Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 1960

Bombay State split into two new states, Maharashtra and Gujarat.

Prime Minister
Jawaharlal Nehru
President
Rajendra Prasad
One US dollar
₹4.76official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 1960
≈ ₹9,220 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Mughal-e-Azamworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
43.6 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
46 yearsWorld Bank

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Sources: 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.