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{{Year in India|1989}}
Events in the year '''1989 in the Republic of India'''.

1989 was a very important year in the history of World and India. That was the year in which [[Berlin Wall]] was brought down and [[1989 Tiananmen Square protests|Tiananmen Square protests]] happened.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Elliott|first=Michael|date=2009-06-18|title=TIME's Annual Journey: 1989 - TIME|language=en-US|work=Time|url=http://content.time.com/time/specials/packages/article/0,28804,1902809_1902810_1905185,00.html|access-date=2021-01-31|issn=0040-781X}}</ref><ref>{{Citation|last1=Rebec|first1=Nicole|title=1989 as a year of great significance|date=2015|url=https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-world-history/1989-as-a-year-of-great-significance/E9A2423CB8DF4532E8D0CC91D6471627|work=The Cambridge World History: Volume 7: Production, Destruction and Connection 1750–Present|volume=7|pages=376–398|editor-last=McNeill|editor-first=J. R.|series=The Cambridge World History|place=Cambridge|publisher=Cambridge University Press|doi=10.1017/cbo9781316182789.017|isbn=978-0-521-19964-3|access-date=2021-01-31|last2=Wasserstrom|first2=Jeffrey|editor2-last=Pomeranz|editor2-first=Kenneth}}</ref>

In India this was the year of profound importance. It was the year, from which the political discourse of India started to change, with events that heralded the rise of [[Hindu nationalism]], [[Kashmir militancy]], [[Mandal Commission protests of 1990|Mandal Politics]], [[Cricket in India|Indian cricket]] etc.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Continuous: The Birth of the Ram Mandir Agitation, a Ticking Communal Time Bomb|url=https://thewire.in/politics/past-continuous-the-birth-of-the-ram-mandir-agitation|access-date=2021-01-31|website=thewire.in|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=On this day in 1989: Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/on-this-day-in-1989-sachin-tendulkar-made-his-debut-in-international-cricket/articleshow/79229391.cms|access-date=2021-01-31|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|last=Jacob|first=Happymon|date=2009-12-24|title=Kashmir insurgency, 20 years after|language=en-IN|work=The Hindu|url=https://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/Kashmir-insurgency-20-years-after/article16855296.ece|access-date=2021-01-31|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> and marked the shift from era of [[Single party|Single party rule]] to decades of [[Coalition government]]s ahead. In socio-political discourse of country, this was an year which started the shift of, ''sense of history in minds of people'' from a consesus based one that emerged post 1947 to contested one that emerged along with [[Ram Janmabhoomi|Ram Janmabhoomi Andolan]].<ref>{{Citation|title=1989: The Year that Changed India {{!}} NewsClick|date=2019-11-24|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bsDABviyPDc|language=en|access-date=2021-01-30}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|date=2020-08-06|title=Explained: Milestones in the Ayodhya Ram temple journey|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/explained-the-ayodhya-ram-temple-journey-from-november-9-1989-to-august-5-2020-6539284/|access-date=2021-01-31|website=The Indian Express|language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Past Continuous: The Birth of the Ram Mandir Agitation, a Ticking Communal Time Bomb|url=https://thewire.in/politics/past-continuous-the-birth-of-the-ram-mandir-agitation|access-date=2021-01-31|website=thewire.in|language=en}}</ref>

==Incumbents==
* [[President of India]] – [[R. Venkataraman]]
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Rajiv Gandhi]] until 2 December, [[V. P. Singh]]
* [[Chief Justice of India]] –
** until 18 June – [[Raghunandan Swarup Pathak]]
** 19 June – 18 December – [[Engalaguppe Seetharamiah Venkataramiah]]
** starting 18 December – [[Sabyasachi Mukharji]]

===Governors===
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Arunachal Pradesh|Arunachal Pradesh]] – [[R. D. Pradhan]]
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] –
* [[List of governors of Goa|Goa]] –
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] –
* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] –
* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] –
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] – [[Ram Dulari Sinha]]
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] –
* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] –
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] –
* [[List of governors of Mizoram|Mizoram]] –
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] –
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] –
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] –
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] –
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] –
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] –

