1951 in India
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[edit] Events
- 5 November - Central Railway is formed by the merger of several government-owned railways.
- Western Railway is formed by merging smaller railways.
- An amendment to the constitution says "state can make special provisions for advancement of any backward class". However this was refered to the situation in Kashmir.
[edit] Arts and Literature
- 16 December - Salar Jung Museum is opened to the public by the Prime Minister of India Jawaharlal Nehru.
[edit] Births
- 1 January - Nana Patekar, actor and filmmaker.
- 17 January - Bindu, actress.
- 1 March - Nitish Kumar, politician and Chief Minister of Bihar.
- 10 July - Narayanasami Sathyamurthy, scientist.
[edit] Deaths
- 15 February - Stephen Hector Taylor-Smith, rocket scientist (b.1891).
