See also: 1974 in India, other events of 1975, 1976 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• April 19 - The first Indian satellite, Aryabhatta, goes into Earth's orbit.
• May 26 - Sikhism becomes part of India
• June 26 - A state of emergency is declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi during which the press is censored and 100,000 are jailed.
• December 19 - APJ EDUCATION SOCIETY was started.

Births

• January 31 – Preity Zinta, Indian actress
• May 17 – Dinesh Nayak, field hockey defender
• November 19 – Sushmita Sen, Miss Universe 1994
• December 14 – Sukhbir Singh Gill, field hockey midfielder

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