1986 in India

Events in the year 1986 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

• President of India – Zail Singh
• Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi

Events

• 1 April - VSNL incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1956.
• 30 April - Operation Black Thunder conducted to flush out remaining Sikh extremists from the Golden Temple
• May - a new National Policy on Education announced by the Government
• September - Environment Protection Act
• 22 September - Australia-India test cricket match ends in a tie at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, becoming only the second tied test in the history
• November - Operation Brasstacks starts in Rajasthan
• Consumer Protection Act
• 27 October - Inland waterways authority of India

Births

• 6 June - Bhavana Balachandran, actress.
• 20 October - Priyanka Sharma, actress.
• 15 November - Sania Mirza, tennis player.
• 11 December - Anju Lavina, Social Worker, writer.

Deaths

• 6 July - Jagjivan Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer (b.1908).
• 13 December - Smita Patil, actress (b.1955).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1986