See also: 1982 in India, other events of 1983, 1984 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• February - Bandit Queen Phoolan Devi surrenders.
• February - Hundreds of people die in Assam as fighting rages in the run up to elections.^[1]

Arts and Literature

• Ardh Satya wins Filmfare Best Movie Award.

Sport

• 25 June - India wins the third Cricket World Cup at Lords under Kapil Dev.

Births

• 6 February - Sreesanth, cricketer.

Deaths

• 11 June - Ghanshyam Das Birla, businessman (b.1894).

References