Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 1995

India made its first mobile phone call, and the internet went public.

Prime Minister
P. V. Narasimha Rao
President
Shankar Dayal Sharma
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹4,680yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹32.43official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 1995
≈ ₹617 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayengeworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
96.0 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
61 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.