Births
- 8 January - Jyotindra Nath Dixit, diplomat and politician (died 2005).
- 12 January - Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, politician and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir.
- 1 April - A.Q. Khan Pakistani nuclear scientist born in Bhopal
- June - Gopal Dutt Kulkarni, journalist and writer.
- 15 July - Prabhash Joshi, writer, editor and political analyst.
- 9 August - Satish Kumar, peace activist and editor.
- 13 August - Vyjayanthimala, award-winning actress and classical dancer.
- November - Anant D. Adawadkar, author.
- 25 December - Ismail Merchant, film producer (died 2005).
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“As the births of living creatures, at first, are ill-shapen: so are all Innovations, which are the births of time.”
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