India and China relations are at a new historical starting point with the 60th anniversary of the Panchsheel Agreement. The Panchsheel Agreement was supposed to be the bedrock of an eternal friendship between the two nations but bilateral relations have certainly deteriorated in the recent times.

The Bhabha Atomic Research Centre (BARC) is India's premier nuclear research facility based in Tarapur and Trombay, Mumbai, Maharashtra. BARC is a multi-disciplinary research center with extensive infrastructure for advanced research and development covering the entire spectrum of nuclear science, engineering, and related areas.

The beautiful Leela Naidu won the Miss India title in the year 1954. She featured in the list of the "World's Ten Most Beautiful Women" as named by Vogue magazine. She starred in a few Hindi and English films. She is remembered for her stunning classical beauty and subtle acting style.

Mahindra & Mahindra was set up as a steel trading company in 1945 in Ludhiana as Mahindra & Mohammed by brothers K.C. Mahindra and J.C. Mahindra and Malik Ghulam Mohammed. Mahindra began assembling the Jeep CJ3 in 1954. It was ranked 21st on a list of top companies in India by Fortune India 500 in 2011.

Chittaranjan Locomotive Works is a state-owned electric locomotive manufacturer based in India. It is located at Chittaranjan in Asansol in West Bengal. It is one of the largest locomotive manufacturers in the world. The manufacturing unit was established at a place close to the Chittaranjan railway station.

When instituted in 1954, the Padma Bhushan was classified as "Dusra Warg" (Class II) under the three-tier Padma Vibhushan awards; preceded by the Bharat Ratna.

The 1st Filmfare Awards were held on March 21, 1954, honoring the best in Hindi cinema in 1953. That year they were known as Clare Awards, after Clare Mendonca, film critic of The Times of India who had died in the same year. The ceremony was compared by actor David, and it started with actress Nalini Jaywant singing the national anthem.