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Events in the year 1990 in India.

Events January - An insurgency breaks out in Kashmir Valley, inflaming tensions with Pakistan. New Delhi dissolves the state assembly and imposes direct rule. March - The last Indian troops are withdrawn from Sri Lanka. 15 April – Food poisoning kills 450 guests at an engagement party in Uttar Pradesh. May - A cyclone ravages the southern state of Andhra Pradesh, killing nearly 1,000 people. V P Singh announces implementation of Mandal commission report. November - V.P. Singh resigns as prime minister and is succeeded by Janata Dal dissident Chandra Shekhar. Births 1 January - Ali Murtaza, cricketer. 30 december - Ut.R.vinoth kumar,engineer-pmu. 16 august -vignesh asokan,engineer-pmu. 23 august -preethi,engineer-pmu. 4 august -kandaswami,mess committe engineer-pmu. 2 august - thamizhaban,engineer-pmu. Deaths 14 January - Mani Madhava Chakyar, master Chakyar Koothu and Koodiyattam artist (b.1899). 29 March - Adoor Bhasi, actor, writer, journalist, singer and film producer (b.1927). 2 June - Shriram Sharma Acharya, seer, sage and Founder of the All World Gayatri Pariwar (b.1911). 21 October - Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist (b.1921). 30 September - Shankar Nag, actor and director (b.1954). 30 October - Vinod Mehra, actor (b.1945). 25 December - Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist (b.1917).