12 January:Swami Vivekananda's 150th birth anniversary was celebrated.[3]
14 January: Kumbh Mela begins in Allahabad.[4]
26 January: Republic Day of India, Republic Day Parade was held in New Delhi with Bhutan's king Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck as Chief Guest.[5]
February[edit]
31 January to 3 February: 7th India Stone Mart 2013, a trade fair to promote the stone industry, was held in Jaipur.[6]
12 February: Indian helicopter bribery scandal came to light.[7]
15 February: 2012 DA14 asteroid passes by the Earth over eastern Indian Ocean.[8]
19 and 20 February: Nano India 2013, a science conference on nanotechnology, was held in Thiruvananthapuram.[9]
21 February: Terror attacks on Hyderabad in Dilsukhnagar area. Two separate explosions killed 17 people.[10][11][12]
26 February: Railway Budget 2013–14 presented by Minister of Railways, Pawan Bansal.[13]
28 February: 2013 Union budget of India presented by Finance Minister P. Chidambaram.[14]
March[edit]
8 March: Anti-Sri Lanka protests by Students Federation for Freedom of Tamil Eelam in Tamil Nadu started.[15]
10 March: Kumbh Mela ends. An estimated 120 million pilgrims attended the festival.[16]
13 March: Hizbul Mujahideen's attacks on Central Reserve Police Force at Bemina in Srinagar.[17]
19 March: Lok Sabha passes the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.[18]
20 March: BrahMos missile was test fired at Visakhapatnam.[19]
21 March: Rajya Sabha passes the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.[20]
27 March: Tamil Nadu Assembly Resolution on Sri Lanka for formation of Tamil Eelam and demands to the Centre to stop treating Sri Lanka as friendly nation.[21]
April[edit]
2 April: President President Pranab Mukherjee signed the Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, 2013.[22]
15 April: Daulat Beg Oldi conflict between Indian and Chinese army patrols began.[23]
May[edit]
8 May:Siddaramaih lead congress grabs a clear majority in Karnataka Legislative assembly winning 122 seats from total 224 seats. https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/karnataka/victory-in-karnataka-a-morale-booster-for-congress/article4695816.ece
10 May: Two Cabinet ministers, Ashwani Kumar and Pawan Bansal, resign after bribery allegations.[24]
June[edit]
Mid-June onwards: Flash floods in North India.[25]
July[edit]
14 July: India shuts down its public telegram service.[26]
August[edit]
15 August: 67th Independence Day of India[27]
26 August: Lok Sabha passes the National Food Security Bill, 2013[28]
28 August: The Indian rupee hits a 20 years record low of 68.8450 against the US dollar.[29]
September[edit]
2 September: Rajya Sabha passes the National Food Security Bill, 2013[30]
4 September: Raghuram Rajan took over as the 23rd Governor of the Reserve Bank of India.[31]
13 September: Narendra Modi declared Bharatiya Janata Party's prime ministerial candidate for 2014 Indian general election.[32]
13 September: The sentences for convicts in the 2012 Delhi gang rape case was announced.[33]
30 September: Former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav convicted in the Fodder scam case.[34]
October[edit]
12 October: Cyclone Phailin makes landfall in Odisha.[35]
November[edit]
2–3 November: Diwali.[36]
5 November: The Mars Orbiter Mission (MOM), was successfully launched into low Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO).[37]
14 November: Sachin Tendulkar retired from International Cricket.
19 November 2013: Bharatiya Mahila Bank, India's first all-women commercial bank, starts its operations.[38]
December[edit]
9 December: The Sexual Harassment of Women at Workplace (Prevention, Prohibition and Redressal) Act, 2013 came into effect after being approved by Ministry of Women and Child Development.[39]
11 December: Supreme Court of India reinstated same-sex relationships as an offence under Section 377 of the Indian Penal Code.[40]
12 December: Indian diplomat Devyani Khobragade was arrested in New York, triggering a diplomatic row between India and the US.[41]
18 December: The Lokpal and Lokayuktas Bill, 2013 was passed by the Rajya Sabha.[42]
Others[edit]
Summer: Droughts in Maharashtra surpasses the previous worst famine record of 1972. The droughts were caused by low rainfall in June to October 2012.[43]
January–March: The Indian economy grew at a rate of 4.8% in the January–March quarter of the 2012–13 fiscal year.[44]
April–June: The GDP showed a 4.4% growth in the first quarter of the 2013–2014 fiscal year.[45]
July–September: The GDP grew at 4.8% in the second quarter of the 2013–2014 fiscal year.[46]
Transport and infrastructure[edit]
January[edit]
Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose International Airport
20 January: A new airport terminal was inaugurated by the President Pranab Mukherjee at Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose International Airport, Kolkata[47]
July[edit]
Mumbai Monorail has test journeys between Wadala and Chembur.[48]
November[edit]
Larsen and Toubro began laying tracks for the Hyderabad Metro rail.[49]
