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{{Year in India|1968}}<br />
Events in the year '''1968 in the Federal Republic of India'''.<br />
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==Incumbents==<br />
* [[President of India]] – [[Zakir Hussain (politician)|Zakir Hussain]]<br />
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Indira Gandhi]]<br />
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Kailas Nath Wanchoo]] (until 24 February), [[Mohammad Hidayatullah]] (starting 24 February)<br />
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===Governors===<br />
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] –<br />
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==Events==<br />
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*February – [[The Beatles]], [[Mia Farrow]], and several other celebrities [[The Beatles in India|visit the ashram]] of [[Maharishi Mahesh Yogi]] in Rishikesh, India to study transcendental meditation.<br />
* [[Kilvenmani massacre]], 44 [[Dalit]]s (untouchables) burnt to death on 25 December, in [[Kizhavenmani]] village, Tamil Nadu.<br />
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Auroville(city of dawn) established in Puducherry.<br />
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National Textile Corporation established<br />
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Tata Consultancy Services established.<br />
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The three language formula for states.<br />
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India will not sign the NPT said PM Indira Gandhi in Rae Bareilly.<br />
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==Births==<br />
*10 January [[Atul Khatri]] , comedian<br />
*21 January - [[Sanjay Subrahmanyan]], Carnatic vocalist<br />
*1 March – [[Kunjarani Devi]], weightlifter.<br />
*[[File:Arshad Warsi graces the special screening of ‘Poster Boys’.jpg|thumb|150x150px|[[Arshad Warsi]]]]19 April – [[Arshad Warsi]], actor.<br />
*[[File:Raju-Narayana-Swamy.jpg|thumb|160x160px|[[Raju Narayana Swamy]]]]24 May – [[Raju Narayana Swamy]], IAS officer.<br />
*14 June – [[Raj Thackeray]], founder and president of [[Maharashtra Navnirman Sena]].<br />
*[[File:Dhanraj Pillay02.png|thumb|155x155px|[[Dhanraj Pillay]]]]16 July – [[Dhanraj Pillay]], field hockey player.<br />
*15 August &ndash; [[Anil Kumar Awana]], politician.<br />
*9 September – [[Gagandeep Singh Bedi]], IAS.<br />
*29 September – [[Samir Soni]], actor.<br />
*9 November – [[Neelam Kothari|Neelam]], former actress, jewellery designer.<br />
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===Full date unknown===<br />
*[[Abu Salem]], mobster.<br />
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==Deaths==<br />
*[[A. R. Krishnashastry]], writer, [[researcher]] and [[Translation|translator]] (born 1890).<br />
*19 November – [[Rang Avadhoot|Shri Rang Avadhoot]], Saint who is regarded as an incarnation of Lord [[Dattatreya]], (born [[1898 in India]])<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[Bollywood films of 1968]]<br />
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