2011 in India

{{short description|none}} <!-- "none" is preferred when the title is sufficiently descriptive --> {{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}} {{use Indian English|date=February 2014}} {{Year in India|2011}} Events in the year '''2011 in the Republic of India'''.

==Incumbents== {| class=wikitable ! Photo ! Post ! Name |- | 50px | {{flagicon|IND}} '''President''' | Pratibha Patil |- | 50px | {{flagicon|IND}} '''Vice President''' | Mohammad Hamid Ansari |- | 50px | {{flagicon|IND}} '''Prime Minister''' | Manmohan Singh |- | 50px | {{flagicon|IND}} '''Chief Justice''' | S. H. Kapadia |}

===Governors=== {| class=wikitable ! Post ! Name |- | '''Andhra Pradesh''' | E. S. L. Narasimhan |- | '''Arunachal Pradesh''' | Joginder Jaswant Singh |- | '''Assam''' | Janaki Ballabh Patnaik |- | '''Bihar''' | Devanand Konwar |- | '''Chhattisgarh''' | Shekhar Dutt |- | '''Goa''' | Shivinder Singh Sidhu (until 27 August)<br />Kateekal Sankaranarayanan (starting 27 August) |- | '''Gujarat''' | Kamala Beniwal |- | '''Haryana''' | Jagannath Pahadia |- | '''Himachal Pradesh''' | Urmila Singh |- | '''Jammu and Kashmir''' | Narinder Nath Vohra |- | '''Jharkhand''' | M. O. H. Farook (until 3 September)<br />Syed Ahmed (starting 3 September) |- | '''Karnataka''' | Hansraj Bhardwaj |- | '''Kerala''' | R. S. Gavai (until 7 September)<br />M. O. H. Farook (starting 7 September) |- | '''Madhya Pradesh''' | Rameshwar Thakur (until 7 September)<br />Ram Naresh Yadav (starting 7 September) |- | '''Maharashtra''' | Kateekal Sankaranarayanan |- | '''Manipur''' | Gurbachan Jagat |- | '''Meghalaya''' | Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary |- | '''Mizoram''' | M. M. Lakhera (until 2 September)<br />Vakkom Purushothaman (starting 2 September) |- | '''Nagaland''' | Nikhil Kumar |- | '''Odisha''' | Murlidhar Chandrakant Bhandare |- | '''Punjab''' | Shivraj Vishwanath Patil |- | '''Rajasthan''' | Shivraj Patil |- | '''Sikkim''' | Balmiki Prasad Singh |- | '''Tamil Nadu''' | Surjit Singh Barnala (until 30 August)<br />Konijeti Rosaiah (starting 30 August) |- | '''Tripura''' | Dnyandeo Yashwantrao Patil |- | '''Uttar Pradesh''' | Banwari Lal Joshi |- | '''Uttarakhand''' | Margaret Alva |- | '''West Bengal''' | M.K. Narayanan |- |}

