India, year by year
India in 1950
India became a Republic — the Constitution came into force on 26 January.
- Prime Minister
- Jawaharlal Nehru
- President
- Rajendra Prasad (from 26 January 1950)
- Highest-grossing Indian film
- Samadhiworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
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Make a 1950 posterSources: World Bank, SP.POP.TOTL (India); World Bank, PA.NUS.FCRF — official exchange rate, rupees per US$, yearly average; World Bank, FP.CPI.TOTL — consumer price index (2010 = 100), yearly average; World Bank, SP.DYN.LE00.IN — life expectancy at birth; Wikipedia, "List of highest-grossing Indian films" — highest-grossing film by year (worldwide gross); BankBazaar, "Historical Gold Rate/Trend in India" — 24K gold, ₹ per 10 g, yearly figure. Prime Ministers, Presidents and events checked against Wikipedia. Money figures are yearly.