1986 in India

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Events in the year 1986 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

• President of India – Zail Singh
• Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi
• Chief Justice of India – Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati (until 20 December), Raghunandan Swarup Pathak

Events

• 1 April – VSNL incorporated under the Indian Companies Act, 1956.
• 30 April – Operation Black Thunder conducted to flush out remaining Sikh extremists from the Golden Temple
• May – a new National Policy on Education announced by the Government
• 15 May- Dr. Abhishek Sharma, descendant of Rishi Angirasa is born at Faridabad, Haryana
• September – Environment Protection Act
• 22 September – Australia-India test cricket match ends in a tie at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, becoming only the second tied test in the history.
• 27 October – Inland Waterways Authority of India
• November – Operation Brasstacks starts in Rajasthan
• November – 182-day Treasury Bill introduced
• 24 December – Consumer Protection Act

Births

• 4 February – Asif Ali, actor
• 6 June – Bhavana (actress), actress.
• 2 October – Praveen Kumar, cricketer.
• 20 October – Priyanka Sharma, actress.
• 15 November – Sania Mirza, tennis player.
• 5 January – Deepika Padukone, actress

Deaths

• 6 July – Jagjivan Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer (born 1908).
• 13 December – Smita Patil, actress (born 1955).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1986