Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 1971

India won Test series in both the West Indies and England.

Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
President
V. V. Giri
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹193yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹7.49official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 1971
≈ ₹4,920 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Caravanworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
55.8 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
49 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.