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India, year by year

India in 1977

Morarji Desai became India’s first non-Congress Prime Minister.

Prime Ministers
Indira Gandhi (until 24 March 1977)
Morarji Desai (from 24 March 1977)
Presidents
Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed (until 11 February 1977)
B. D. Jatti, acting (11 February 1977 – 25 July 1977)
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (from 25 July 1977)
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹486yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹8.74official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 1977
≈ ₹2,900 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Amar Akbar Anthonyworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
64.1 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
52 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.