2007 in India
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[edit] Scheduled Events
- December 22 - Narendra Modi led government in Gujarat completes its term.
- The Government of India hopes to achieve a zero drop-out rate from schools all over the country from as high as 52.8% in 2002.
[edit] Major Events
- August - India and US released the text of 123 agreement US press release
This has been very controversial in the Indian political environment with both Left and NDA opposing the UPA over the issue.
- November 11 - Miss India-Earth Pooja Chitgopekar won in Miss Earth 2007 beauty pageant as Miss Earth-Air (1st-runner up) held in Manila, Philippines.
[edit] Deaths
- January 29 - O. P. Nayyar, 81, Hindi film music composer
- February 2 - Vijay Arora, 62, actor in television and Hindi films
- April 1 - Laurie Baker, 90, England-born architect known for his low-cost housing
- April 5 - Poornachandra Tejaswi, 69, Kannada writer and novelist, who also had other activities related to farming, study of wild life, photography and painting.
- May 27 - G. Srinivasan, 48, film producer for Tamil and Hindi films, brother of Mani Ratnam
- July 8 - Chandra Shekhar, 80, eleventh Prime Minister of India
- October 10 - S. R. Bommai, 84, Chief Minister of Karnataka, 1988-1989
- December 25 - G. P. Sippy, 93, producer and director of Hindi films
