27 December - India on this day21 events
150 are arrested following 'red shirt' riots in the N.W. Frontier province.
Churches and missionary schools come under attack and many were injured in a fresh outbreak of communal violence in Surat and Dangs district of Gujarat even as the Bajrang Dal and the Vishwa Hindu Parishad announce the stepping up of their stir against the alleged conversion of Hindus.
Central Govt. introduces fresh direct tax proposals to raise additional Rs. 810 crore by raising income tax and fixing limits for deduction of depreciation.
A coal-mine was exploded at Chasnala mine near Dhanbad. It was India's worst coal mine disaster, it claimed 372 miners lives.
Shamrao Desmukh, former Central Minister and Agriculture expert , was born.
Yashpal, modern hindi litterateur, passed away.
Mahashweta Devi, Bengali litterateur, win the Gyanpith Award.
Nobel laureate Prof. Amartya Sen unveils his plans to set up a charity trust with the award money for development of education and health in India and Bangladesh.
Jana Gana Mana.... ,' India ' s National Anthem, was first sung at the Indian National Congress session held at Calcutta.
The first hot-air Cross India Balloon started its flight in Rajasthan.
The Central government decides to acquire the disputed area in Ayodhya.
Imperial Airways announces the first scheduled air service to India from New Year in UK.
Vijaypal Singh sets a record for TJ in 16.79s at Trivandrum .
PSCB's Prathima Kumari shattered the National clean and jerk mark twice in the women's 58-kg class on the second day of the senior national weightlifting championship in Kalyan.
The Kangla Tongbi war memorial built for 221 members who laid down their lives to repulsed several waves of Japanese attacks. Advance Base Depot is shifted to Jabalpur. The original memorial was erected on 15 April 1946 from local stone and the main epitaph displayed above is of black Naga stone.
Golden Jublee Session of Indian National Congress, under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru, held at Faizpur urging India to strike at British imperialism.
The Congress party splits into two factions, one supporting and one opposing Indira Gandhi.
The Indian National Congress party, led by Rajiv Gandhi, begins its centenary celebrations in Bombay. .
DMK led Pondicherry ministry, headed by D. Ramachandran, resigns following loss of majority.