Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 1964

Jawaharlal Nehru, India’s first Prime Minister, passed away.

Prime Ministers
Jawaharlal Nehru (until 27 May 1964)
Gulzarilal Nanda, acting (27 May 1964 – 9 June 1964)
Lal Bahadur Shastri (from 9 June 1964)
President
Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹63.25yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹4.76official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 1964
≈ ₹7,500 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Sangamworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
47.9 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
47 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.