See also: 1959 in India, other events of 1960, 1961 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• 1 May - Maharashtra State formed.
• 1 May - In India, May 1st is declared as 'Maharashtra Divas', i.e., Maharashtra Day (the same day is also celebrated as 'Kaamgaar Divas', i.e., Workers Day).
• 20 June - Maharashtra State Electricity Board formed.

Full date unknown

• Air India enters United States with flights to New York.
• Bajaj Auto goes public.

Births

• 3 January - Sandeep Marwah, stage, film and television personality.
• 25 June - Suresh Gopi, actor.
• 11 July - Kumar Gaurav, actor.
• 13 September - Karthik Muthuraman, actor.

Deaths

• 30 January - J. C. Kumarappa, economist (b.1892).
• 2 February - Jagadguru Swami Sri Bharati Krishna Tirthaji Maharaja, Hindu teacher (b.1884).
• 20 April - Pannalal Ghosh, flute (b?nsur?) player and composer (b.1911).
• 27 April - Rajshekhar Basu, writer, chemist and lexicographer (b.1880).