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Events in the year '''1971 in the Republic of India'''.<br />
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==Incumbents==<br />
* [[President of India]] – [[V. V. Giri]]<br />
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Indira Gandhi]]<br />
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Jayantilal Chhotalal Shah]] (until 21 January), [[Sarv Mittra Sikri]] (starting 22 January)<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 Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] –<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 />
[[File:Indira and Nixon.JPG|150px|right|thumb|[[Richard Nixon]] and [[Indira Gandhi]], 4 November 1971]] <br />
*25 January – [[Himachal Pradesh]] becomes the 18th Indian state and [[East Punjab]] is reduced to its current form as [[Doaba]].<br />
*19 April – The provisional government of [[Bangladesh]] exiled flees to [[West Bengal]].<br />
*25 August – The former [[East Pakistan]] and eastern [[Bengal]] are flooded; thousands flee the area.<br />
*29 September – A [[cyclone]] in the [[Bay of Bengal]], in [[Orissa, India|Orissa State]] in India, kills 10,000.<br />
*3 December – 17 December: India and Pakistan fight their [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971|second major war]], over [[East Pakistan]], which ends after 90,000 Pakistani troops surrender. The new nation of [[Bangladesh]] is created out of East Pakistan.<br />
*3 December – The [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]] begins as Pakistan attacks 9 Indian airbases. The next day India launches a massive invasion of East Pakistan.<br />
*3 December – 4 December night: The Indian navy destroyer ''INS Rajput'' sinks Pakistani [[submarine]] [[PNS Ghazi|PNS ''Ghazi'']] (former USS ''Diablo'').<br />
*16 December – ''Victory Day of Bangladesh'': The [[Pakistan Army]] surrenders to the Joint Force i.e. [[Mukti Bahini]] (Freedom Force) and the [[Indian Armed Forces]], officially ending the [[Pakistani Civil War]] and creating the new nation state of Bangladesh .<br />
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==Sport==<br />
*[[Leslie Claudius]] ([[field hockey]] player) is awarded the [[Padma Shri]].<br />
*24 August - India defeat England in the third and the final [[Test cricket|Test]] at [[the Oval]]. This happens to be India's first victory ever on the English soil.<ref>{{Cite web|title=England v India 1971|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/england-v-india-1971-153793|access-date=2021-05-13|website=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref><br />
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==Births==<br />
*4 February - [[Kothapalli Geetha]], politician Member of Parliament from Araku<br />
*1 May – [[Ajith Kumar]], Actor and motor racing driver.<br />
*21 June - [[Butta Renuka]], politician and member of parliament from [[Kurnool (Lok Sabha constituency)|Kurnool]].<br />
* 4 July – Sivakumar Veerasamy, Scientist.<br />
*17 July – [[Soundarya]], Actress (d.2004).<br />
*5 August – [[Jude Menezes]], Field hockey player.<br />
*8 August – [[Ramandeep Singh (field hockey, born 1971)|Ramandeep Singh]], Field hockey player.<br />
*[[File:The noted Telugu film actor Shri Pavan Kalyan addressing at the closing ceremony and award function of the 18th International Children’s Film Festival India, in Hyderabad on November 20, 2013 (cropped).jpg|thumb|128x128px|[[Pawan Kalyan]]]]2 September – [[Pawan Kalyan]], Actor and film director.<br />
*19 November <br />
**[[Sundeep Malani]], film director<br />
**[[Kiren Rijiju]], politician, member of parliament from [[Arunachal West (Lok Sabha constituency)|Arunachal West]], [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Union Minister of State for Home Affairs]].<br />
*[[File:Barkha Dutt.jpg|thumb|149x149px|[[Barkha Dutt]]]]18 December – [[Barkha Dutt]], Television journalist.<br />
*25 December – [[Santhosh George Kulangara]], Businessman.<br />
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==Deaths==<br />
*[[Debaki Bose]], film director, writer and actor (b. 1898).<br />
*[[Keshavrao Date]], actor (b. 1889).<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Bollywood films of 1971]]<br />
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