1968 in India

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See also:	List of years in India; Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1968 in the Federal Republic of India.

Incumbents

National income - ₹398,141 million
10 Jan - President of India withdraws emergency declared in 1962 as part of Sino-Indian War.^[1]
20 Feb – The Beatles, Mia Farrow, and several other celebrities visit the ashram of Maharishi Mahesh Yogi in Rishikesh, India to study transcendental meditation.
25 Feb - Rajeev Gandhi son of Indira Gandhi married an Italian named Sonia Maino.^[2]
29 Feb - Auroville established in Pondicherry with presence of 124 countries.^[3]
1 April - Tata Consultancy Services established as Tata Computer Systems.^[4]
12 April -
- National Textile Corporation incorporated.
- Indira Gandhi announced in Rae Bareilly that India will not sign the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons.^[5]
28 April - The first political murder of Kannur takes place at Thalassery resulting in death of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh worker's death.^[6]
25 Dec - Kilvenmani massacre, 44 Dalits (untouchables) burnt to death in Kizhavenmani village, Tamil Nadu.
Three-language formula introduced through National Policy on Education

18 Jan - Official Language resolution passed by both houses of Parliament.
16 May - Public Provident Fund introduced through an act by the Parliament of India.
20 Aug - Enemy Property Act, 1968

10 January Atul Khatri , comedian
21 January
- Sanjay Subrahmanyan, Carnatic vocalist.
- Sundar C., actor and film director.
26 January – Ravi Teja, actor.
1 March – Kunjarani Devi, weightlifter.
23 March – Srikanth (Telugu actor), actor.
Arshad Warsi
19 April – Arshad Warsi, actor.
24 May – Raju Narayana Swamy, IAS officer.
14 June – Raj Thackeray, founder and president of Maharashtra Navnirman Sena.
2 July – Gautami, actress and politician.
6 July – Singampuli, actor and director.
Dhanraj Pillay
16 July – Dhanraj Pillay, field hockey player.
20 July – S. J. Suryah, actor and director.
15 August
- Anil Kumar Awana, politician.
- Kailash Chandra Gahtori, politician (died 2024).
16 August – Arvind Kejriwal, politician
23 August – KK, playback singer (died 2022).
18 September – Upendra, actor, director and politician.
27 September – Rahul Dev, actor and model.
29 September – Samir Soni, actor.
9 November – Neelam, former actress, jewellery designer.
25 December - Sampath Raj, actor.

A. R. Krishnashastry, writer, researcher and translator (born 1890).
19 November – Shri Rang Avadhoot, Saint who is regarded as an incarnation of Lord Dattatreya, (born 1898 in India)