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{{Year in India|1978}}
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Events in the year '''1978 in the Republic of India'''.
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==Incumbents==
==Incumbents==
* [[President of India]] – [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
* [[President of India]] – [[Neelam Sanjiva Reddy]]
* [[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Morarji Desai]]
* [[File:Morarji Desai portrait.jpg|thumb|150x150px|[[Morarji Desai]]]][[Prime Minister of India]] – [[Morarji Desai]]
* [[Vice President of India]] – [[B.D. Jatti]]
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Mirza Hameedullah Beg]] (until 21 February), [[Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud]] (starting 22 February)
* [[Chief Justice of India]] – [[Mirza Hameedullah Beg]] (until 21 February), [[Yeshwant Vishnu Chandrachud]] (starting 22 February)


===Governors===
===Governors===
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] –
* [[List of governors of Andhra Pradesh|Andhra Pradesh]] – [[Sharda Mukherjee]] (until 15 August), [[K. C. Abraham]] (starting 15 August)
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] –
* [[List of governors of Assam|Assam]] – [[L. P. Singh]]
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] –
* [[List of governors of Bihar|Bihar]] – [[Jagannath Kaushal]]
* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] –
* [[List of governors of Gujarat|Gujarat]] – [[Kambanthodath Kunhan Vishwanatham]] (until 14 August), [[Sharda Mukherjee]] (starting 14 August)
* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Haryana|Haryana]] – [[Harcharan Singh Brar]]
* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] –
* [[List of governors of Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]] – [[Amin ud-din Ahmad Khan]]
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] –
* [[List of governors of Jammu and Kashmir|Jammu and Kashmir]] – [[L. K. Jha]]
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] –
* [[List of governors of Karnataka|Karnataka]] – [[Govind Narain]]
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Kerala|Kerala]] – [[Jothi Venkatachalam]]
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] –
* [[List of governors of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh]] – [[N. N. Wanchu]] (until 16 August), [[C. M. Poonacha]] (starting 16 August)
* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] –
* [[List of governors of Maharashtra|Maharashtra]] – [[Sri Sadiq Ali]]
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] –
* [[List of governors of Manipur|Manipur]] – [[L.P. Singh]]
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] –
* [[List of governors of Meghalaya|Meghalaya]] – [[L.P. Singh]]
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] –
* [[List of governors of Nagaland|Nagaland]] – [[L.P. Singh]]
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] –
* [[List of governors of Odisha|Odisha]] – [[Bhagwat Dayal Sharma]]
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] –
* [[List of governors of Punjab, India|Punjab]] – [[Jaisukh Lal Hathi]]
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] –
* [[List of governors of Rajasthan|Rajasthan]] – [[Raghukul Tilak]]
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] –
* [[List of governors of Sikkim|Sikkim]] – [[B. B. Lal(politician)|B B Lal]]
* [[List of governors of Telangana|Telangana]] –
* [[List of governors of Tamil Nadu|Tamil Nadu]] – [[Prabhudas Patwari]]
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] –
* [[List of governors of Tripura|Tripura]] – [[L. P. Singh]]
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] –
* [[List of governors of Uttar Pradesh|Uttar Pradesh]] – [[Ganpatrao Devji Tapase]]
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] –
* [[List of governors of West Bengal|West Bengal]] – [[Anthony Lancelot Dias]]


==Events==
==Events==
* National income - {{INR}}1,126,714 million
*1 January – [[Air India Flight 855]], a [[Boeing 747]] passenger jet, crashes into the [[Arabian Sea]] after takeoff near [[Bombay]], killing all 213 on board.
* 1 January – [[Air India Flight 855]], a [[Boeing 747]] passenger jet, crashes into the [[Arabian Sea]] after takeoff near [[Bombay]], killing all 213 on board.
*16 January - [[Morarji Desai]] led government demonetizes high denomination banknotes.
* 16 January – [[Morarji Desai]] led government demonetizes high denomination banknotes.<ref>{{Cite web|date=2019-01-16|title=41 years ago, Morarji Desai's govt also demonetised high value banknotes|url=https://theprint.in/economy/41-years-ago-morarji-desais-govt-also-demonetised-high-value-banknotes/177608/|access-date=2022-01-18|website=ThePrint|language=en-US}}</ref>
* 29 March – Dr. Leo Rebello pioneers a 60 lessons distance learning course in Naturopathy to train Naturopaths to serve in India's 560,000 villages.
* 29 March – Dr. Leo Rebello pioneers a 60 lessons distance learning course in Naturopathy to train Naturopaths to serve in India's 560,000 villages.
* 1 May – Launch of District Industrial Centre by Minister of Industries [[George Fernandes]].<ref>{{Cite book |last=Ramagundam |first=Rahul |title=The Life and Times of George Fernandes |publisher=Penguin Random House India |year=2022 |isbn=978-0670092888 |pages=349 |language=en}}</ref>
*7 November – [[Indira Gandhi]] is re-elected to the Indian parliament.
*19 December – Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.
* 7 November – [[Indira Gandhi]] is re-elected to the Indian parliament.
* 19 December – Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.

