1960 in India
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See also: 1959 in India, other events of 1960, 1961 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
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[edit] Events
- 1 May - Gujarat State and Maharashtra State formed from State of Bombay formed by as per States Reorganisation Act .
- 1 May - In India, May 1st is declared as 'Gujarat Diwas' or 'Maharashtra Divas', i.e., Maharashtra Day (the same day is also celebrated as 'Kaamgaar Divas', i.e., Workers Day).
- 20 June - Maharashtra State Electricity Board formed.
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- Air India enters United States with flights to New York.
- Bajaj Auto goes public.
[edit] Births
- 3 January - Sandeep Marwah, stage, film and television personality.
- 25 June - Suresh Gopi, actor.
- 11 July - Kumar Gaurav, actor.
- 13 September - Karthik Muthuraman, actor.
[edit] Deaths
- 30 January - J. C. Kumarappa, economist (b.1892).
- 2 February - Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja, Hindu teacher (b.1884).
- 20 April - Pannalal Ghosh, flute (bānsurī) player and composer (b.1911).
- 27 April - Rajshekhar Basu, writer, chemist and lexicographer (b.1880).
