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{{Year in India|1972}}<br />
Events in the year '''1972 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]] – [[Sarv Mittra Sikri]]<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 Manipur|Manipur]] –<br />
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] –<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 Tripura|Tripura]] –<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 />
*21 January – [[Manipur]] gets statehood.<br />
*19 March – India and [[Bangladesh]] sign a friendship [[treaty]], after the withdrawal of the Indian troops.<br />
*2 July – Following Pakistan's surrender to India in the [[Indo-Pakistani War of 1971]], both nations sign the historic bilateral [[Simla Agreement]], agreeing to settle their disputes peacefully.<br />
*10 July – A [[stampede]] of elephants kills 24 people in the Chandka Forest.<br />
*Armed Forces (Assam and Manipur) Special Powers (Amendment) Act, 1972<br />
*15 August 1972 Pincode (postal index Number- PIN) Introduced in India<br />
*9 September 1972 wild life protection Act.<br />
*17 October 1972 M.G.Ramachandran, forms the All India Anna Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam ( AIADMK ), paving new path in Tamil Nadu politics.<br />
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==Births==<br />
*[[File:The Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh, Shri Y.S. Jagan Mohan Reddy.jpg|thumb|169x169px|[[Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy]]]]24 February – [[Pooja Bhatt]], actress, producer and director.<br />
*28 March – [[Eby J. Jose]], journalist and human rights activist<br />
*15 April – [[Mandira Bedi]], actress, model and television presenter.<br />
*20 April – [[Mamta Kulkarni]], actress.<br />
*17 May – [[T. Udhayachandran]], IAS.<br />
*[[File:JohnAbraham.jpg|thumb|119x119px|[[John Abraham]]]][[File:Sourav Ganguly crop.jpg|thumb|151x151px|[[Sourav Ganguly]]]]8 July – [[Sourav Ganguly]], cricketer.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Sourav Ganguly|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/india/content/player/28779.html|access-date=2021-01-16|website=Cricinfo}}</ref><br />
*28 July – [[Ayesha Jhulka]], actress.<br />
*[[File:Udhayachandran T.jpg|thumb|160x160px|[[T. Udhayachandran]]]]17 December – [[John Abraham]], actor.<br />
*21 December – [[Jagan Mohan Reddy]], politician.<br />
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==Deaths==<br />
*31 March – [[Meena Kumari]], actress (b. 1932).<br />
*14 April – [[George Reddy]], Student and PDSU leader at OU campus Hyderabad (b. 1947)<br />
*29 May – [[Prithviraj Kapoor]], actor and director (b. 1906)<br />
*20 July – [[Geeta Dutt]], [[playback singer]] (b. 1930).<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[List of Bollywood films of 1972]]<br />
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