1993 in India

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See also: 1992 in India, other events of 1993, 1994 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Events

• 9 March - The All Parties Hurriyat Conference is formed in Kashmir.
• 12 March - A series of bomb blasts, thought to be planted by Muslim underworld figures, rock the country's commercial capital of Bombay, killing some 260 people. (See 1993 Mumbai bombings.)
• 30 September – An earthquake centered in Killari, Maharashtra, kills over 10,000.
• Mulayam Singh Yadav elected chief minister of Uttar Pradesh for the second time.

Births

• 23 April - Akrit Jaswal, child physician.

Deaths

• 3 August - Chinmayananda, spiritual leader (b.1916).
• 19 August - Utpal Dutt, actor, director and writer (b.1929).

Full date unknown

• Arun Joshi, novelist (b.1939).
• Ram Nath Kak, veterinarian and writer (b.1917).