2011 in India

Incumbents

Governors

Events

January

• Union Home Ministry wound up the Srikrishna committee on Telangana following submission of its report.
• Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of ULFA, was released on bail from the Guwahati central prison.
• India and Pakistan exchange the annual lists of their nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations, which was signed on 31 December 1988.
• Nagesh Pydah assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of the Oriental Bank of Commerce.
• Yashwant Sonawane, Additional District Collector of Malegaon burnt alive by oil mafia at Manmad near Nashik.
• 102 lives lost in stampede at Sabarimala Shrine.
• Eminent classical singer Bhimsen Joshi passes away at the age of 88.
• Karnataka Governor sanctions prosecution of CM B.S.Yeddyurappa.
• Suresh Kalmadi sacked as Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee.

  February

• Former Telecom Minister A.Raja sent to Tihar Jail in 2G spectrum case.
• Bombay High Court upholds death penalty for Ajmal Kasab.
• Ahmedabad court convicts 31, acquits 63 in Godhra train burning case.
• 34th National Games Held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.
• Kidnapped Malkangiri Collector released by Maoists.

  March

• Supreme Court strikes down CVC PJ Thomas' appointment.
• PM Manmohan Singh and PM Gilani of Pakistan engage in cricket diplomacy on the occasion of India-Pakistan semi final match in Cricket World Cup 2011.
• Supreme Court dismisses Aruna Shanbaug's euthanasia plea.
• Hasan Ali remanded to judicial custody.
• Saina Nehwal clinches Swiss Open Grand Prix.
• DGCA revokes licenses of 14 fake pilots.
• Census 2011 shows increase of 181 million in total population.
• 2011 I-League 2nd Division begins.

  April

• 2 April – India beat Sri Lanka and wins the 2011 Cricket World Cup.
• Dorjee Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 2007, dies in a helicopter crash.
• Anna Hazare undertakes fast for Jan Lokpal Bill at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi.
• Supreme Court grants bail to civil rights activist Binayak Sen.
• Visit of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand to India.
• Five corporate honchos arrested in 2G spectrum case.
• 2011 I-League 2nd Division ends.

  May

• Mamata Banerjee sworn in as the first woman and 11th Chief Minister of West Bengal.
• Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces aid of 225 billion for African countries to develop infrastructure facilities on the eve of IInd Indo-Africa summit.
• J.Jayalalitha, Oommen Chandy, Tarun Gogoi and N. Rangaswamy takes over as Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry respectively, as a result of assembly elections.
• Supreme Court quashes Karnataka Speaker's decision to disqualify 16 MLA's.
• German Chancellor Angela Merkel conferred Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009 by President Pratibha Patil.
• India ratifies .
• 2010–11 I-League: Salgaocar FC won the title by beating JCT FC 2-0 in the final match of the season.
• 2011 Santosh Trophy

  June

• Senior journalist and investigations editor with English newspaper 'MiD DAY', J. Dey, is shot dead in Mumbai.
• Election Commission of India launches the IIDEM.
• Famous painter M.F Hussain passes away.
• New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visits India.
• India gets first e-waste management rules.
• India ranks 123rd on the .
• Supreme Court appoints committee to examine the secret chambers of Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kerala.

  July

• 26 killed in a series of bomb-blasts in Mumbai.
• Gorkhaland Territorial Administration agreement signed.
• India-Bangladesh ink border management deal.
• 18 July – India's 25th nuclear power plant being built at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan.
• Newly formed National Green Tribunal conducts its first sitting.

  August

• Reserve Bank of India issues draft guidelines for new bank licences.
• Nation celebrates Independence Day on 15 August.
• Parliament passes sense of the house resolution on Lokpal bill.
• Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2011 presented, Delhi is first.

