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See also: 1963 in India, other events of 1964, 1965 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Contents 1 Events 2 Arts and literature 3 Sport 4 Births 4.1 Full date unknown 5 Deaths

[edit] Events

• 27 May - Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru dies after a five-month illness; he is succeeded by Lal Bahadur Shastri.
• The Vishva Hindu Parishad is founded.
• Hazratbal disappearance episode

[edit] Arts and literature

• 2 September - Indian Hungry generation poets arrested on charges of conspiracy against the State and Obscenity in literature.
• National Film Archive of India established in Pune.

[edit] Sport

• Charanjeet Singh (hockey player) is awarded the Padma Shri.

[edit] Births

• 24 April - Sailendra Dwivedi, writer.
• 13 August - Harisree Ashokan, actor.
• 10 December - Jayaram, actor.

[edit] Full date unknown

• Bem Le Hunte, author.

[edit] Deaths

• 27 May - Jawaharlal Nehru, politician and 1st Prime Minister of India (b.1889).
• 2 October - Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, freedom fighter, social activist and Health Minister (b.1889).
• 10 October - Guru Dutt, film director, producer, and actor (b.1925).