Events in the year 1955 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

Federal government

* President of India – Rajendra Prasad *

Prime Minister of India The prime minister of India (IAST: ) is the head of government of the Republic of India. Executive authority is vested in the prime minister and their chosen Council of Ministers, despite the president of India being the nominal head of the ...

– Jawaharlal Nehru * Vice President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan *

Chief Justice of India The chief justice of India (IAST: ) is the chief judge of the Supreme Court of India as well as the highest-ranking officer of the Indian Judiciary. The Constitution of India grants power to the president of India to appoint, in consultation w ...

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Bijan Kumar Mukherjea Bijan Kumar Mukherjea ( bn, বিজন কুমার মুখার্জী; 15 August 1891 – 22 February 1956) was the 4th Chief Justice of India. He was in his office from 22 December 1954 to 31 January 1956. Avocation Joined Calcut ...

Governors

* Andhra Pradesh – Chandulal Madhavlal Trivedi * Assam –

Jairamdas Daulatram Jairamdas Daulatram (1891–1979) was an Indian political leader from Sindh, who was active in the Indian independence movement and later served in the Government of India. He was appointed as the Governor for the states of Bihar and later Assam ...

* Bihar – R. R. Diwakar *

Maharashtra Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...

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Harekrushna Mahatab Harekrushna Mahatab (21 November 1899 – 2 January 1987) was the leader of the Indian National Congress, a notable figure in the Indian independence movement and the Chief Minister of Odisha from 1946 to 1950 and again from 1956 to 1961. He wa ...

(starting 2 March) * Odisha –

P. S. Kumaraswamy Raja Poosapati Sanjeevi Kumaraswamy Raja (8 July 1898 – 16 March 1957) was an Indian politician who served as the last Chief Minister of Madras Presidency from 6 April 1949 to 26 January 1950 and first Chief Minister of Madras State from 26 January ...

* Punjab –

Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh Sir Chandeshwar Prasad Narayan Singh (18 April 1901 – 1994) was an Indian freedom fighter, diplomat and administrator. Early life Singh was born in the Bhumihar Zamindar family of Parsagarh State in Saran district of Bihar. He obtained an ...

* Rajasthan – Maharaj Man Singh II * Uttar Pradesh – Kanhaiyalal Maneklal Munshi * West Bengal – Harendra Coomar Mookerjee

Events

* National income - 111,748 million * The

Imperial Bank of India The Imperial Bank of India (IBI) was one of the oldest and the largest commercial bank of the Indian subcontinent, and was subsequently transformed into the State Bank of India in 1955. Initially, as per its royal charter, it acted as the cen ...

, the oldest (est. 1921) and the largest commercial bank of the Indian subcontinent, was transformed into the

State Bank of India State Bank of India (SBI) is an Indian multinational public sector bank and financial services statutory body headquartered in Mumbai, Maharashtra. SBI is the 49th largest bank in the world by total assets and ranked 221st in the ''Fortune ...

Law

* The Hindu Marriage Act

Births

*5 January – Mamata Banerjee, politician *27 January –

Ratnottama Sengupta Ratnottama Sengupta (born January 27, 1955) is an Indian film journalist, festival curator/organiser and author. She is a recipient of the National Film Award, and has served on several international film juries. She is the daughter of scriptwrit ...

, film journalist *7 March – Anupam Kher, actor *3 April – Hariharan, playback singer *11 April –

Rohini Hattangadi Rohini Hattangadi (''née'' Oak; born 11 April 1955) is an Indian actress, known for her work in Hindi, Telugu, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, and Gujarati films, and Marathi soap operas and theatre. She has won two Filmfare Awards, one National Film ...

, actress. *2 May – Maharaj Krishan Kaushik, field hockey player and coach. (died 2021) *11 May –

Keshav Desiraju Keshav Desiraju (11 May 19555 September 2021) was an Indian bureaucrat who served as the union health secretary of the country. He was known for his contributions to mental health and community healthcare, and was the architect of the country's ...

, civil servant (died 2021) *24 May – Rajesh Roshan, music director. *22 August Chiranjeevi Konidela, actor. *25 August –

Khan Shein Kunwar Shawkat Ali Khan pen-name Khan Shein Kunwar, is a short story writer from Kolkata, India, who has written hundreds of short stories on different current topics regularly published in various newspapers and magazines throughout the country. His f ...

, short story writer. *17 October –

Smita Patil Smita Patil (17 October 1955 – 13 December 1986) was an Indian actress who worked in films, television series and theatres. She appeared in over 80 Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Gujarati, Malayalam and Kannada films in a career that spanned just o ...

, actress (died 1986). *5 November –

Karan Thapar Karan Thapar (born 5 November 1955) is an Indian journalist, news presenter and interviewer working with The Wire. Thapar was associated with CNN-IBN and hosted ''The Devil's Advocate'' and ''The Last Word''. He was also associated with India T ...

, television commentator and interviewer. *8 November –

Pandula Ravindra Babu Pandula Ravindra Babu is an Indian politician and a member of parliament from Amalapuram (Lok Sabha constituency), Andhra Pradesh. He won the 2014 Indian general election being a Telugu Desam Party The Telugu Desam Party (; TDP) is an Ind ...

, politician and member of parliament from Amalapuram. *29 November – Rajendrasinh Jadeja, cricketer (died 2021) *1 December – Udit Narayan, playback singer *12 December –

Chandan Mitra Chandan Mitra ( bn, চন্দন মিত্র; 12 December 1954 – 1 September 2021) was an Indian journalist and politician who was the editor and managing director of '' The Pioneer'' newspaper in Delhi. He was also a two-term member o ...

, journalist (died 2021) *13 December – Manohar Parrikar, politician and Chief Minister of Goa. (died 2019)

Deaths

*1 January – Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar, scientist (born 1894). *Nobel death day 10 December 1955