1986 in India explained

Events in the year 1986 in the Republic of India.

Incumbents

• President of India – Zail Singh
• Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi
  • Vice President of India – R. Venkataraman Chief Justice of India – Prafullachandra Natwarlal Bhagwati (until 20 December), Raghunandan Swarup Pathak

Governors

• • Andhra Pradesh – Kumud Ben Joshi Assam – Bhishma Narain Singh
  • Bihar – P. Venkatasubbaiah Gujarat – Braj Kumar Nehru (until 26 February), Ram Krishna Trivedi (starting 26 February)
  • Haryana – Saiyid Muzaffar Husain Burney Himachal Pradesh –
    • • until 7 March: Hokishe Sema 7 March-16 April: Prabodh Dinkarrao Desai
  • starting 16 April: R. K. S. Ghandhi
    • • • Jammu and Kashmir – Jagmohan Malhotra Karnataka – Ashoknath Banerji Kerala – P. Ramachandran Madhya Pradesh – K.M Chandy Maharashtra – Kona Prabhakara Rao (until 2 April), Shankar Dayal Sharma (starting 2 April)
        • Manipur – K. V. Krishna Rao Meghalaya – Bhishma Narain Singh Nagaland – K. V. Krishna Rao Odisha – Bishambhar Nath Pande Punjab – Shankar Dayal Sharma (until 2 April), Siddhartha Shankar Ray (starting 2 April)
• Rajasthan – Vasantdada Patil
• Sikkim – T.V. Rajeswar
  • • • Tamil Nadu – Sundar Lal Khurana Tripura – K. V. Krishna Rao Uttar Pradesh – Mohammed Usman Arif West Bengal – Uma Shankar Dikshit (until 12 August), Saiyid Nurul Hasan (starting 12 August)

Events

• National income - 3,183,659 million

January - June

• 1 February – Locks of the disputed Ram Janmabhoomi & Babri Masjid were opened following the orders of Sessions Court Faizabad.^{[1] [2]}
• March 24 – Contract signed between the Government of India and Swedish arms company Bofors for supply of 410 155 mm Howitzer field guns. (Bofors deal)
• April 1 – VSNL incorporated
• April 30 – Operation Black Thunder conducted to flush out remaining Sikh extremists from the Golden Temple
• May – a new National Policy on Education announced by the Government
• June – Zion Matriculation Higher Secondary School is founded.^[3]

July - December

• August 11 - Supreme Court of India delivered landmark judgement which upholds Freedom of speech and expression in Bijoe Emmanuel Vs State of Kerala case. In this case court said that no law mandates singing National Anthem of India compulsory.^{[4] [5]}
• September 22 – Australia-India test cricket match ends in a tie at the M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chepauk, Chennai, becoming only the second tied test in the history.
• October 27 – Inland Waterways Authority of India came into existence.
• November 18 – Operation Brasstacks starts in Rajasthan.
• November – 182-day Treasury Bill introduced
• December 7 - Riots erupted in Bangalore and adjoining districts killing 17 following an article in Deccan Herald titled Mohammed the Idiot.^{[6] [7] [8]}

Law

• November 19 – Environment Protection Act that was passed in month of May in consequence to Bhopal disaster, came into force.^[9]
• December 24 – Consumer Protection Act

Births

• 5 January – Deepika Padukone, actress.
• 8 January Yash, actor.
• 15 January Vikram Prabhu, actor.
• 21 January – Sushant Singh Rajput, actor.
• 28 January Shruti Haasan, actress and singer.
• 4 February – Asif Ali, actor.
• 20 February – Kalaiyarasan, actor.
• 23 February – Sanjana Singh, actress.
• 27 February – Shishir Hathwar, Guinness World Record holder.
• 14 March Lokesh Kanagaraj, film director.
• 6 June – Bhavana (actress), actress.
• 16 June – Anjali (actress), actress.
• 17 September – Ravichandran Ashwin, cricketer.
• 28 July – Dulquer Salmaan, actor^[10]
• 24 August Shanthanu Bhagyaraj, actor.
• 21 September Atlee Kumar, film director.
• 2 October – Praveen Kumar, cricketer.
• 17 October – T. V. Anupama, Indian Administrative Service officer.
• 28 October Aditi Rao Hydari, actress and dancer.
• 15 November – Sania Mirza, tennis player.
• 23 November Naga Chaitanya, actor.
• 27 November – Suresh Raina, cricketer.^[11]

Deaths

• 6 July – Jagjivan Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer (born 1908).
• 13 December – Smita Patil, actress (born 1955).

See also

• Bollywood films of 1986

Notes and References

1. Web site: Yadav . Shyamlal . 2023-04-05 . At Delhi and UP, riots trouble for Congress . 2023-04-08 . The Indian Express . en.
2. Web site: Order to reopen Ram Janmabhoomi temple complex in Ayodhya sees tensions come to the boil . 2024-02-03 . India Today . en.
3. https://in.linkedin.com/school/zion-matriculation-higher-secondary-school/
4. News: Staff Reporter. 2020-10-16. Petitioner in landmark SC judgment dead. en-IN. The Hindu. 2022-02-14. 0971-751X.
5. Web site: 2016-12-01. What Supreme Court said on National Anthem, respect and tolerance, 30 yrs ago. 2022-02-14. The Indian Express. en.
6. Web site: 1986-12-10 . INDIA MOSLEMS RIOT A 3D DAY OVER STORY . 2023-12-17 . Chicago Tribune.
7. Web site: Violence stalks Karnataka as mobs of Muslims battle it out with police in Bangalore, Mysore . 2023-12-17 . India Today . en.
8. Web site: Bangalore communal riots: Janata Party accuses Congress(I) for bringing things to a boil . 2023-12-17 . India Today . en.
9. Web site: New laws Were written. 2022-02-14. www.downtoearth.org.in. en.
10. Web site: Happy Birthday Dulquer Salmaan: 'OK Kanmani' Actor Thanks Fans For Wishes. International Business Times. 28 July 2015. Sushmita Sen. https://web.archive.org/web/20160305082156/http://www.ibtimes.co.in/happy-birthday-dulquer-salmaan-rare-pictures-ok-kanmani-actor-640745. 5 March 2016.
11. Web site: Suresh Raina. 2020-07-21. Cricinfo.