1955 in India

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

See also: 1954 in India, other events of 1955, 1956 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Contents 1 Events 2 Births 2.1 Full date unknown 3 Deaths

[edit] Events

• The Imperial Bank of India, the oldest (est. 1921) and the largest commercial bank of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed into the State Bank of India.

[edit] Births

• 2 May - Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, field hockey player and coach.
• 25 August - Khan Shein Kunwar, short story writer.
• 17 October - Smita Patil, actress (d.1986).
• 5 November - Karan Thapar, television commentator and interviewer.
• 13 December - Manohar Parrikar, politician and Chief Minister of Goa.

[edit] Full date unknown

• Rohini Hattangadi, actress.

[edit] Deaths

• 1 January - Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, scientist (b.1894).