14 November: Rapid Metro Gurgaon has started its operation.
December[edit]
Land acquisition for Hyderabad Metro completed.[50]
Cinema[edit]
3 May: Indian cinema completes 100 years. The first Indian silent film Raja Harishchandra was released in 1913.[51]
Bollywood[edit]
Main article: Bollywood films of 2013
Sandalwood[edit]
Main article: Kannada films of 2013
Malayalam[edit]
Main article: Malayalam films of 2013
Marathi[edit]
Main article: Marathi films of 2013
Tamil cinema[edit]
Main article: Tamil films of 2013
Tollywood[edit]
Main articles: Bengali films of 2013 and Telugu films of 2013
Sports[edit]
Main article: 2013 in Indian sports
January[edit]
2013 Aircel Chennai Open from 31 December 2012 to 6 January 2013.
3 January : First professional cricket match in the year 2013 and the 2nd ODI against Pakistan was played in the Eden Gardens, Kolkata in which India was defeated.
18-29 January:2013 Lusophony Games to be held in Margao, Goa.
31 January: 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup begin in Mumbai.
February[edit]
14–21 February: 2013 South Asian Games in Delhi.
17 February: 2013 Women's Cricket World Cup finals.
18–24 February: 2013 World Hockey League Round 2 Men (Delhi leg) and 2013 World Hockey League Round 2 Women (Delhi leg).
April[edit]
2 April: 2013 Indian Premier League opening ceremony was held at Salt Lake Stadium or Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.[52][53][54]
3 April: 2013 Indian Premier League season begin.
May[edit]
26 May: 2013 Indian Premier League finals. Mumbai Indians won the series in 6th season of IPL by defeating Chennai SuperKings.
July[edit]
3–7 July: 2013 Asian Athletics Championship continental tournament, winner China with 15 gold medals.
September[edit]
29 September: India beat Malaysia 3–0 to win Sultan of Johor Cup (Under 21).[55]
October[edit]
27 October: 2013 Indian Grand Prix at Buddh International Circuit, Greater Noida.
November[edit]
6 – 26 November: World Chess Championship 2013 to be held in Chennai.
December[edit]
1–14 December: 2013 Kabaddi World Cup was to be held in India. Host city is Bathinda.
6–15 December: 2013 Men's Hockey Junior World Cup held in New Delhi, India.
Unknown[edit]
2012–13 I-League end date.
2013 Federation Cup held in Srinagar, Kashmir.
2013–14 I-League begin date.
Deaths[edit]
January[edit]
3 January – M. S. Gopalakrishnan, violinist.[56]
3 January – Shikaripura Ranganatha Rao, archaeologist.[57]
3 January – Sekhar Sinha, cricketer, cancer.[58]
4 January – Salik Lucknawi, Urdu poet.[59]
5 January – Haradhan Bandopadhyay, Indian actor.[60]
5 January – K. B. Mallappa, Indian politician, MLA for Arkalgud in the Karnataka Legislative Assembly (1977–1989).[61]
February[edit]
March[edit]
11 March – Teja Narla, Indian child actor (born 1996)
11 March – Sripada Pinakapani, Carnatic Vocalist (born 3 August 1913) .[62]
April[edit]
14 April – P. B. Sreenivas, Telugu Legendary singer
21 April – Shakuntala Devi, Great Mathematician
23 April – Shamshad Begum, Pioneering playback singer (Born 1919)[63]
22 April – Chief Justice JS Verma – former Chief Justice
May[edit]
30 May – Rituparno Ghosh, Renowned Bengali Director
31 May – Abir Goswami, actor
June[edit]
3 June – Jiah Khan, actress
20 June – Dicky Rutnagur, journalist (born 1931)
22 June – Soccor Velho, footballer (born 1983)
July[edit]
4 July - Satish Tare, Marathi actor
Pran
12 July – Pran, Actor (born 1920)
28 July- Jagdish Raj, actor
October[edit]
9 October – Srihari, Actor (Born on 15 August 1964)
Manna Dey
24 October – Manna Dey, Legendary Singer (b.1919)
28 October – Rajendra Yadav, Writer (Born on 28 August 1929)[64]
November[edit]
10 November – Vijaydan Detha, Writer (Born on 1 September 1926)[65]
17 November – Om Prakash Valmiki, Writer (Born on 30 June 1950)[66]
December[edit]
27 December – Farooq Sheikh, actor (born 25 March 1948)[67]
See also[edit]
Wikimedia Commons has media related to 2013 in India.
2012 in India
2011 in India
2010 in India
2013 in Indian sports
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