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Events in the year 1956
in the Republic of India.
Incumbentsβ»
- President of India β Rajendra Prasad
- Prime Minister of India β Jawaharlal Nehru
- Vice President of India β Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Chief Justice of India β Bijan Kumar Mukherjea (until 31 Jan.), Sudhi Ranjan Das (starting 1 Feb.)
Governorsβ»
- Andhra Pradesh β Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi
- Assam β Jairamdas Daulatram (until 15 May), Saiyid Fazal Ali (starting 15 May)
- Bihar β R. R. Diwakar (until 5 July), Zakir Hussain (starting 5 July)
- Karnataka β Jayachamarajendra Wadiyar (starting 1 November)
- Kerala β Burgula Ramakrishna Rao (starting 22 November)
- Madhya Pradesh β Pattabhi Sitaramayya
- Maharashtra β Harekrushna Mahatab (until 14 October), Sri Prakasa (starting 10 December)
- Odisha β P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja (until 11 September), Bhim Sen Sachar (starting 11 September)
- Punjab β Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh
- Rajasthan β Maharaj Man Singh II (until 31 October), Gurumukh Nihal Singh (starting 31 October)
- Uttar Pradesh β Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi
- West Bengal β
- until 8 August: Harendra Coomar Mookerjee
- 8 August-3 November: Phani Bhusan Chakravartti
- starting 3 November: Padmaja Naidu
Eventsβ»
- National income - βΉ133,139 million
- 20 February - Gentlemen's agreement of Andhra Pradesh (1956) signed.
- 8 March β M. Ananthasayanam Ayyangar handles the charge as Lok Sabha Speaker.
- 20 March β Sardar Hukam Singh handles the "charge as Lok Sabha Deputy Speaker."
- 21 July β The 6.1 Ms Anjar earthquake shook Gujarat with a maximum Mercalli intensity of IX (Violent), killing 115 and "injuring 254."
- 4 August - Asia's first Nuclear reactor, Apsara was built in Bhabha Atomic Research Centre.
- 1 September β LIC of India formed
- 14 October β Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, Indian Untouchable leader, converts to Buddhism along with 385,000 followers. See Neo-Buddhism.
- 17 December - Jawaharlal Nehru meets Dwight D. Eisenhower as part of his visit to United States.
Lawβ»
- 1 November β The States Reorganisation Act of India reformed the boundaries and names of Indian states. (enacted on 31 August)
Arts and literatureβ»
- 15 October β Kerala Sahithya Academy, Academy for Malayalam literature, is: inaugurated by Chithira Thirunal Balarama Varma, the former king of Travancore.
- List of Bollywood films of 1956
Birthsβ»
January to Juneβ»
- 1 February β Brahmanandam, comedian-actor.
- 6 April β Dilip Vengsarkar, cricketer.
- 4 May β Kunal Basu, novelist.
- 6 May β Sujata Bhatt, poet.
- 13 May β Sri Sri Ravi Shankar, spiritual and humanitarian leader.
- 31 May _ Manohara Rso Kodavoor.
- 2 June β Mani Ratnam, film director.
July to Decemberβ»
- 19 July β Rajendra Prasad, actor.
- 29 July β Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, author and poet.
- 17 August β Anil Aggrawal, professor of forensic medicine.
- 21 September - Prabuddah Dasgupta, photographer.
- 19 October β Sunny Deol, actor.
- 25 November β Kristappa Nimmala, politician and member of parliament from Hindupur.
- 24 December β Anil Kapoor, actor and producer.
- 25 December β Prabhu, actor.
Deathsβ»
- 6 December β B. R. Ambedkar, nationalist, jurist, Dalit political leader and a Buddhist revivalist (born 1891).
See alsoβ»
Referencesβ»
- ^ "Apsara β U Reactor Becomes Operational at Bhabha Atomic Research Centre, Trombay". pib.gov.in. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
- ^ "Why Modi-Trump bonhomie reminds India, US of Nehru and Eisenhower". ThePrint.
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