1950 in India

Incumbents

• King of India – George VI
• Governor-General of the Dominion of India – C. Rajagopalachari
• President of India – Rajendra Prasad took office on 26 January.
• Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru
• Chief Justice of India – Sir H. J. Kania

  Governors

• Assam:
• Bihar:
• Maharashtra:
• Odisha:
• Punjab:
• Rajasthan:
• Tamil Nadu:
• Telangana:
• Uttar Pradesh:
• West Bengal:

  Events

• 25 January – Election Commission is established.
• 26 January – The Constitution comes into force making India a republic, the day is observed as Republic Day ever since and declares Kashmir and Jammu into the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, thus Kashmir becomes autonomous within the federation. India becomes the first Commonwealth republic.
• 26 January – Dr. Rajendra Prasad moves into Rashtrapati Bhavan as the first President of India.
• 28 January - the Supreme Court of India is established, replacing both the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council and the Federal Court of India at the top of India's court system.
• 8 April – Liaquat–Nehru Pact signed by Pakistan's Prime Minister Liaquat Ali Khan and Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru in New Delhi
• 31 July 1950 – Indo-Nepal Treaty of Peace and Friendship signed
• 15 August – The 8.6 Assam–Tibet earthquake shakes the region with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI, killing between 1,500–3,300 people.

  Full date Unknown

• Andaman and Nicobar Islands handed over to India by the United Kingdom and Burma. It became part of India.

  Births

January to June

• 1 January – Deepa Mehta, Indian-Canadian director and screenwriter
• 5 January – Jagathy Sreekumar, comedian-actor.
• 9 January – Y. Gee. Mahendra, dramatist, actor, singer playwright and comedian.
• 14 January – Rambhadracharya, Hindu religious leader.
• 9 February – Kilimanoor Chandran, author, poet and columnist.
• 11 April – Leo Rebello, holistic health guru, author, human rights activist, world peace envoy.
• 4 May - Konakalla Narayana Rao, politician and member of parliament from Machilipatnam.
• 13 May – J. M. Aaron Rashid, politician.
• 4 June - S. P. Y. Reddy, politician and member of parliament from Nandyal.
• 22 June – Tom Alter, film actor.

  July to December

• 1 July – Ekram Ali, poet and critic.
• 19 August – Sudha Murty, social worker and author
• 22 August – Yuri Suri, Bollywood actor
• 17 September – Narendra Modi, Prime Minister of India
• 18 September – Shabana Azmi, actress and social activist & Vishnuvardhan – Kannada actor
• 24 September – Mohinder Amarnath, cricketer.
• 12 December – Rajinikanth, film actor

  Deaths

• 14 April – Ramana Maharshi, Ancient Sage of the Modern Era.
• 24 June – Darwan Singh Negi, recipient of the Victoria Cross for gallantry in 1914.
• 5 December – Sri Aurobindo, nationalist, scholar, poet, mystic, evolutionary philosopher, yogi and guru.
• 15 December – Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, political and social leader.