- 1971 in India
"See also:"
1970 in India , other events of 1971,1972 in India and theTimeline of Indian history .----
Events
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25 January -Himachal Pradesh becomes the 18thIndia n state.
*19 April - The government ofBangladesh flees toIndia .
*25 August -Bangladesh and easternBengal are flooded; thousands flee the area.
*29 September - Acyclone in theBay of Bengal , in Orissa State inIndia , kills 10,000.
*3 December -17 December :India andPakistan fight their second major war, overEast Pakistan , which ends after 90,000 Pakistani troops surrender. The new nation ofBangladesh is created out of East Pakistan.
*3 December - TheIndo-Pakistani War of 1971 begins as Pakistan attacks 9 Indian airbases. The next day India launches a massive invasion of East Pakistan.
*3 December -4 December night: TheIndia n navy destroyer "INS Rajput" sinksPakistan isubmarine PNS "Ghazi" (former USS "Diablo").
*16 December - "Victory Day of Bangladesh": The Pakistan Army surrenders to the Joint Force i.e.Mukti Bahini (Freedom Force) andIndian Armed Forces , ending theBangladesh Liberation War .port
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Leslie Claudius (field hockey player) is awarded thePadma Shri .Births
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12 January -Priyanka Gandhi Vadra , politician.
*17 July -Soundarya , actress (d.2004).
*5 August -Jude Menezes , field hockey player.
*8 August -Ramandeep Singh , field hockey player.
*2 September -Pawan Kalyan , actor and film director.Deaths
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Debaki Bose , film director, writer and actor (b.1898).
*Keshavrao Date , actor (b.1889).
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