1960: Gujarat State and Maharashtra State are formed from the State of Bombay as laid down by the States Reorganisation Act.
1 May is declared as ‘Maharashtra Divas’, i.e., Maharashtra Day
Yashwantrao Chavan took oath as the 1st Chief Minister of Maharashtra
Bombay High Court overturns Jury trial verdict on Nanavati case and declares him guilty. The movie Rustom was based on this case.
Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) established in Pune
Border Roads Organisation was formed.
Bajaj Auto became a publicly traded company.
India participated in the 1960 Summer Olympics football tournament in Rome, marking their last appearance in the Olympics for football. The team, coached by Syed Abdul Rahim and captained by P.K. Banerjee, was placed in a group with Hungary, France, and Peru. Despite a draw against France and a goal from Tulsidas Balaram against Peru, India did not advance beyond the group stage.
India won silver in hockey in 1960 Olympics
Subroto Cup International Football Tournament started
1961: The first Aircraft carrier of Indian Navy, INS Vikrant was commissioned.
Indian Foreign Service Officer K. Sankara Pillai assassinated at Indian High Commission, Ottawa by a youth of Yugoslavian origins. This is the first martyr-ship of an Indian Diplomat
Jawaharlal Nehru commissions the first Electric locomotive that is made in India at Chittaranjan Locomotive Works
The Hungry generation movement is launched in Calcutta.
Goa is officially ceded to India after 400 years of Portuguese rule
Anti-dowry Act
The 10th Amendment to the Indian Constitution, enacted in 1961, incorporated Dadra and Nagar Haveli as the seventh Union Territory of India
Queen Elizabeth II visited India
1962 Indian National Committee for Space Research set up with Vikram Sarabhai from Physical Research Laboratory leading it.
A locust swarm threatens New Delhi.
Chinese troops invade Kashmir and illegally captured Aksai Chin thereby starting the Sino-Indian War.
Emergency enforced in India for the first time following the Sino-Indian War.
War over disputed territory of Kashmir with China.
The Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) is a central armed police force in India under the Ministry of Home Affairs. It is responsible for guarding India’s border with Tibet. It was formed in the aftermath of the Sino-Indian War of 1962.
India seizes Diu, Daman and Goa from Portuguese India.
14th Amendment- Incorporation of Pondicherry into the Union of India and creation of Legislative Assemblies for Himachal Pradesh, Tripura, Manipur and Goa.
Bidhan Chandra Roy, the second CM of West Bengal died.
Kalinga Cup started by Biju Patnaik in Orissa.
1963: India’s first ever rocket launch was carried out at Thumba Equatorial Rocket Launching Station Thiruvananthapuram. The launch was successful and it sent NASA-made Nike-Apache rocket to space marking the beginning of India’s space programme.
Supreme Court of India mandates that reservation should not exceed 50% for any institution
The Kamraj Plan, aimed at revitalizing the Indian National Congress by encouraging prominent leaders to resign from ministerial posts, was also approved.
On December 1, 1963, Nagaland was established as the 16th state of India.
1964 Thirty-two Council members walk out of Communist Party of India National Council resulting in the 1964 split in the Communist Party of India.
27 May Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
Lal Bahadur Shastri became the PM of India
IDBI Bank was established through an Act of Parliament.
The far-right Hindu outfit, Vishva Hindu Parishad was founded.
National Film Archive of India established in Pune.
Indian Hungry generation poets arrested on charges of conspiracy against the State and Obscenity in literature.
In December, a powerful cyclone, also known as the Dhanushkodi cyclone, struck Rameswaram, causing significant damage.
India won gold in hockey in Olympics
Death of Guru Dutt
1965 Food Corporation of India was founded.
Second war with Pakistan over Kashmir.
Kashmir is declared an “Integral Part of India” and is not a “disputed territory”, later responded by the Pakistani troops entering the Indian sector of Kashmir.
A full-scale Indo-Pakistani war is fought over Kashmir, which ends after a UN Security Council calls for a ceasefire on 20 September.
Anti-Hindi agitations break out in India because of which Hindi does not get “National Language” status and remains one of the 2 Official Languages of India.
English is adopted as an associate language in dealings between the Central government and the non-Hindi speaking states.
1965 Dhanbad coal mine disaster – A mining accident in Dhanbad, India kills 274.
The Border Security Force is formed as a special force to guard the borders.
1966 The Tashkent Declaration, ending the 1965 Indo-Pakistani war, was signed on January 10
Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri’s mysterious death in Tashkent.
Nehru’s daughter Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister.
Lumding Train Bombing occurs on the North-East Frontier Railway.
Air India Flight 101 crashed into Mont Blanc killing the 117 passengers including Homi J. Bhabha who was in the flight. There was a similar aviation accident in the same spot in 1950.
Shiv Sena founded by Bal Thackeray.
First Indira Gandhi ministry devalues Indian rupee by 57%
Reita Faria became the first Indian to win the Miss World title.
VD Savarkar died
1967 India and Myanmar enters into a border agreement which demarcates India–Myanmar border
Zakir Husain becomes the first Muslim to become president of India.
In 1967, Charu Majumdar, along with other communist leaders, spearheaded a peasant uprising in Naxalbari, West Bengal, known as the Naxalbari movement.
Kerala State Lotteries becomes the first state to start Lottery under public sector
Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act
Indian and Chinese troops begin to exchange fire at Nathu La in Sikkim. This event is known as the Nathu La and Cho La clashes
1968 The Beatles visit the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India to study transcendental meditation.
West Bengal was put under President’s rule under Article 356 of the Constitution of India, after the collapse of its coalition government and the resignation of Chief Minister P. C. Ghosh.
Indira Gandhi announced in Rae Bareilly that India will not sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of nuclear weapons. This was her first of many protests against USA.
Public Provident Fund introduced through an act by the Parliament of India.
National Textile Corporation incorporated.
Tata Consultancy Services established as Tata Computer Systems.
Three-language formula introduced through National Policy on Education
Kilvenmani massacre, 44 Dalits burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu.
Auroville established in Pondicherry with presence of 124 countries
India won bronze medal in hockey in the Olympics
1969 19 July Nationalisation of 14 major private Banks
Madras State gets renamed to Tamil Nadu through parliamentary law
Morarji Desai resigned from the post of Deputy Prime Minister of India
The first Rajdhani Express commenced its journey between Delhi and Howrah.
Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) was set up on 15th August
Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) came into existence (10 March 1969)
Registration of Births and Death Act (RBD Act)
India’s first nuclear power plant at Tarapur began operations.
India launched its first rocket.
The third President of India, Dr. Zakir Husain, passed away in May.
Actor Amitabh Bachchan made his debut in the film “Saat Hindustani”.
Madhubala died.
