We have confirmed news about the launch date of Tata Motors' eagerly awaited people's car, the Nano. Read on to find out when!

They said it could not be made, they said they weren't sure if it would be a car, but Tata Motors will be silencing all critics with the unveiling of the Nano. The red-letter day in Indian automotive history has been set as March 23, 2009.

Bookings for the Nano are scheduled to begin from the second week of April, 2009. Tata Motors is promising a widespread network to support the high demand being anticipated for the car. Booking details will be revealed on the launch date.

Through the many ups and downs in the already eventful life of the car, it has seen skepticism followed by worldwide mania when the car was revealed at the 2008 Auto Expo in January last year. The Singur controversy followed, and had it not been for the fiasco it is likely that Nanos would have been plying on our streets today.

The past is behind us now, and not just the nation but the world will have its eyes peeled at the launch of the much-touted 1-lakh rupee car. We've spotted the car in and around Pune during its real-world test runs, and if the test mules are anything to go by, the car will definitely be no slouch either. Stay tuned in to ZigWheels.com for more on the car as the news breaks!