Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 1983

Kapil Dev’s India won the Cricket World Cup at Lord’s.

Prime Minister
Indira Gandhi
President
Zail Singh
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹1,800yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹10.10official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 1983
≈ ₹1,750 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Coolieworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
73.7 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.