Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 2003

Anju Bobby George won India’s first World Athletics Championships medal.

Prime Minister
Atal Bihari Vajpayee
President
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹5,600yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹46.58official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 2003
≈ ₹382 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Kal Ho Naa Howorldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
111.7 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
64 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.