1955 in India
Events in the year 1955 in the Republic of India.Incumbents
Federal government
- President of India β Rajendra Prasad
- Prime Minister of India β Jawaharlal Nehru
- Vice President of India - Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Chief Justice of India β Bijan Kumar Mukherjea
Governors
- Assam β
- Bihar β
- Maharashtra β
- Odisha β
- Punjab β
- Rajasthan β
- Tamil Nadu β
- Telangana β
- Uttar Pradesh β
- West Bengal β
Events
- The Imperial Bank of India, the oldest and the largest commercial bank of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed into the State Bank of India.
- The Hindu Marriage Act enacted
Births
- 2 May β Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, field hockey player and coach.
- 25 August β Khan Shein Kunwar, short story writer.
- 17 October β Smita Patil, actress.
- 5 November β Karan Thapar, television commentator and interviewer.
- 8 November - Pandula Ravindra Babu, politician and member of parliament from Amalapuram.
- 13 December β Manohar Parrikar, politician and Chief Minister of Goa.
Full date unknown
- Rohini Hattangadi, actress.
Deaths
- 1 January β Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, scientist.
