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See also: 1980 in India, other events of 1981, 1982 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

[edit] Events

• July - About 308 people die in Bangalore after drinking illicit liquor (see: 1981 Karnataka liquor deaths).
• Arasan Ganesan Polytechnic is founded in Sivakasi, Tamilnadu. It is a Government aided co-educational technical institute.
• National Aluminium Company incorporated as a public sector enterprise of the Government of India.

[edit] Births

[edit] January to June

• 3 January - Sanggai Chanu, field hockey player.
• 9 June - Celina Jaitley, actress.
• 17 June - Amrita Rao, model and actress.

[edit] July to December

• 7 July - Mahendra Singh Dhoni, cricketer.
• 27 September - Lakshmipathy Balaji, cricketer.
• 24 October - Mallika Sherawat, actress and model.
• 27 November - Vikram Pillay, field hockey player.
• 9 December - Dia Mirza, actress and model.
• 12 December - Ashok, actor.
• 12 December - Yuvraj Singh, cricketer.

[edit] Deaths

• 3 May - Nargis, actress (b.1929).
• 24 September - Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham and scholar (b.1905).
• 28 December - David Abraham Cheulkar, actor (b.1908).