1962 in India
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The following lists events that happened during 1962 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents
- President of India – Tunnu until 13 May, Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
- Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
Events
- 3 April - Jawaharlal Nehru is elected de facto Prime Minister of India.
- 6 May - India defeats the Philippines in the Eastern Zone final of 1962 Davis Cup at New Delhi
- 28 July - A locust swarm threatens New Delhi.
- 21 September - A border conflict between China and India erupts into fighting.
- 10 October - Beginning of the Sino-Indian War, a border dispute involving two of the world's largest nations (between India and the People's Republic of China).
- 20 October - Chinese troops invade Kashmir and capture Aksai Chin
- 21 November - China withdraws troops from South Tibet and orders ceasefire along the McMahon Line.
- 19 December - The last foreign-occupied territory of India, Daman and Diu, is integrated into India.
- List of amendments of the Constitution of India#cite_note-16 The twelfth and Thirteenth Amendment of The Constitution of India
Births
- 17 January - Karan Kapoor, actor, model and photographer.
- 3 April - Jaya Prada, actress and politician.
- 7 April - Ram Gopal Varma, film director, writer and producer.
- 27 May - Ravi Shastri, cricketer.
- 25 August - Rajiv Kapoor, actor, producer and director.
- 4 September - Kiran More, cricketer.
Full date unknown
- Sucheta Dalal, finance journalist.
- Madhavi, actress.
Deaths
- 11 June - Chhabi Biswas, actor (b. 1900).
- 1 July - Bidhan Chandra Roy, second Chief Minister of West Bengal (b. 1882).
- December- Annapurnanand, famous Hindi writer( B 21 Sep. 1895)
Full date unknown
- K. C. Dey, actor (b. 1893).
See also
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