==Events== * National income - {{INR}}87,363,287 million

=== January - June === * 1 January - ** Arabinda Rajkhowa, chairman of ULFA, was released on bail from the Guwahati central prison.<ref>{{cite news |date=2 January 2011 |title=Front Page : ULFA chairman freed on bail |url=http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/02/stories/2011010250590100.htm |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110105122118/http://www.hindu.com/2011/01/02/stories/2011010250590100.htm |archive-date=5 January 2011 |access-date=6 December 2011 |work=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> ** India and Pakistan exchange the annual lists of their nuclear installations and facilities under the Agreement on the Prohibition of Attack against Nuclear Installations, which was signed on 31 December 1988.<ref>{{cite web |title=India, Pakistan exchange list of nuke facilities |url=http://www.sify.com/news/india-pakistan-exchange-list-of-nuke-facilities-news-national-lbbq4hahgcf.html |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110106020746/http://www.sify.com/news/india-pakistan-exchange-list-of-nuke-facilities-news-national-lbbq4hahgcf.html |archive-date=6 January 2011 |access-date=6 December 2011 |website=Sify}}</ref> ** Nagesh Pydah assumed charge as Chairman and Managing Director of the Oriental Bank of Commerce.<ref>{{cite web |date=1 January 2011 |title=Nagesh Pydah assumes charge of OBC chief |url=http://news.webindia123.com/news/Articles/India/20110101/1659246.html |access-date=6 December 2011 |publisher=News.webindia123.com}}</ref> ** The amendment to the Indo-Bhutan Treaty of Peace and Friendship (1949) comes into effect, removing India’s role in controlling Bhutan’s foreign policy and ending Bhutan’s status as an Indian protected state, thereby making Bhutan fully independent of India. With this, official Indian maps stopped showing Bhutan as part of India and began depicting it as a separate country. The coming into force of the new treaty in 2011 also removed the requirement for Bhutan to obtain India’s permission for arms imports.<ref>{{Cite news |title=Treaty or Perpetual Peace and Friendship |url=https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/5242/treaty+or+perpetual+p |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20240615053324/https://www.mea.gov.in/bilateral-documents.htm?dtl/5242/treaty+or+perpetual+p |archive-date=2024-06-15 |access-date=2026-05-01 |work=Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India |language=en-US}}</ref> * 6 January - Union Home Ministry publishes Srikrishna committee on Telangana online.<ref>{{Cite web |title=The options listed by Srikrishna Committee report |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/the-options-listed-by-srikrishna-committee-report-444177 |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=NDTV.com}}</ref> * 14 January- 102 pilgrims dies due to stampede in Sabarimala (Kerala).<ref>{{cite web |date=15 January 2011 |title=Sabarimala stampede: 102 pilgrims killed, 50 injured |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/sabarimala-stampede-102-pilgrims-killed-50-injured-79433 |access-date=16 February 2012 |publisher=Ndtv.com}}</ref> * 20 January - Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh launches Mobile number portability in India.<ref>{{Cite web |title=PM Launches Countrywide Mobile Number Portability |url=https://pib.gov.in/newsite/PrintRelease.aspx?relid=69237 |access-date=2024-05-22 |website=pib.gov.in}}</ref> * 21 January - Karnataka Governor sanctions prosecution of CM B.S.Yeddyurappa.<ref>{{cite web |date=21 January 2011 |title=Karnataka Governor Bhardwaj sanctions prosecution of Chief Minister Yeddyurappa |url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/karnataka-governor-bhardwaj-sanctions-prosecution-of-chief-minister-yeddyurappa-80842 |access-date=16 February 2012 |publisher=Ndtv.com}}</ref> * following submission of its report.<ref>{{cite news|author=|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1023403.ece |title=News / National : Srikrishna Committee on Telangana wound up |work=The Hindu |date=2 January 2011 |access-date=6 December 2011 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> * 25 January - Yashwant Sonawane, Additional District Collector of Malegaon burnt alive by oil mafia at Manmad near Nashik (Maharashtra).<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/mumbai/28371710_1_popat-shinde-yashwant-sonawane-fuel-mafia |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131105104124/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-26/mumbai/28371710_1_popat-shinde-yashwant-sonawane-fuel-mafia |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 November 2013 |title=Oil mafia burns alive additional collector |date=26 January 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Suresh Kalmadi sacked as Chairman of Commonwealth Games Organizing Committee.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-24/news/28426039_1_kalmadi-and-bhanot-unhindered-investigations-oc-s-executive-board |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111103234804/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-24/news/28426039_1_kalmadi-and-bhanot-unhindered-investigations-oc-s-executive-board |url-status=dead |archive-date=3 November 2011 |title=Suresh Kalmadi, Lalit Bhanot sacked from Commonwealth Games Organising Committee – Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=24 January 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Former Telecom Minister A.Raja sent to Tihar Jail in 2G spectrum case.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianexpress.com/news/2g-former-telecom-minister-a-raja-sent-to-t/751305/ |title=2G: Former telecom minister A Raja sent to Tihar jail |work=Indian Express|date=17 February 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Bombay High Court upholds death penalty for Ajmal Kasab.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/HC-upholds-death-for-Kasab/Article1-664993.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125183310/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Mumbai/HC-upholds-death-for-Kasab/Article1-664993.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=HC upholds death for Kasab |work=Hindustan Times|date=21 February 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 }}</ref> * Ahmedabad court convicts 31, acquits 63 in Godhra train burning case.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Godhra-verdict-31-convicted-in-Sabarmati-Express-burning-case/articleshow/7543495.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120104092429/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-22/india/28624491_1_maulvi-umarji-godhra-train-maulana-umarji |url-status=live |archive-date=4 January 2012 |title=Godhra verdict: 31 convicted in Sabarmati Express burning case |date= 22 February 2011|work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * 34th National Games Held in Ranchi, Jharkhand.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://34thnationalgames.com/ |title=Archived copy |access-date=9 January 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120101133330/http://34thnationalgames.com/ |archive-date=1 January 2012 }}</ref> * 22 February - Kidnapped Malkangiri Collector released by Maoists.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-22/india/28624719_1_malkangiri-district-collector-g-hargopal-u-n-behera |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709204813/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-02-22/india/28624719_1_malkangiri-district-collector-g-hargopal-u-n-behera |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2012 |title=Maoists release Orissa collector and junior engineer |date=22 February 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * 3 March - Supreme Court strikes down CVC PJ Thomas' appointment.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-strikes-down-cvc-pj-thomas-appointment/144893-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110304180545/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-strikes-down-cvc-pj-thomas-appointment/144893-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2011 |title=SC strikes down CVC PJ Thomas' appointment – India News – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * [[File:The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani watching the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final, at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium, in Mohali on March 30, 2011.jpg|thumb|The Prime Minister of India, Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani watching the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final, at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium, in Mohali on March 30, 2011.]]PM Manmohan Singh and PM Gilani of Pakistan engage in cricket diplomacy on the occasion of India-Pakistan semi final match in Cricket World Cup 2011.