat–Nehru Pact]] signed by Pakistan's Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi
*31 July 1950 – [[1950 Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship|Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship]] signed
*15 August – The 8.6 {{M|w}} [[1950 Assam–Tibet earthquake|Assam–Tibet earthquake]] shakes the region with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), killing between 1,500–3,300 people.
*3 November - [[Air India Flight 245]] crashed near [[Mont Blanc]], [[France]].
*13 December - A [[Douglas DC-3]] Dakota flight of [[Air India]] having a scheduled flight between [[Madras]] and [[Trivandrum International Airport]] crashed near [[Kotagiri]] on its descent to [[Coimbatore International Airport]] killing 20 people. The wreckage was discovered only after three days. The son of [[Travancore–Cochin]] Chief minister, [[C. Kesavan]] was also killed in the accident.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Pottamkulam|first=George Abraham|url=https://books.google.co.in/books?id=x4kkEAAAQBAJ&pg=PT37&lpg=PT37&dq=kotagiri+wreckage+airindia&source=bl&ots=iatgtqnW23&sig=ACfU3U1Lup42N9OlYriL8BW-M5gD7tJhOw&hl=en&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwir7bOw6YfyAhU3zjgGHX5eDBAQ6AEwEnoECAgQAw#v=onepage&q=kotagiri%20wreckage%20airindia&f=false|title=Tamilnadu A Journey in Time Part II: People, Places and Potpourri|date=2021-03-17|publisher=Notion Press|isbn=978-1-63806-520-3|language=en}}</ref>

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* [[Andaman and Nicobar Islands]] handed over to [[India]] by the [[United Kingdom]] and [[Burma]]. It became part of [[India]].

==Births==

===January to June===

*1 January – [[Deepa Mehta]], Indian-Canadian director and screenwriter
*5 January – [[Jagathy Sreekumar]], comedian-actor.
*9 January – [[Y. Gee. Mahendra]], [[dramatist]], actor, singer playwright and comedian.
*14 January – [[Rambhadracharya]], [[Hindu]] religious leader.
*9 February – [[Kilimanoor Chandran]], author, poet and columnist.
*11 April – [[Leo Rebello]], holistic health guru, author, human rights activist, world peace envoy.
*4 May – [[Konakalla Narayana Rao]], politician and member of parliament from [[Machilipatnam (Lok Sabha constituency)|Machilipatnam]].
*13 May – [[J. M. Aaron Rashid]], politician.
*4 June – [[S. P. Y. Reddy]] , politician and member of parliament from [[Nandyal (Lok Sabha constituency)|Nandyal]].
*22 June – [[Tom Alter]], film actor.

===July to December===

*1 July – [[Ekram Ali]], poet and critic.
*19 August – [[Sudha Murty]], social worker and author
*17 September – [[Narendra Modi]], [[Prime Minister of India]]
*18 September – [[Shabana Azmi]], actress and social activist & [[Vishnuvardhan (actor)|Vishnuvardhan]] – Kannada actor
*24 September – [[Mohinder Amarnath]], cricketer.
*12 December – [[Rajinikanth]], film actor
*20 December – [[Abul Kalam Qasmi]], Urdu poet and critic (died 2021)

==Deaths==

*14 April – [[Ramana Maharshi]], Ancient Sage of the Modern Era (born 1879).
*24 June – [[Darwan Singh Negi]], recipient of the [[Victoria Cross]] for gallantry in 1914 (born 1881).
*5 December – [[Sri Aurobindo]], nationalist, scholar, poet, [[mysticism|mystic]], [[Evolution (philosophy)|evolutionary philosopher]], [[yoga|yogi]] and [[guru]] (born 1872).
*15 December – [[Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel]], political and social leader (born 1875).

== See also ==
* [[Bollywood films of 1950]]

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