List of events
Events in the year 1951 in the Republic of India .
Incumbents
Governors
Events
National income - ₹ 108,633 million
4-11 March, First Asian Games held in Delhi .
5 November – Central Railway is formed by the merger of several government-owned railways.
Western Railway is formed by merging smaller railways.
Central Statistical Organisation is Established.
Law
Arts and literature
Births
1 January – Nana Patekar , actor and filmmaker.
1 March – Nitish Kumar , politician and Chief Minister of Bihar .
18 May — Jagdeep Dhankhar , politician and 14th Vice President of India
26 June – Pusapati Ashok Gajapathi Raju , politician and member of parliament from vizianagram.
9 July – Nav Bhatia , businessman and superfan of the Toronto Raptors .
10 July – Narayanasami Sathyamurthy , scientist.
11 July – Naramalli Sivaprasad , politician and member of parliament from Chittoor . (died 2019)
30 August – Surajit Sengupta , footballer. (died 2022)
7 September – Mammootty , actor
25 October – A. V. Vasudevan Potti , poet and lyricist.
Deaths
See also
References