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{{Year in India|1960}}<br />
Events in the year '''1960 in the Republic of India'''. (post Independence period)<br />
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==Incumbents==<br />
* [[President of India]] – [[Rajendra Prasad]]<br />
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Jawaharlal Nehru]]<br />
* [[Vice President of India]] - [[Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan]]<br />
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Bhuvaneshwar Prasad Sinha]]<br />
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===Governors===<br />
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] – [[Bhim Sen Sachar]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] – [[Saiyid Fazal Ali]] (until 12 November), [[Vishnu Sahay]] (starting 12 November)<br />
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] – [[Zakir Husain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] – [[Mehdi Nawaz Jung]] (starting 1 May)<br />
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] – [[Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] – [[Burgula Ramakrishna Rao]] (until 1 July), [[V. V. Giri]] (starting 1 July) <br />
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] – [[Hari Vinayak Pataskar]]<br />
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] – [[Sri Prakasa]]<br />
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] – [[Y. N. Sukthankar|Yeshwant Narayan Sukthankar]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – [[Narahar Vishnu Gadgil]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] – [[Gurumukh Nihal Singh]] <br />
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] – [[V.V. Giri|Varahgiri Venkat Giri]] (until 1 July), [[Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi]] (starting 1 July)<br />
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] – [[Padmaja Naidu]]<br />
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==Events==<br />
* National income - {{INR}}176,333 million<br />
* 11 March - [[Bombay High Court]] overturns [[Jury trial]] verdict on [[K. M. Nanavati v. State of Maharashtra|Nanavati case]] and declares him guilty.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Nanavati Murder Trial That Changed Indian Law, Abolished Jury Trials |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-nanavati-murder-trial-that-changed-indian-law-abolished-jury-trials-similar-to-oj-simpson-5425079 |access-date=2024-06-01 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref><br />
* 1 May – In India, 1 May is declared as 'Maharashtra Divas', i.e., [[Maharashtra Day]] (the same day is also celebrated as 'Kaamgaar Divas', i.e., Workers Day) or 'Gujarat Diwas'.<br />
* 1 May – [[Yashwantrao Chavan]] took oath as the 1st Chief Minister of [[Maharashtra]]<br />
* 7 May – Border Road Organization (BRO) was established.<br />
* 20 June – [[Maharashtra State Electricity Board]] formed.<br />
* The ninth amendments of the Constitution of India<br />
* [[Air India]] enters United States with flights to [[New York City|New York]].<br />
* [[Bajaj Auto]] goes public.<br />
* Goa, Diu and Daman were freed from Portuguese rule and became parts of the Indian federation.<br />
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==Law==<br />
* 1 May – [[Gujarat|Gujarat State]] and [[Maharashtra|Maharashtra State]] are formed from the [[State of Bombay]] as laid down by the [[States Reorganisation Act]].<br />
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==Births==<br />
*2 January – [[Raman Lamba]], cricketer (died 1998)<ref>{{Cite web |title=Raman Lamba profile and biography, stats, records, averages, photos and videos |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/player/raman-lamba-30745 |access-date=February 12, 2024 |website=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref><br />
*5 February – [[Maganti Venkateswara Rao]], politician and member of parliament from [[Eluru (Lok Sabha constituency)|Eluru]].<br />
*1 May – [[Y. V. Subba Reddy]], politician from [[YSR Congress Party]] and former member of parliament from [[Ongole (Lok Sabha constituency)|Ongole]].<br />
*21 May {{ndash}} [[Mohanlal]], actor.<br />
*10 June {{ndash}} [[Nandamuri Balakrishna]], actor and politician.<br />
*25 June – [[Suresh Gopi]], actor.<br />
*11 July – [[Kumar Gaurav]], actor.<br />
*27 July {{ndash}} [[Poornima Bhagyaraj]], actress. <br />
*27 July {{ndash}} [[P. Sai Kumar]], actor, dubbing artist and television presenter.<br />
*12 September {{ndash}} [[Vadivelu]], actor and comedian.<br />
*13 September – [[Karthik (actor)|Karthik]], actor.<br />
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==Deaths==<br />
*30 January – [[J. C. Kumarappa]], economist (born 1892).<br />
*2 February – [[Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja]], Hindu teacher (born 1884).<br />
*20 April – [[Pannalal Ghosh]], flute ([[Bansuri|bānsurī]]) player and composer (born 1911).<br />
*27 April – [[Rajshekhar Basu]], [[writer]], [[chemist]] and [[lexicographer]] (born 1880).<br />
*8 September - [[Feroze Gandhi]], politician (age 48)<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Bollywood films of 1960]]<br />
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==References==<br />
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{{Years in India}}<br />
{{Year in Asia|1960}}<br />
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[[Category:1960 in India| ]]<br />
[[Category:1960 by country|India]]<br />
[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]]<br />
[[Category:1960s in India]]<br />
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