1948 in India

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1948 in India

Incumbents
- King of India: George VI
- Governor-General: Lord Mountbatten of Burma (until 21 June 1948); C. Rajagopalachari (from 21 June 1948)
- Prime Minister: Jawaharlal Nehru

Events
- National income: ₹93,590 million
- 1 January: India decides to take the Kashmir issue to the United Nations.
- 13–19 January: Gandhi’s last fast ends.
- 30 January: Mahatma Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse.
- 15 February: Junagadh and Manavadar rescind accession to Pakistan and join India.
- 20 February: 15 Deccan states agree to integrate with Bombay Province.
- 24 February: Junagadh State plebiscite—about 99% vote to join India.
- 8 March: Jath State accedes to India.
- 10 March: Inaugural meeting of the Indian Union Muslim League held in Madras.
- 17 March: Matsya States Union formed.
- 15 April: Mandi District formed by merging Mandi and Suket states into Himachal Pradesh.
- 25 April: Violence begins that would lead to the 1948 Guwahati riots.
- 1 May: First Kashmir War continues as India faces Pakistan.
- 7 July: Damodar Valley Corporation created.
- 15 July: Patiala and East Punjab States Union formed.
- 19 July: Permit system starts for migrants from West Pakistan.
- 6 September: The Nizam of Hyderabad decides to accede to Pakistan; Pakistan takes the issue to the UN.
- 12 September: Operation Polo launched to annex Hyderabad.
- 18 September: Hyderabad state joins the Dominion of India.

Law
- Several important acts were enacted, including:
- Factories Act
- Minimum Wages Act
- Pharmacy Act
- Employees’ State Insurance Act
- Insurance Act
- Census Act
- Oilfields (Regulation and Development) Act
- National Cadet Corps Act
- And other laws related to industry, labor, and governance

Births
- 7 January – Shobhaa De, columnist and novelist
- 24 February – J. Jayalalithaa, actress and politician (later Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu)
- 25 February – Danny Denzongpa, actor
- 1 March – Gopanarayan Das, advocate and politician
- 3 April – Banu Mushtaq, writer
- 9 April – Jaya Bachchan, actress
- 3 May – S. Ramesan Nair, lyricist and poet
- 10 June – Subrata Roy, businessman
- 14 June – Gokaraju Ganga Raju, politician
- 27 June – Vennira Aadai Nirmala, Tamil actress
- 4 September – Anant Nag, actor
- 10 September – Bhakti Barve, actress
- 2 October – Persis Khambatta, actress and model
- 16 October – Hema Malini, actress and dancer
- 14 November – Sindhutai Sapkal, social worker
- 30 November – K. R. Vijaya, actress
- Full date unknown: Abdul Aleem Farooqui, Islamic scholar

Deaths
- 30 January – Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, political and spiritual leader (born 1869)
- 1 February – Jatindramohan Bagchi, poet
- 2 April – Baba Sawan Singh, spiritual figure
- 9 August – Yellapragada Subbarow, medical scientist
- 19 August – P. Krishna Pillai, communist revolutionary

See also
- Bollywood films of 1948

Notes
- This is a simplified overview of the year 1948 in India, highlighting major political changes, key events, laws, and notable births and deaths.