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-31/india/29365677_1_singh-and-gilani-singh-gilani-mohali-spirit |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701150552/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-31/india/29365677_1_singh-and-gilani-singh-gilani-mohali-spirit |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2012 |title=Cricket diplomacy works, both on and off the field |date=31 March 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Supreme Court dismisses Aruna Shanbaug's euthanasia plea.<ref>{{cite news|author=J. Venkatesan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1516644.ece |title=News / National : Supreme Court disallows friend's plea for mercy killing of vegetative Aruna |work=The Hindu|date=7 March 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> * Hasan Ali remanded to judicial custody.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-25/india/29187883_1_judicial-custody-tapuria-hasan-ali-khan |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707190151/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-03-25/india/29187883_1_judicial-custody-tapuria-hasan-ali-khan |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2012 |title=Hasan Ali remanded to judicial custody, says he is being framed by Tapuria |date=25 March 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Saina Nehwal clinches Swiss Open Grand Prix.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/saina-clinches-swiss-open-grand-prix/146579-5-23.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110323185236/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/saina-clinches-swiss-open-grand-prix/146579-5-23.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 March 2011 |title=Saina clinches Swiss Open Grand Prix – Sports – Other Sports – ibnlive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * DGCA revokes licenses of 14 fake pilots.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-12857742 |title=BBC News – India revokes licences of 14 'fake pilots' |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=25 March 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> *Census 2011 shows increase of 181 million in total population.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=717069 |title=Census 2011: Population Increased by 181 Million |publisher=news.outlookindia.com |access-date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120724021323/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=717069 |archive-date=24 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * '''2 April – India beat Sri Lanka and wins the 2011 Cricket World Cup.''' * 30 April - Dorjee Khandu, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh since 2007, dies in a helicopter crash. * Anna Hazare undertakes fast for Jan Lokpal Bill at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. * Supreme Court grants bail to civil rights activist Binayak Sen.<ref>{{cite news|author=J. Venkatesan |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/article1698939.ece?homepage=true |title=News / National : Binayak Sen gets bail in Supreme Court |work=The Hindu|date=15 April 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref> * Visit of Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva of Thailand to India. * Five corporate honchos (Sanjay Chandra of Unitech; Gautam Doshi, Surender Pipara and Hari Nair of Reliance ADAG; Vinod Goenka of Swan Telecom) arrested in 2G spectrum case.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=719454 |title=2G: Unitech, Swan and RCom Executives Sent to Jail |publisher=news.outlookindia.com |date=20 April 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120719120428/http://news.outlookindia.com/items.aspx?artid=719454 |archive-date=19 July 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref> * 2011 I-League 2nd Division ends. * '''Mamata Banerjee sworn in as the first woman and 8th Chief Minister of West Bengal.<ref>"Council of Ministers – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India". {{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in |title = Home: National Portal of India |access-date=1 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831142827/http://india.gov.in/ |archive-date=31 August 2009 }}. Government of India. {{cite web|url=http://india.gov.in |title = Home: National Portal of India |access-date=1 September 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090831142827/http://india.gov.in/ |archive-date=31 August 2009 }}/govt/cabinet.php. Retrieved 11 August 2010</ref>''' * '''Prime Minister Manmohan Singh announces aid of {{INR}} 225&nbsp;billion for African countries to develop infrastructure facilities on the eve of IInd Indo-Africa summit.''' * J.Jayalalithaa, Oommen Chandy, Tarun Gogoi and N. Rangaswamy takes over as Chief Ministers of Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Assam and Puducherry respectively, as a result of assembly elections. * Supreme Court quashes Karnataka Speaker's decision to disqualify 16 MLA's.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-quashes-disqualification-of-16-karnataka-mlas/152217-37-64.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110516155143/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/sc-quashes-disqualification-of-16-karnataka-mlas/152217-37-64.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=16 May 2011 |title=Disqualification of 16 Karnataka MLAs quashed – Politics – Politics News – ibnlive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * German Chancellor Angela Merkel conferred Jawaharlal Nehru Award for International Understanding for 2009 by President Pratibha Patil.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://newindianexpress.com/nation/article468312.ece |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304125636/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/article468312.ece |url-status=dead |archive-date=4 March 2016 |title=Nehru Award for Angela Merkel|publisher=The New Indian Express |date=10 May 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * '''India ratifies [http://www.unodc.org/unodc/en/human-trafficking/ UN protocol against human trafficking].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/india-ratifies-un-convention-against-transnational-crime/682178.html |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120709195945/http://ibnlive.in.com/generalnewsfeed/news/india-ratifies-un-convention-against-transnational-crime/682178.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=9 July 2012 |title=India ratifies UN convention against transnational crime, IBN Live News |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>''' *Chennai Super Kings win the IPL for the second consecutive time. * 2010–11 I-League: Salgaocar FC won the title by beating JCT FC 2-0 in the final match of the season. *30 May - West Bengal defeats Manipur to win Santosh Trophy * Senior journalist and investigations editor with English newspaper 'Mid-Day', J. Dey, is shot dead in Mumbai.<ref>Mumbai, 11 Jun:Senior journalist and Investigations Editor with English newspaper 'Mid-Day', J Dey, was shot dead allegedly by four unidentified assailants at Powai in north-west Mumbai http://www.newkerala.com/news/2011/worldnews-5487.htm</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/mumbai/Senior-journalist-who-covered-underworld-shot-dead-in-Mumbai/articleshow/8814402.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110916052524/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-06-11/mumbai/29646642_1_oil-mafia-underworld-mumbai-police |url-status=live |archive-date=16 September 2011 |title=Senior journalist who covered underworld shot dead in Mumbai |work=The Times of India |date=11 June 2011 |access-date=6 December 2011}}</ref> * Election Commission of India launches the IIDEM (India International Institute of Democracy and Election Management).<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn_iidem.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=11 January 2012 |archive-date=5 April 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140405045030/http://eci.nic.in/eci_main1/current/pn_iidem.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>