  September

• 6.8 earthquake in Sikkim, tremors across India on 18 September.
• Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 presented in lok sabha.
• PM Manmohan Singh visits Dhaka on a landmark visit.
• 2011 Durand Cup
• 2011 Indian Federation Cup
• Bhanwari Devi murder case

  October

• F1 2011 Race comes to India at the Buddh International Circuit, Noida.
• 7 billionth baby born on 31 October 2011, Nargis in Uttar Pradesh.
• Saving Bank Interest rate decontrolled by RBI.
• National Manufacturing Policy cleared by Cabinet.
• Planning Commission releases the second India Human Development Report 2011.
• President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, visits India.
• Chhattisgarh police superintendent Ankit Garg is accused of the torture of schoolteacher and alleged Naxalite Soni Sori.

  November

• Maoist leader Kishenji killed in encounter in West Bengal.
• Companies Bill and Pension Bill cleared by Cabinet.
• Indian representative elected to head the Joint Inspection Unit, the UN's only external oversight body.
• India ranks 134th on UN Human Development Index.
• Longest rail of India, Vivek Express, is flagged off.
• Sonia Gandhi and Manmohan Singh figures among the top 20 most powerful people on earth in the Forbes list.

  December

• More than 50 killed in fire accident at AMRI hospital, Kolkata.
• 150 perish in West Bengal hooch tragedy.
• Court directs 21 social networking websites to take off offensive content.
• Lok Sabha passes Lokpal Bill, Hazare cancels fast due to lukewarm response at Mumbai.
• Cyclone Thane claims 33 lives in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.

  Unknown

• 2011 Dutta Ray Trophy is abolished.

  Predicted and scheduled events

• 2011–12 I-League
• 2011 BC Roy Trophy

  Sports

Athletics

• 3 January – National School Athletics Meet begin at Pune

  [Cricket]

Domestic season

• Ranji Trophy 2010–11
• Duleep Trophy 2010–11
• Deodhar Trophy 2010–11
• Vijay Hazare Trophy 2010–11
• 2011 Indian Premier League
• 2011 Irani Trophy
• 2011 Inter-State T20 Championship
• 2011 BCCI Corporate Trophy
• 2011 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy
• Ranji Trophy 2011–12
• Duleep Trophy 2011–12
• Deodhar Trophy 2011–12
• Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011–12

  International

• India – South Africa 3 Test Series, December 2010 – January 2011.
• India – West Indies 3 Test Series, June – July 2011.
• India – England 4 Test Series, July – August 2011.
• West Indies – India 3 Test Series, November 2011.
• India – Australia 4 Test Series, December 2011 – January 2012.

• India – South Africa 5 match Series, January 2011.
• India wins ICC world cup 2011 defeating Sri Lanka in finals.
• India – West Indies 5 match Series, June 2011.
• India – England 5 match Series, September 2011.
• England – India 5 match Series, October 2011.
• West Indies – India 5 match Series, November – December 2011.

• West Indies v India at Port of Spain – 4 June 2011.
• England v India at Manchester – 31 August 2011.
• India v England at Kolkata – 29 October 2011.

  Football

Senior

• 2010–11 I-League
• 2011–12 I-League
• 2011 Indian Shield
• 2011 Indian Federation Cup
• 2011 Durand Cup
• 2011 Santosh Trophy
• 2011 I-League 2nd Division

  Youth

• 2011 BC Roy Trophy
• 2011 Dutta Ray Trophy
• 2010–11 Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
• 2010–12 Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy
• Subroto Cup Football Tournament

  Regional

• Agartala
• Kolkata
• Mumbai
• Bangalore
• Cochin
• Goa
• Assam
• Guwahati
• Punjab
• Delhi
• Trivandum
• Kolkata Police Friendship Cup Football Tournament
• Goa Governor Cup
• Goan Super Cup
• Mullick Police Cup
• Sikkim Gold Cup
• Faria Gold Cup
• Traders Cup
• Lt. Governors Cup
• ATPA Shield
• Garodia Gold Cup
• Bordoloi Trophy
• I143'Day Cup
• OIL Gold Cup

