Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 1982

Colour television arrived in India with the Delhi Asian Games.

Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
Presidents
Neelam Sanjiva Reddy (until 25 July 1982)
Zail Singh (from 25 July 1982)
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹1,645yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹9.46official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 1982
≈ ₹1,960 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Disco Dancerworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
72.0 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
55 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.