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1955 in India

Explore 4 historical events and records for India in 1955.

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Historical records for India in 1955

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January

January 1955

Avadi Resolution

Dhebar, U. N. · Avadi · President of Indian National Congress · Government / Congress Party

The Congress session at Avadi endorses the objective of establishing a socialistic pattern of society.

April

24 April 1955

Conference of Bandung

Nehru, Jawaharlal · Bandung · Prime Minister of India · Government / Government of India

Nehru participates in the Bandung Conference, whose final declaration promotes peaceful coexistence and international cooperation.

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1955

Hindu Marriage Act

Nehru, Jawaharlal · Prime Minister of India · Government / Government of India

The Hindu Marriage Act establishes monogamy as a legal requirement for Hindus and reforms marriage law.

1955

Raychaudhuri Equation

Raychaudhuri, Amal Kumar · Calcutta · Physicist · Science / Physics

Raychaudhuri derives the focusing equation that later becomes central to the singularity theorems of general relativity.

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