See also: 1962 in India, other events of 1963, 1964 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• Supreme Court of India mandates that reservation should not exceed 50% for any institution.

Births

• 29 April - Deepika Chikhalia, actress.
• 25 May - Gajendra Pal Singh Raghava, scientist.
• 10 August - Phoolan Devi, bandit turned politician, assassinated (d.2001).
• 4 December - Javed Jaffrey, actor.

Full date unknown

• Keshava Malagi, writer.

Deaths

• 13 April - Babu Gulabrai, writer and historian (b.1888).
• 2 December - Sabu Dastagir, actor (b.1924).

Full date unknown

• Amar Nath Kak, lawyer and author (b.1889).