2006 in India
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[edit] Events
- January 2 - Rajnath Singh assumes office as BJP chief.
- January 7-9 - Pravasi Bharatiya Divas is organized in Hyderabad.
- January 26 - Soudi monarch King Abdullah is chief guest at Republic Day parade in New Delhi.
- March 2-5 - President of the United States, George W. Bush visits India. USA signs landmark nuclear deal with India pending approval from the US Congress and Indian Parliament.
- March 7 - Terrorist attack in Varanasi kills at least 15 people and leaves more than 50 injured.
- April 28 - Tollywood Blockbuster POKIRI releases,has grossed more than 66 crores in India,Has rewritten 75 years telegu boxoffice records.
One of the biggest grossers in INDIA,Mahesh Babu's Performance applauded by even Amitabh Bachchan and Ram Gopal Varma.
- May - Medical doctors started strike against central government decision on reservation for OBC (other backword classes) in Medical Institution
- July 11 - A series of coordinated bomb attacks strikes several commuter trains in Mumbai, India during evening rush hour.
- November 20 - a suspected terrorist attack kills five people on a train in a remote area of West Bengal.
[edit] Deaths
- February 3 - Nadira, 74, Hindi film actress, notable for playing the seductress
- April 12 - Dr. Rajkumar, 77, Kannada film actor
- May 3 - Pramod Mahajan, 56, politician, Bharatiya Janata Party member
- May 5 - Naushad, 86, music composer
- June 1 - Vivek Moitra, secretary Pramod Mahajan
- July 8 - Raja Rao, 97, writer in English
- August 21 - Ustad Bismillah Khan, 90, shehnai musician and Bharat Ratna winner
- August 27 - Hrishikesh Mukherjee, 84, Hindi film director
- September 24 - Padmini, 74, actress in South Indian and Hindi films, one of the Travancore sisters
- October 9 - Kanshi Ram, 72, politician and founder of the Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP)
[edit] Observance
Following days of religious or cultural significance were observed in 2006.
- January 13 - Lohri, Punjab
- January 13 - Arudra Darisanam, Tamil Nadu
- January 13-14 - Bikaner Camel Festival
- January 14 - International Kite Festival, Ahmedabad and Jaipur
- January 14 - Uttarayan Kite Festival, Gujarat
- January 16 - Jallikattu festival, Alanganallur
- January 16 - Modhera Dance Festival, Modhera
- January 31 - Muharram
- February 2 - Basant Panchami
- February 26 - Maha Shiv Ratri
- March 15 - Holi
[edit] Scheduled events
- Golden Quadrilateral slated to be completed by December.