=== June - December === * New Zealand Prime Minister John Key visits India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indianweekender.co.nz/Pages/ArticleDetails/7/2434/New-Zealand/Prime-Minister-John-Key-arrives-in-India |title=Prime Minister John Key arrives in India – www.indianweekender.co.nz |publisher=Indianweekender.co.nz |date=27 June 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * '''India gets first e-waste management rules.'''<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/india-gets-first-e-waste-management-rules/438474/ |title=India gets first e-waste management rules |newspaper=Business Standard India |publisher=Business-standard.com |date=9 June 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * '''India ranks 123rd on the [http://www.unep.org/geo/ global environment]''' [http://www.unep.org/geo/ index].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/India-improves-but-still-ranks-123-on-green-chart/Article1-705789.aspx |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130125090720/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/India-improves-but-still-ranks-123-on-green-chart/Article1-705789.aspx |url-status=dead |archive-date=25 January 2013 |title=India improves, but still ranks 123 on green chart |work=Hindustan Times|date=4 June 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 }}</ref> * Supreme Court appoints committee to examine the secret chambers of Sri Padmanabhaswamy Temple, Kerala. * 26 killed in a series of bomb-blasts in Mumbai.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/twin-blasts-in-mumbai-15-injured/167291-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110714084847/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/twin-blasts-in-mumbai-15-injured/167291-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=14 July 2011 |title=3 bomb blasts in Mumbai; 17 dead, 131 injured – India News – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Gorkhaland Territorial Administration (GTA) agreement signed.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/pact-signed-for-gorkhaland-territorial-administration/article2246756.ece |title=Pact signed for Gorkhaland Territorial Administration |work=The Hindu|date=19 July 2012 |access-date=8 May 2014 }}</ref> * India-Bangladesh ink border management deal.<ref>{{cite news |last=Habib |first=Haroon |author-link=Haroon Habib |date=30 July 2011 |title=Bangladesh, India ink border deal |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/bangladesh-india-ink-border-deal/article2308225.ece |newspaper=The Hindu |location=Chennai, India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * '''18 July – India's 25th nuclear power plant being built at Rawatbhata, Rajasthan.<ref>{{cite web|author=Nabanita M |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2011/07/17/india-25th-nuclear-plant-construction-starts-soon-aid0156.html |title=India &#124; Construction &#124; 25th Nuclear Power Plant &#124; Rawatbhata &#124; Rajasthan &#124; 700 MW Indigenous Pressurised Heavy Water Reactor |publisher=Oneindia |date=17 July 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>''' * '''Newly formed National Green Tribunal (NGT) conducts its first sitting.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tribuneindia.com/2011/20110706/nation.htm |title=The Tribune, Chandigarh, India – Nation |publisher=Tribuneindia.com |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>''' * Reserve Bank of India issues draft guidelines for new bank licences.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.rbi.org.in/Scripts/bs_viewcontent.aspx?Id=2414 |title=Reserve Bank of India |publisher=Rbi.org.in |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Nation celebrates Independence Day on 15 August.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/specialcoverage/4885772.cms |title=Independence Day – News Stories, Latest News Headlines on Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Parliament passes sense of the house resolution on Lokpal bill.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Anna-Hazare-wins-Parliament-passes-resolution-on-Lokpal-Bill/articleshow/9760064.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110911145057/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-08-27/india/29935152_1_lokpal-bill-team-anna-lokpal-and-lokayuktas |url-status=live |archive-date=11 September 2011 |title=Anna Hazare wins, Parliament passes resolution on Lokpal Bill |date=27 August 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2011 presented, Delhi is first.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businesswireindia.com/PressRelease.asp?b2mid=27858 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120723213537/http://www.businesswireindia.com/PressRelease.asp?b2mid=27858 |url-status=dead |archive-date=23 July 2012 |title=Institute For Competitiveness (IFC), Sustainable Competitiveness Report 2011 |publisher=Businesswireindia.com |date=11 August 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 }}</ref> * 6.8 earthquake in Sikkim, tremors across India on 18 September.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/big-earthquake-in-sikkim-tremors-across-india-18-dead-over-100-injured-134537 |title=Big earthquake in Sikkim, tremors across India; 54 dead, over 100 injured |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=18 September 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> *Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 presented in lok sabha.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.prsindia.org/billtrack/the-land-acquisition-rehabilitation-and-resettlement-bill-2011-1978/ |title=PRS &#124; Bill Track &#124; The Land Acquisition, Rehabilitation and Resettlement Bill, 2011 |publisher=Prsindia.org |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * PM Manmohan Singh visits Dhaka on a landmark visit.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/world/neighbours/story/manmohan-dhaka-visit-border-agreements-no-teesta-deal-140502-2011-09-05 |title=Manmohan Singh's Dhaka visit: Landmark border agreements but no Teesta deal : Neighbours News – India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=6 September 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * 2011 Durand Cup * 2011 Indian Federation Cup * 1 September - Bhanwari Devi murder case<ref>{{cite web |title=Sunil Gurjar: Bhanwari Devi murder case |url=https://www.oneindia.com/2011/11/14/cbi-on-lookout-for-bhanwari-devi-cd-distributor.html |work=Oneindia |date=14 November 2011 |access-date=5 December 2018}}</ref> *F1 2011 Race comes to India at the Buddh International Circuit, Noida.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-18/racing/30296419_1_india-s-f1-narain-karthikeyan-laps |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120707171457/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-10-18/racing/30296419_1_india-s-f1-narain-karthikeyan-laps |url-status=dead |archive-date=7 July 2012 |title=Buddh International Circuit inaugurated for India's F1 date |date=18 October 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * 7 billionth baby born on 31 October 2011, Nargis in Uttar Pradesh.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ibnlive.in.com/news/worlds-seven-billionth-baby-born-in-up/197801-3.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111102074737/http://ibnlive.in.com/news/worlds-seven-billionth-baby-born-in-up/197801-3.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2 November 2011 |title=Nargis, born in UP, is world's 7 billionth baby – India News – IBNLive |publisher=Ibnlive.in.com |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Saving Bank Interest rate decontrolled by RBI.