1982 in India

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Events in the year 1982 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

• President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy until 25 July, Zail Singh
• Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi

Events

• April - INSAT-1A launched; deactivated in September.
• July - NABARD establishment

Infamous Events

• Gonda Encounter

Sport

• 19 November - 4 December - 9th Asian Games held in Delhi.

Births

• 15 January - Neil Mukesh, actor.
• 28 April - Koyel Mullick, actress.
• 24 May - Kanchi Kaul, actress.
• 30 June - Allari Naresh, actor.
• 3 July - Kanika Subramaniam, actress.
• 18 July - Priyanka Chopra, actress, Miss World 2000.
• 28 August - Prasanna, actor.
• 11 September - Shriya Saran, actress.
• 28 September - Ranbir Kapoor, actor.
• 16 October - Prithviraj Sukumaran actor
• 21 November - Aarti Chhabria, actress and model.

Full date unknown

• Rehan Khan, singer.
• Anurag Sinha, actor.

Deaths

• 11 January - Manya Surve, Indian urban dacoit and gangster in the Mumbai underworld (born 1944).
• 3 August - Tribhuvan Narain Singh, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh (born 1904).
• 15 November - Vinoba Bhave, freedom fighter and teacher (born 1895).

Full date unknown

• Firaq Gorakhpuri, poet (born 1896).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1982