==Law==
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==Births==
==Births==


===January to June===
===January to June===
*4 January – [[Ramana (actor)]], actor and producer.
*13 January – [[Ashmit Patel]], actor.
*13 January – [[Ashmit Patel]], actor.
*16 January {{ndash}} [[Vijay Sethupathi]], actor.
*21 March – [[Rani Mukerji]], actress.
*21 March – [[Rani Mukerji]], actress.
*28 March – [[Nafisa Joseph]], model, [[MTV]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]], [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] 1997 (d.2004).
*28 March – [[Nafisa Joseph]], model, [[MTV]] [[VJ (media personality)|VJ]], [[Femina Miss India|Miss India]] 1997 (d.2004).
*16 April – [[Lara Dutta]], actress, [[Miss Universe]] in 2000.
*[[File:Lara Dutta launches her 'Prenatal Yoga' DVD (8)(cropped).jpg|thumb|163x163px|[[Lara Dutta]]]]16 April – [[Lara Dutta]], actress, [[Miss Universe]] in 2000.
*4 May - Samita Singh Virtigo patients of Deodh Madhubani Bihar
*4 May – Samita Singh Virtigo patients of Deodh Madhubani Bihar
*5 May – [[Sandeep Baswana]], actor.
*5 May – [[Sandeep Baswana]], actor.
*25 June – [[Aftab Shivdasani]], actor.
*25 June – [[Aftab Shivdasani]], actor.


===July to December===
===July to December===
*17 August - [[Disha Vakani]], actress.
*17 August – [[Disha Vakani]], actress.
*21 August – [[Bhumika Chawla]], actress.
*21 August – [[Bhumika Chawla]], actress.
*31 August – [[Jayasurya]], actor.
*31 August – [[Jayasurya]], actor.
*[[File:Soha Ali Khan at Jaypore store launch in Bandra.jpg|thumb|167x167px|[[Soha Ali Khan]]]]4 October – [[Soha Ali Khan]], actress.
*16 September – [[Meena Durairaj|Meena]], actress.
*4 October – [[Soha Ali Khan]], actress.
*18 October {{ndash}} [[Jyothika]], actress.
*20 October – [[Virender Sehwag]], cricketer.
*20 October – [[Virender Sehwag]], cricketer.
*1 November – [[Manju Warrier]], actress.
*1 November – [[Manju Warrier]], actress.
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==Deaths==
==Deaths==
*19 February – [[Pankaj Mullick]], singer and composer (b. 1905).
*19 February – [[Pankaj Mullick]], singer and composer (b. 1905).
*20 May – [[P. S. Subrahmanya Sastri]], Sanskrit scholar (b. 1890).
*7 June – [[I. K. Taimni]], chemist (b. 1898).
*18 November – [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly]], film entrepreneur, actor and director (b. 1893).
*18 November – [[Dhirendra Nath Ganguly]], film entrepreneur, actor and director (b. 1893).


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{{Years in India}}
{{Year in Asia|1978}}
{{Year in Asia|1978}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}


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[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]]
[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]]
[[Category:1970s in India]]
[[Category:1978 in Asia]]

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Events in the year 1978 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

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Governors

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Events

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  • National income - ₹1,126,714 million
  • 1 January – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes into the Arabian Sea after takeoff near Bombay, killing all 213 on board.
  • 16 January – Morarji Desai led government demonetizes high denomination banknotes.[1]
  • 29 March – Dr. Leo Rebello pioneers a 60 lessons distance learning course in Naturopathy to train Naturopaths to serve in India's 560,000 villages.
  • 1 May – Launch of District Industrial Centre by Minister of Industries George Fernandes.[2]
  • 7 November – Indira Gandhi is re-elected to the Indian parliament.
  • 19 December – Indira Gandhi is arrested and jailed for a week for breach of privilege and contempt of parliament.

Law

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Births

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January to June

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July to December

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Deaths

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ "41 years ago, Morarji Desai's govt also demonetised high value banknotes". ThePrint. 16 January 2019. Retrieved 18 January 2022.
  2. ^ Ramagundam, Rahul (2022). The Life and Times of George Fernandes. Penguin Random House India. p. 349. ISBN 978-0670092888.
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