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/business/india-business/All-you-want-to-know-about-SB-rate-decontrol/articleshow/10493401.cms |title=All you want to know about SB rate decontrol – The Times of India |publisher=Timesofindia.indiatimes.com |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * National Manufacturing Policy cleared by Cabinet.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-26/news/30324178_1_investment-and-manufacturing-zones-national-manufacturing-policy-interest-subsidy |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160305014705/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-10-26/news/30324178_1_investment-and-manufacturing-zones-national-manufacturing-policy-interest-subsidy |url-status=dead |archive-date=5 March 2016 |title=National Manufacturing Policy, faster net link for villages cleared by Cabinet – Economic Times |publisher=Articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com |date=26 October 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * '''Planning Commission releases the second India Human Development Report (HDR) 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/north/story/poverty-malnutrition-india-hunger-index-143926-2011-10-21 |title=Calorie intake of the rural poor has drastically fallen, says Planning Commission report : North News – India Today |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in |date=22 October 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>''' * President of Afghanistan, Hamid Karzai, visits India.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-south-asia-15161776 |title=BBC News – Afghanistan and India sign 'strategic partnership' |publisher=Bbc.co.uk |date=4 October 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Chhattisgarh police superintendent Ankit Garg is accused of the torture of schoolteacher and alleged Naxalite Soni Sori.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/states/article2971330.ece |title=Soni Sori case: HRW wants PM to order impartial probe on torture |author=J Balaji |date=8 March 2012 |work=The Hindu |access-date=19 April 2012}}</ref> * Maoist leader Kishenji killed in encounter in West Bengal.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/maoist-leader-kishenji-killed-by-security-forces-152789 |title=Maoist leader Kishenji killed by security forces |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=24 November 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Companies Bill and Pension Bill cleared by Cabinet.<ref>{{cite web|author=Shishir Sinha |url=http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/industry-and-economy/economy/article2632683.ece |title=Business Line : Industry & Economy / Economy : Pension Bill cleared, but without FDI clause |publisher=Thehindubusinessline.com |date=24 March 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Indian representative elected to head the Joint Inspection Unit, the UN's only external oversight body.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.indiastrategic.in/topstories1266_India_beats_china.htm |title= India Strategic ::. Foreign Affairs: India beats China in UN election |publisher=Indiastrategic.in |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * '''India ranks 134th on UN Human Development Index.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/India-ranks-134-in-human-development-index/Article1-764014.aspx |title=India ranks 134 in human development index |work=Hindustan Times|date=2 November 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120108005448/http://www.hindustantimes.com/News-Feed/India/India-ranks-134-in-human-development-index/Article1-764014.aspx |archive-date=8 January 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>''' * '''Longest rail (4286&nbsp;km) of India, Vivek Express, is flagged off.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/article2662138.ece |title=Cities / Thiruvananthapuram : Regular service of Vivek Express from today |work=The Hindu|date=26 November 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>''' * Sonia Gandhi (11th) and Manmohan Singh (19th) figures among the top 20 most powerful people on earth in the Forbes list.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.forbes.com/powerful-people/list/ |title=The World's Most Powerful People List |work=Forbes |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * More than 50 killed in fire accident at AMRI hospital, Kolkata.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/kolkata-89-killed-in-amri-hospital-fire-six-board-members-arrested-156619 |title=Kolkata: 89 killed in AMRI hospital fire; six board members arrested |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=9 December 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * 14 December - More than 150 dies due to West Bengal hooch tragedy<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/article/india/bengal-hooch-tragedy-toll-rises-to-150-hunt-on-for-alleged-kingpin-158307 |title=Bengal hooch tragedy: Toll rises to 150; hunt on for alleged kingpin |publisher=Ndtv.com |date=16 December 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-02 |title=2011 Bengal hooch tragedy: Main accused gets life sentence till death |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/kolkata-news/2011-bengal-hooch-tragedy-main-accused-gets-life-sentence-till-death-101627906226744.html |access-date=2024-05-28 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}</ref> * Court directs 21 social networking websites to take off offensive content.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-22/social-media/30546620_1_social-networking-sites-objectionable-content-websites |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120322050235/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-22/social-media/30546620_1_social-networking-sites-objectionable-content-websites |url-status=dead |archive-date=22 March 2012 |title=Take off offensive content, court tells social websites |date= 22 December 2011|work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * Lok Sabha passes Lokpal Bill, Hazare cancels fast due to lukewarm response at Mumbai.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-28/india/30564670_1_anna-hazare-bhushan-and-prashant-bhushan-prominent-team-anna-member |archive-url=https://archive.today/20120701150118/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-28/india/30564670_1_anna-hazare-bhushan-and-prashant-bhushan-prominent-team-anna-member |url-status=dead |archive-date=1 July 2012 |title=Delhi, Mumbai crowds disappoint Anna, but Team puts up brave face |date=28 December 2011 |work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-27/india/30560971_1_lokpal-bill-appointment-of-cbi-director-public-domain |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120613101637/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-12-27/india/30560971_1_lokpal-bill-appointment-of-cbi-director-public-domain |url-status=dead |archive-date=13 June 2012 |title=Lok Sabha passes Lokpal Bill with amendments; Left, BSP & SP walk out |date= 27 December 2011|work=The Times of India |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * 30 December - Cyclone Thane makes landfall andclaims 33 lives in Tamil Nadu and Puducherry.<ref>{{cite news|author=Tamil Nadu Bureau |url=http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/article2762268.ece |title=Today's Paper News : 'Thane' claims 33 lives in Tamil Nadu, Puducherry |work=The Hindu|date=31 December 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012 |location=Chennai, India}}</ref>