==Events==
*6 January - Satwant Singh and Kehar Singh who were convicted in [[Assassination of Indira Gandhi]] hanged to death in Tihar Jail.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Crossette|first=Barbara|date=1989-01-06|title=India Hangs Two Sikhs Convicted In Assassination of Indira Gandhi (Published 1989)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/06/world/india-hangs-two-sikhs-convicted-in-assassination-of-indira-gandhi.html|access-date=2021-01-31|issn=0362-4331}}</ref>
*15 January - The first [[Darjeeling Gorkha Hill Council]] elections took place and [[Gorkha National Liberation Front]] under leadership of [[Subhash Ghisingh]].<ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=January 15, 1989|date=October 15, 2013|first=Kamaljeet|last=Rattan|title=Darjeeling: Gorkha National Liberation Front wins hill council poll|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19890115-darjeeling-gorkha-national-liberation-front-wins-hill-council-poll-815639-1989-01-15|access-date=2021-02-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
*17 January - Indian aviation ministry announces plan for purchasing [[Soviets|Soviet]] made commercial aircraft [[Yak 42]], [[Tupolev Tu-204]], [[Ilyushin Il-96]] for national carriers [[Vayudoot]], [[Indian Airlines]] and [[Air India]] respectively.<ref>{{Cite news|last=Hazarika|first=Sanjoy|date=1989-01-17|title=India Turning To Soviets For Airliners (Published 1989)|language=en-US|work=The New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/1989/01/17/business/india-turning-to-soviets-for-airliners.html|access-date=2021-02-03|issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=January 15, 1989|first=Ramindar|last=Singh|date=October 15, 2013|title=Purchase of Tu 204 by Indian Airlines to open up huge market for Soviet aviation industry|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/nation/story/19890115-purchase-of-tu-204-by-indian-airlines-to-open-up-huge-market-for-soviet-aviation-industry-815664-1989-01-15|access-date=2021-02-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
*24 January - The second [[Mizoram Legislative Assembly|Mizoram Assembly]] After statehood came into power as a [[Congress (I)]] led government under leadership of [[Lal Thanhawla]].<ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=February 15, 1989|first=Ramesh|last=Menon|date=October 18, 2013|title=Rural Mizos are very poor and need all-round development: Lalthanhawla|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-rural-mizos-are-very-poor-and-need-all-round-development-lalthanhawla-815749-1989-02-15|access-date=2021-02-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
*25 January - [[Congress (I)]] led government under chiefministership of [[S. C. Jamir]] came into power in Nagaland post assembly elections.<ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=February 15, 1989|first=Ramesh|last=Menon|date=October 18, 2013|title=Nagaland Assembly elections: Congress(I) returns to power|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-nagaland-assembly-elections-congressi-returns-to-power-815725-1989-02-15|access-date=2021-02-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
*27 January - [[DMK alliance]] led [[National Front (India)|National Front]] government came into power in [[Tamil Nadu]] by sweeping the polls and giving a major setback to [[Congress (I)]].<ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=February 15, 1989|first1=Amarnath K.|last1=Menon|first2=Prabhu|last2=Chawla|date=October 18, 2013|title=Tamil Nadu elections: Karunanidhi storms back to vanquish might of Rajiv-led Congress(I)|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/19890215-tamil-nadu-elections-karunanidhi-storms-back-to-vanquish-might-of-rajiv-led-congressi-815764-1989-02-15|access-date=2021-02-03|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
*14 February – [[Union Carbide]] agrees to pay [[USD]] $470 million to the Indian government for damages it caused in the 1984 [[Bhopal Disaster]].
*March – Certificate of Deposit and Commercial Paper introduced to widen the monetary instruments and give investors greater flexibility.
*April – Amendment to Banking, Public Financial Institution and Negotiable Instruments Laws enacted to encourage the culture of use of cheques in India. It introduced penalties for the dishonour of cheques.
*April - Service Area Approach for rural lending became operational.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Reserve Bank of India - Master Circulars|url=https://m.rbi.org.in//scripts/BS_ViewMasCirculardetails.aspx?id=9853|access-date=2021-01-31|website=m.rbi.org.in}}</ref>
*22 May - India's first [[Intermediate-range ballistic missile]], [[Agni (missile)|Agni]] was successfully launched from [[Chandipur, Odisha]]. It elevated India into a prestige league of only five nations in world with IRBM strategic capability. This was a landmark moment under [[Integrated Guided Missile Development Programme]].<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/special-report/story/19890615-agni-india-successfully-launches-its-first-intermediate-range-ballistic-missile-816170-1989-06-15|title=Agni: Chariot of fire - India successfully launches its first Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile|author=Amarnath K. Menon|website=India Today|date=1989-06-15|accessdate=2021-01-30}}</ref>
*1 June - The [[Sri Lankan president]] [[Ranasinghe Premadasa]] publicly announced through press that [[Indian Peace Keeping Force]] must leave the island by July 29, 1989. The [[IPKF]] withdrawal started by 1989 and ended on March 1990.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=Babu|first=B Ramesh|date=1998|title=Indian Intervention In Sri Lanka: Anatomy of a Failure|url=https://www.jstor.org/stable/45064546|journal=World Affairs: The Journal of International Issues|volume=2|issue=3|pages=132–145|jstor=45064546|issn=0971-8052}}</ref>
*1 July – CRR raised to 15% taking statutory preemptions of banks' resources in the form of the Statutory Liquidity Ratio and the Cash Reserve Ratio to over 53%.
*7 November - [[Vishva Hindu Parishad]] leadership was allowed to lay foundation stone at [[Ayodhya dispute|Ayodhya dispute site.]] In run up to the election [[Rajiv Gandhi]] then Prime Minister gave permission to perform ''shilaanyaas''.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Hasan|first=Zoya|title=Ayodhya: How Rajiv Gandhi's plan to use the Ram temple for the Congress party came undone|url=https://scroll.in/article/941140/ayodhya-how-rajiv-gandhis-plan-to-use-the-ram-temple-for-the-congress-party-came-undone|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Scroll.in|language=en-US}}</ref>
* [[File:Sachin at Castrol Golden Spanner Awards.jpg|thumb|140x140px|[[Sachin Tendulkar]], who made his debut in [[international cricket]] on November 15, 1989, went on to become one of the most renowned Indian cricketer around the world.]]15 November – [[Sachin Tendulkar]] makes his debut in international cricket.<ref>{{Cite web|title=On this day in 1989: Sachin Tendulkar made his debut in international cricket - Times of India|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/news/on-this-day-in-1989-sachin-tendulkar-made-his-debut-in-international-cricket/articleshow/79229391.cms|access-date=2021-01-31|website=The Times of India|language=en}}</ref>
*2 December – [[Vishwanath Pratap Singh|V.P. Singh]] becomes the [[Prime Minister of India]] after [[Lok Sabha]] elections. He came into power in a coalition led by Janata Dal as National Front with support of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], [[Telugu Desam Party]] and left parties. Despite being an upper caste he initiated the most revolutionary and controversial step of implementing [[Mandal Commission]] in the next year<ref>{{Cite web|first=Dilip|last=Mandal|date=2019-11-27|title=It's a puzzle why VP Singh was never accepted by OBCs even after Mandal Commission|url=https://theprint.in/opinion/v-p-singh-the-unsung-hero-who-was-hated-by-upper-castes-dumped-by-obcs/327230/|access-date=2021-01-30|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>
*8 December – [[1989 kidnapping of Rubaiya Sayeed]] an event that helped militancy in [[Kashmir conflict|Kashmir]] to gather momentum. Ms. Sayeed was daughter of then [[Home Minister]] of India, [[Mufti Mohammad Sayeed]].<ref>{{Cite web|date=2016-01-07|title=Mufti Sayeed's dark hour: Militants released for abducted daughter|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india/mufti-saeed-s-dark-hour-militants-released-for-abducted-daughter/story-527VIWsrLi2F3kiQ1hTT4O.html|access-date=2021-01-30|website=Hindustan Times|language=en}}</ref>

