1990 in India

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Events in the year 1990 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

• President of India – R. Venkataraman
• Prime Minister of India – V. P. Singh until November 10, Chandra Shekhar Singh

Events

• January - An insurgency breaks out in Kashmir Valley, inflaming tensions with Pakistan. New Delhi dissolves the state assembly and imposes direct rule.
• March - The last Indian troops are withdrawn from Sri Lanka.
• 15 April – Food poisoning kills 450 guests at an engagement party in Uttar Pradesh.
• May - A cyclone ravages the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, killing nearly 1,000 people.
• V P Singh announces implementation of Mandal commission report.
• November - V.P. Singh resigns as prime minister and is succeeded by Janata Dal dissident Chandra Shekhar.

Births

• 1 January - Ali Murtaza, cricketer.

Deaths

• 14 January - Mani Madhava Chakyar, master Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist (b.1899).
• 29 March - Adoor Bhasi, actor, writer, journalist, singer and film producer (b.1927).
• 2 June - Shriram Sharma Acharya, seer, sage and Founder of the All World Gayatri Pariwar (b.1911).
• 21 October - Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist (b.1921).
• 30 September - Shankar Nag, actor and director (b.1954).
• 30 October - Vinod Mehra, actor (b.1945).
• 25 December - Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist (b.1917).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1990

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