=== Date unknown === * M. Dutta Ray Trophy is abolished.

==Sports==

{{Main|2011 in Indian sports}}

===Athletics=== * 3 January – National School Athletics Meet begin at Pune

===Cricket===

====Domestic season==== {{div col|colwidth=22em}} * Ranji Trophy 2010–11 * Duleep Trophy 2010–11 * Deodhar Trophy 2010–11 * Vijay Hazare Trophy 2010–11 * 2011 Indian Premier League * 2011 Irani Trophy * 2011 Inter-State T20 Championship * 2011 BCCI Corporate Trophy * 2011 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy * Ranji Trophy 2011–12 * Duleep Trophy 2011–12 * Deodhar Trophy 2011–12 * Vijay Hazare Trophy 2011–12 {{div col end}}

====International==== <u>Test matches</u> * India – South Africa 3 Test Series, December 2010 – January 2011 (Result Drawn 1-1).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/463137.html |title=Results &#124; Global |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * India – West Indies 3 Test Series, June – July 2011 (Result India 1-0).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/489202.html |title=Results &#124; Global |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * India – England 4 Test Series, July – August 2011 (Result England 4-0).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/engine/series/474450.html |title=Results &#124; England v India 2011 |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * West Indies – India 3 Test Series, November 2011 (Result India 2-0).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/535996.html |title=Results &#124; Global |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * India – Australia 4 Test Series, December 2011 – January 2012 (Result Australia 4-0).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/518945.html |title=Results &#124; Global |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>