  International

Hockey

Deaths

January – April

• 2 January – Bali Ram Bhagat, 88, former Lok Sabha Speaker
• 10 January – Vivek Shauq, 47, actor, comedian.
• 17 January – Gita Dey, 79, actress.
• 21 January – E. V. V. Satyanarayana, 54, film director.
• 24 January – Bhimsen Joshi, 88, musician.
• 28 January – Sushil Kumar Dhara, 99, revolutionary.
• 3 February – Machan Varghese, 50, Malayalam film actor.
• 12 February – Vipindas, 72, cinematographer and director.
• 19 February – Suresh Babu, 58, athlete.
• 20 February – Malaysia Vasudevan, 66, actor and playback singer.
• 21 February
• *Aranmula Ponnamma, 96, Malayalam film actress.
• *Premananda, 59, religious leader.
• 23 February
• *Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, 79, screenwriter and film producer.
• *Nirmala Srivastava, 87, religious leader.
• 24 February – Anant Pai, 81, educationalist and comics writer.
• 1 March – Fateh Singh Rathore, 72, wildlife conservationist.
• 3 March
• *Goga Kapoor, 70, film actor.
• *Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, 81, astrophysicist.
• 4 March – Arjun Singh, 80, politician.
• 10 March – Baliram Kashyap, 74, politician.
• 12 March – Kumar Indrajitsinhji, 73, cricketer.
• 19 March – Navin Nischol, 65, actor.
• 20 March – Bob Christo, Indian actor of Australian origin.
• 1 April – Varkey Vithayathil, 83, cardinal and religious leader.
• 3 April – Rafique Alam, 81, politician.
• 5 April – Sujatha, 58, actress.
• 12 April – Sachin Bhowmick, 80, screenwriter.
• 17 April – Bhawani Singh, 79, titular Maharaja of Jaipur.
• 22 April – Madhava Gudi, 72, Hindustani classical vocalist.
• 24 April – Sathya Sai Baba, 84, Guru, spiritual leader & educator.
• 30 April – Dorjee Khandu, 56, politician, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh

  May – December

• 13 May – Badal Sarkar, 85, dramatist
• 15 May – Mahendra Singh Tikait, 76, leader of farmers, President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union
• 3 June – Bhajan Lal, 80, two-time Chief Minister of Haryana
• 7 June – Nataraja Ramakrishna, 88, dance guru.
• 9 June – M. F. Husain, 95, painter
• 11 June – Jyotirmoy Dey, 55, journalist
• 14 June – Asad Ali Khan, 74, musician
• 18 June – John Perumattam, 89, Catholic hierarch
• 21 June
• *Kothapalli Jayashankar, 76, educator and politician
• *Suresh Tendulkar, 72, economist
• 29 June – K. D. Sethna, 106, scholar and writer
• 2 July – Chaturanan Mishra, 86, politician and union leader.
• 6 July – Mani Kaul, 66, film director
• 14 August – Shammi Kapoor, 79, actor
• 18 August – Johnson Master, 58, musician
• 22 September – Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, 70, cricketer
• 10 October – Jagjit Singh, 70, singer
• 5 November – Bhupen Hazarika, 85, singer
• 9 November – Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-born American Nobel biochemist
• 27 November – Ustad Sultan Khan, 71, musician
• 4 December – Dev Anand, 88, actor and director
• 25 December – Satyadev Dubey, 75, actor, playwright and director
• 26 December – S. Bangarappa, 79, former Chief Minister of Karnataka

  Major Public Holidays

• 26 January – Republic Day
• 20 February – Maha Shivaratri
• 8 March – Holi
• 4 April – Gudi Padwa
• 15 August – Independence Day
• 19 August – Pateti
• 21 August – Krishna Janmashtami
• 31 August – Eid ul-Fitr
• 1 September – Ganesh Chaturthi
• 11 September – Anant Chaturdashi
• 2 October – Gandhi Jayanti
• 6 October – Dassera
• 26 October – Diwali
• 7 November – Bakrid
• 10 November – Guru Nanak Jayanti
• 25 December – Christmas