Tareekh

India, year by year

India in 2004

Rajyavardhan Rathore won an Olympic silver in shooting at Athens.

Prime Ministers
Atal Bihari Vajpayee (until 22 May 2004)
Manmohan Singh (from 22 May 2004)
President
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
10 grams of gold (24K)
₹5,850yearly figure, BankBazaar
One US dollar
₹45.32official yearly average, World Bank
₹100 in 2004
≈ ₹368 in 2025by India's consumer price index, World Bank
Highest-grossing Indian film
Veer-Zaaraworldwide gross, per Wikipedia
Population
113.6 croreWorld Bank
Life expectancy at birth
65 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.