See also: 2008 in India, other events of 2009 and Timeline of Indian history.
Events
- The Virgin Galactic space tour with the first Indian space tourist on board - Santhosh George Kulangara
- January 1: National Investigation Agency (NIA) Bill and the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Amendment (UAPA) Bill, the new anti-terror regime came into force with President Pratibha Patil giving her assent. (The Hindu)
- January 1: Five persons, including a boy and a woman, were killed and about 50 injured in serial bomb blasts in Guwahati, Assam. (The Hindu)
- January 1: Indian Government decides to place officers in the rank of Lieutenant Colonel and their equivalents in the other two services on a higher pay band and constitute a separate pay commission in a move to redress the grievances of Indian Armed Forces personnel over anomalies in pay structures. (The Hindu)
- January 2: Indian Government in tandem with the Reserve Bank of India (RBI) announces the much-awaited second Stimulus Package aimed at reversing the economic slowdown. (The Hindu)
- January 2: Kapil Dev, Sunil Gavaskar and Bishan Singh Bedi figure among the 55 players in the ICC’s inaugural Hall of Fame list. (The Hindu)
- January 4: All-India Motor Transport Congress (AIMTC) has decided to go ahead with its indefinite strike from midnight of January 5. (The Hindu)
- January 4: The People’s Democratic Party (PDP) formally dissociates itself from the United Progressive Alliance (UPA). (The Hindu)
- January 5: Indian Government summons Pakistan High Commissioner Shahid Malik to hand over evidence about Pakistans involvement in the Mumbai terror attacks. (The Hindu)
- 1 April - No additional charges on withdrawing money from an ATM of a different bank[1]
- April-May – General Elections held
Deaths
- 15 January - Tapan Sinha, 84, film director (b. 1924)
- 27 January - R. Venkataraman, 98, the 8th President of India (b. 1910)
- 31 January - Nagesh, actor (b. 1933)[2]
- 9 April - Shakti Samanta, 83, film director and producer (b. 1926)
- 27 April - Feroz Khan, 69, film actor and producer (b. 1939)
- 17 May - Prakash Mehra, 69, film director and producer (b. 1939)
- 31 May - Kamala Das, 75, writer and poetess (b. 1934)
- June 8 - Habib Tanvir, 85, dramatist and actor (b. 1923)
- June 28 - A. K. Lohithadas, 54, filmmaker in Malayalam cinema (b. 1955)
- July 16 - D. K. Pattammal, 90, Carnatic musician, one of the "female trinity of Carnatic Music" (b. 1919)
- July 21 - Gangubai Hangal, 96, Hindustani classical singer (b. 1913)
- July 28 - Leela Naidu, 69, film actress (b. 1940)
- July 29 - Rajan P. Dev, 56, film actor in South Indian films (b. 1953)
- July 29 - Gayatri Devi, 90, Rajmata of Jaipur (b. 1919)
- August 9 - Gulshan Bawra, 72, songwriter (b. 1937)
- August 9 - Murali, 55, film and theatre actor, author (b. 1954)
- September 2 - Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy, 60, 14th Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh (b. 1949)
- October 25 - Adoor Bhavani, 82, film actress (b. 1927)
- November 10- Simple Kapadia,51,film actress
- December 7- Bina Rai,73,film actress
References
- ^ Sudeep Jain (October 12, 2009). "Free ATM era ends on Tuesday". Business Standard. http://business.rediff.com/report/2009/oct/12/free-atm-era-ends-on-tuesday.htm.
- ^ Veteran comedian Nagesh dead in The Hindu
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