1957 in India
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See also: 1956 in India, other events of 1957, 1958 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
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[edit] Events
- India passes a bill making Kashmir under its control as part of the Union.
- 5 April - First elected government of Kerala. Communist Party of India won the elections and E. M. S. Namboodiripad became the first chief minister of united Kerala.
- Parliament passes the Copyright Act of 1957
[edit] Sport
- Balbir Singh Sr. became the first hockey player to be awarded the Padma Shri.
[edit] Births
- 22 August - Deepti Naval, actress.
- Thomas Zacharia, computational scientist.
[edit] Deaths
- 5 April - Alagappa Chettiar, businessman and philanthropist (b.1909).
- 30 August - N. S. Krishnan, comedian, actor, playback singer and writer (b.1908).