<u>One Day matches</u> * India – South Africa 5 match Series, January 2011 (Result South Africa 3-2).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/463139.html |title=Results &#124; Global |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * [[File:Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani interacting with the Indian Cricket Team at the Indo-Pak World Cup semi-final, at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium, in Mohali on March 30, 2011 (1).jpg|thumb|222x222px|Indian Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and the Prime Minister of Pakistan, Mr. Yousuf Raza Gilani interacting with the Indian Cricket Team before the World Cup semi-final match, at the Punjab Cricket Association stadium, in Mohali on March 30, 2011.]]India wins ICC world cup 2011 defeating Sri Lanka in finals.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/icc_cricket_worldcup2011/engine/match/433606.html |title=Final: India v Sri Lanka at Mumbai, Apr 2, 2011 &#124; Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * India – West Indies 5 match Series, June 2011 (Result India 3-2).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/489200.html |title=Results &#124; Global |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * India – England 5 match Series, September 2011 (Result England 3-0). * England – India 5 match Series, October 2011 (Result India 5-0).<ref>{{cite news|last=Rej |first=Arindam |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/cricket/15445284 |title=BBC Sport – England suffer 5-0 series defeat in India after collapse in Kolkata |work=BBC News |date=25 October 2011 |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * West Indies – India 5 match Series, November – December 2011 (Result India 4-1).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/series/536926.html |title=Results &#124; Global |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>

<u>T-20 matches</u> * West Indies v India at Port of Spain – 4 June 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/west-indies-v-india-2011/engine/match/489220.html |title=Only T20I: West Indies v India at Port of Spain, Jun 4, 2011 &#124; Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * England v India at Manchester – 31 August 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/england-v-india-2011/engine/match/474476.html |title=Only T20I: England v India at Manchester, Aug 31, 2011 &#124; Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref> * India v England at Kolkata – 29 October 2011.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/india-v-england-2011/engine/match/521217.html |title=Only T20I: India v England at Kolkata, Oct 29, 2011 &#124; Cricket Scorecard |publisher=ESPN Cricinfo |access-date=16 February 2012}}</ref>

===Football===

====Senior==== * 2010–11 I-League * 2011–12 I-League * 2011 Indian Shield * 2011 Indian Federation Cup * 2011 Durand Cup * 2011 Santosh Trophy * 2011 I-League 2nd Division

====Youth==== * 2011 BC Roy Trophy * 2011 Dutta Ray Trophy * 2010–11 Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy * 2010–12 Mir Iqbal Hussain Trophy * Subroto Cup Football Tournament

==Deaths==

===January – April=== * 2 January – Bali Ram Bhagat, 88, politician, member of the Indian National Congress (INC), and former Lok Sabha speaker<ref>{{cite news|title=Former Lok Sabha Speaker Bali Ram Bhagat dies|url=http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-02/news/28433790_1_apollo-hospital-patna-college-demise|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120106000959/http://articles.economictimes.indiatimes.com/2011-01-02/news/28433790_1_apollo-hospital-patna-college-demise|url-status=dead|archive-date=6 January 2012|access-date=6 December 2011|newspaper=The Economic Times|date=2 January 2011}}</ref> (born 1922) * 10 January – Vivek Shauq, 47, actor, comedian, writer, and singer<ref name="Actor_dies_of_heart_attack">[https://web.archive.org/web/20121104101451/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-11/mumbai/28377145_1_heart-attack-vivek-shauq-punjabi-films Actor dies of heart attack] The Times of India</ref> (born 1963) * 17 January – Gita Dey, 79, Bengali actress (born 1931) * 21 January – E. V. V. Satyanarayana, 54, film director, screenwriter and producer (born 1956) * 24 January – Bhimsen Joshi, 88, Hindustani Classical vocalist (born 1922)<ref>{{cite news |last=Fox |first=Margalit |date=5 February 2011 |title=Pandit Bhimsen Joshi Dies at 88; Indian Classical Singer |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/02/06/arts/music/06joshi.html |work=The New York Times}}</ref> * 28 January – Sushil Kumar Dhara, 99, revolutionary in British India and a political leader after Indian Independence in 1947 (born 1911) * 3 February – Machan Varghese, 50, Malayalam film actor and mimicry artist (born 1960) * 12 February – Vipindas, 72, cinematographer and director (born 1938) * 19 February – Suresh Babu, 58, long jumper (born 1953) * 20 February – Malaysia Vasudevan, 66, actor and playback singer (born 1944) * 21 February **Aranmula Ponnamma, 96, Malayalam film actress (born 1914) **Premananda, 59, religious guru and monk who founded the Premananda ashram (born 1951) * 23 February **Mullapudi Venkata Ramana, 79, Telugu screenwriter and film producer (born 1931) **Nirmala Srivastava, 87, founder and guru of Sahaja Yoga (born 1923) * 24 February – Anant Pai (Uncle Pai), 81, educationalist and comics writer (born 1929) * 1 March – Fateh Singh Rathore, 72, wildlife conservationist (born 1938) * 3 March **Goga Kapoor, 70, film actor (born 1940) **Venkatraman Radhakrishnan, 81, space scientist and member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (born 1929) * 4 March – Arjun Singh, 80, politician (born 1930) * 10 March – Baliram Kashyap, 74, politician (born 1936) * 12 March – Kumar Indrajitsinhji, 73, cricketer (born 1937) * 19 March – Navin Nischol, 65, actor (born 1946) * 20 March – Bob Christo, Indian actor of Australian origin (born 1938) * 1 April – Varkey Vithayathil, 83, cardinal and religious leader (born 1927) * 3 April – Rafique Alam, 81, politician (born 1929) * 5 April – Sujatha, 58, actress (born 1952) * 12 April – Sachin Bhowmick, 80, Hindi film writer and director (born 1930) * 17 April – Bhawani Singh, 79, titular Maharaja of Jaipur (born 1931) * 22 April – Madhava Gudi, 72, Hindustani classical vocalist (born 1941) * 24 April – Sathya Sai Baba, 84, guru, spiritual leader & educator (born 1926) * 30 April – Dorjee Khandu, 56, politician, Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh (born 1955)