==Births==
*2 April – [[Midhun Jith]], [[Guinness World Record]] Breaker and World [[Kickboxing]] Champion
*23 June - Ankita Priya Das, KRM Global, Asst. Manager - TA
*2 September – [[Ishmeet Singh Sodhi]], winner [[Amul STAR Voice of India]] in 2007 (died 2008).
*10 September - [[Manish Pandey]], cricketer
*21 December – [[Tamanna Bhatia]], actress.

==Deaths==
*2 January - [[Safdar Hashmi]], [[Street theatre]]<nowiki/>artist and activist was murdered by people linked with [[Indian National Congress]].
*16 January - [[South India]]<nowiki/>n actor [[Prem Nazir]] died.<ref>{{Cite web|orig-date=February 15, 1989|first=Lalita|last=Dileep|date=October 18, 2013|title=Actor-politician Prem Nazir dies|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/obituary/story/19890215-actor-politician-prem-nazir-dies-768517-2013-02-26|access-date=2021-02-02|website=India Today|language=en}}</ref>
*1 March - [[Vasantdada Patil]], Politician, Former [[Chief Minister of Maharashtra]], Former [[Governor]] of [[Rajasthan]] (born 1917).
*[[Murad (actor)|Murad]], actor (born 1904).
* [[Tarkeshwar Pandey]], politician (born 1910).

== See also ==
* [[Ayodhya dispute]]
*[[Mandal Commission]]
*[[Kashmir conflict]]
*[[Bofors scandal]]

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