1949 in India

Events in the year 1949 in India.

Incumbents

 * King of India – George VI
 * Governor-General of the Dominion of India  – C. Rajagopalachari
 * Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru

Events

 * National income - ₹92,908 million

January - June

 * 1 January – After eight months of fighting between the Indian forces and the Pakistan Army agreed to a ceasefire, ordered by the United Nations Security Council, takes effect in Kashmir region.
 * 1 January – The Reserve Bank of India was nationalized.
 * 30 March - Fifteen Princely states joined to form Greater Rajasthan.
 * 28 April – India issues the London Declaration, enabling it (and, thereafter, any other nation) to remain in the British Commonwealth despite becoming a republic, creating the position of 'Head of the Commonwealth', and renaming the organisation as the 'Commonwealth of Nations'.
 * 25 May - Kollam Textile Mill strike by United Trade Union Congress demanding payment of bonus to workers.
 * 6 June – With the passage of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act by the Indian government, Mahabodhi Temple is restored to partial Buddhist control.

July - September

 * 1 July - Princely state of Travancore and Kingdom of Cochin enters into Thiru - Kochi Pact.
 * 27 July – India and Pakistan sign the Karachi Agreement
 * 9 September – Queen Kanchanprabha Devi signs the Tripura Merger Agreement.
 * 17 September - Dravida Munnetra Kazhagam a linguistic regional party based in Tamil Nadu formed.
 * 18 September - Indian rupee suffers devaluation due to 30% devaluation of Pound sterling by Chancellor of the Exchequer.
 * 21 September - Manipur (princely state) merges with India following agreement between V. P. Menon and Bodhchandra Singh.

October - December

 * 11 October - Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru arrived at Washington, D.C. for a three week visit in United States and was received by Harry S. Truman.
 * 15 October – Tripura becomes a part of the Union of India
 * 15 November – Nathuram Godse and Narayan Apte executed for assassinating Mahatma Gandhi.
 * 26 November - Constituent Assembly of India adopted the Constitution of India.
 * 22 December - Planting of ram idol inside Babri Masjid by Abhiram Das.
 * 28 December – Central Reserve Police Force Act enacted.
 * 31 December - An armed group of Communist Party of India activists killed four Police officers in Travancore–Cochin.

Law

 * Constitution is adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly.
 * Central Reserve Police Force Act
 * Electricity Act
 * Police Act
 * Banking Regulation Act
 * Maharaja Sayajirao University of Baroda Act
 * Industrial Disputes (Banking and Insurance Companies) Act
 * Central Reserve Police Force Act
 * Mangrol and Manavadar (Administration of Property) Act
 * Seaward Artillery Practice Act
 * Chartered Accountants Act
 * Payment Of Taxes (Transfer Of Property) Act
 * Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Act

Births

 * 13 January – Rakesh Sharma, Indian Air Force pilot and cosmonaut.
 * 7 March – Ghulam Nabi Azad, politician.
 * 4 April – Parveen Babi, actress (died 2005).
 * 1 June
 * T. M. Abraham, theatre director.
 * Gautam Chattopadhyay, musicologist and film maker, founder member of Moheener Ghoraguli. (died 1999)
 * 29 June – A. Anwhar Raajhaa, politician
 * 10 July – Sunil Gavaskar, cricketer
 * 21 August – Ahmed Patel, politician (died 2020).
 * 23 August – Bansi Kaul, theatre director (died 2021)
 * 30 October – Pramod Mahajan, politician (died 2006).
 * 12 December – Gopinath Munde, politician (died 2014).

Deaths

 * 2 March - Sarojini Naidu, Activism, (aged 70 years)
 * 10 April – Birbal Sahni, paleobotanist (born 1891).
 * 19 June – Syed Zafarul Hasan, Muslim philosopher (born 1885).
 * 15 November – Narayan Apte, accomplice in assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (born 1911).
 * 15 November – Nathuram Godse, assassin of Mahatma Gandhi, executed (born 1910).