===May – December=== * 13 May – Badal Sarkar, 85, dramatist and theatre director (born 1925) * 15 May – Mahendra Singh Tikait, 76, farmer leader and President of the Bharatiya Kisan Union (born 1935) * 3 June – Bhajan Lal, 80, politician and three-time Chief Minister of Haryana (born 1930) * 7 June – Nataraja Ramakrishna, 88, dance guru (born 1923) * [[File:MFHussain2.jpg|thumb|140x140px|M.F. Hussain]]9 June – M. F. Husain, 95, painter (born 1915)<ref>{{cite web |date=11 June 2011 |title=India's most famous painter M F Husain dies in London : SOCIETY & THE ARTS News – India Today |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/society-and-the-arts/story/20110620-painter-m-f-husain-dies-in-london-746472-2011-06-10 |access-date=16 February 2012 |publisher=Indiatoday.intoday.in}}</ref> * 11 June – Jyotirmoy Dey, 55, journalist, crime and investigations editor for Mid-Day, and an expert on the Mumbai underworld (born 1955) * 14 June – Asad Ali Khan, 74, musician (born 1937) * 18 June – John Perumattam, 89, Catholic hierarch (born 1921) * 21 June **Kothapalli Jayashankar, 76, educator and politician (born 1934) **Suresh Tendulkar, 72, economist and former chief of the National Statistical Commission (born 1939) * 29 June – K. D. Sethna, 106, poet, scholar, writer, philosopher, and cultural critic (born 1904) * 2 July – Chaturanan Mishra, 86, politician and trade unionist (born 1925) * 6 July – Mani Kaul, 66, film director (born 1944) * [[File:Shammi Kapoor still19.jpg|thumb|127x127px|Shammi Kapoor]]14 August – Shammi Kapoor, 79, actor (born 1931) * 18 August – Johnson Master, 58, film score composer and music director (born 1953) * 22 September – Mansoor Ali Khan Pataudi, 70, cricketer (born 1941) * [[File:Jagjit Singh (Ghazal Maestro).jpg|thumb|156x156px|Jagjit Singh]]10 October – Jagjit Singh, 70, ghazal singer, composer, musician (born 1941) * 5 November – Bhupen Hazarika, 85, playback singer, lyricist, musician, poet, actor, filmmaker, and politician from Assam (born 1926) * 9 November – Har Gobind Khorana, Indian-born American Nobel biochemist (born 1922) * 27 November – Ustad Sultan Khan, 71, sarangi player and classical vocalist (born 1940) * [[File:Dev Anand still5.jpg|thumb|170x170px|Dev Anand]]4 December – Dev Anand, 88, actor, writer, director, and producer (born 1923) * 25 December – Satyadev Dubey, 75, actor, playwright, screenwriter, and director (born 1936) * 26 December – S. Bangarappa, 79, former Chief Minister of Karnataka (born 1933)

==Major Public Holidays== * 26 January – Republic Day (National holiday) * 20 February – Maha Shivaratri (Hindu Holiday) * 8 March – Holi (Hindu Holiday) * 4 April – Gudi Padwa (Hindu New Year) * 15 August – Independence Day (National holiday) * 19 August – Pateti (Parsi New Year) * 21 August – Krishna Janmashtami (Hindu Holiday) * 31 August – Eid ul-Fitr (Islam Holiday) * 1 September – Ganesh Chaturthi (First day of 10 days long Ganesh Festival) * 11 September – Anant Chaturdashi (Ganesh Visharjan/Last Day of 10 days long Ganesh Festival) * 2 October – Gandhi Jayanti (National holiday) * 6 October – Dassera (Hindu Holiday) * 26 October – Diwali (Hindu Holiday) * 7 November – Bakrid (Islam Holiday) * 10 November – Guru Nanak Jayanti (Sikh Holiday) * 25 December – Christmas (Christian Holiday)

== See also == {{Commons category}} * 2012 in India * 2010 in India

==References== {{reflist|colwidth=30em}}

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