Events in the year 2009 in the Republic of India.
Manmohan Singh with American President Barack Obama at the White House, 24 November 2009
Chandrayaan-1, India's first uncrewed lunar probe, discovers large amounts of water on the Moon.
R. Venkataraman
Feroz Khan
Events in the year 2008 in the Republic of India.
Abhinav Bindra became the first individual gold-medalist at the Olympics for India.
Anil Kumble retired as the highest wicket-taker for India in Test Cricket. He was third highest worldwide.
Maharishi Mahesh Yogi