0 1 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : L iving ▁people ▁Category : 1 9 9 8 ▁birth s ▁Category : Dan ish ▁male ▁sing ers ▁Category : Dan ish ▁singer - song writ ers ▁Category : Pe ople ▁from ▁A ar hus ▁Category : 2 1 st - century ▁Dan ish ▁sing ers <0x0A> </s> ▁Events ▁in ▁the ▁year ▁ 1 9 7 6 ▁in ▁the ▁Republic ▁of ▁India . ▁ ▁Inc umb ents ▁ ▁President ▁of ▁India ▁– ▁F ak hr ud din ▁Ali ▁Ah med ▁ ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁of ▁India ▁– ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi ▁ ▁Chief ▁Justice ▁of ▁India ▁– ▁A j it ▁N ath ▁Ray ▁ ▁Events ▁▁ 1 6 ▁April ▁– ▁A ▁family ▁planning ▁initi ative ▁involves ▁the ▁vas ect omy ▁of ▁thousands ▁of ▁men ▁and ▁tub al ▁lig ation ▁of ▁women , ▁either ▁for ▁payment ▁or ▁under ▁co er ci ve ▁conditions . ▁( The ▁minimum ▁age ▁for ▁marriage ▁is ▁also ▁raised ▁to ▁ 2 1 ▁years ▁for ▁men ▁and ▁ 1 8 ▁years ▁for ▁women .) ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁then - Pr ime ▁Minister ▁Ind ira ▁Gand hi , ▁San j ay ▁Gand hi , ▁is ▁largely ▁bl amed ▁for ▁what ▁turned ▁out ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁failed ▁program . ▁A ▁strong ▁back l ash ▁against ▁any ▁initi ative ▁associated ▁with ▁family ▁planning ▁followed ▁the ▁highly ▁controvers ial ▁program , ▁which ▁continues ▁( in ▁part ) ▁into ▁the ▁ 2 1 st ▁century . ▁ ▁B irth s ▁ ▁January ▁to ▁June ▁▁ 5 ▁February