1955 in India

Events in the year 1955 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

• President of India – Rajendra Prasad
• Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru

Events

• The Imperial Bank of India, the oldest (est. 1921) and the largest commercial bank of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed into the State Bank of India.

Births

• 2 May - Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, field hockey player and coach.
• 25 August - Khan Shein Kunwar, short story writer.
• 17 October - Smita Patil, actress (d.1986).
• 5 November - Karan Thapar, television commentator and interviewer.
• 13 December - Manohar Parrikar, politician and Chief Minister of Goa.

Full date unknown

• Rohini Hattangadi, actress.

Deaths

• 1 January - Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, scientist (b.1894).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1955