Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 2001

India beat Australia at Eden Gardens after following on.

Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
President
K. R. Narayanan
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹4,300yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹47.19official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 2001
≈ ₹413 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Kabhi Khushi Kabhie Ghamworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
107.8 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
63 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.