UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

Form 6-K

Report of Foreign Private Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Sterlite Industries (India) Limited

Not Applicable
(Translation of Registrant’s name into English)

Republic of India
(Jurisdiction of incorporation or organization)

Vedanta, 75 Nehru Road
Vile Parle East
Mumbai, Maharashtra 400-099, India
+91-22-6646-1000
(Address of principal executive offices)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.

Form 20-F þ          Form 40-F o

Indicate by check mark if the registrant is submitting the Form 6-K in paper as permitted by Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): o

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Indicate by check mark whether the Registrant by furnishing the information contained in this Form is also thereby furnishing the information to the Commission pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.

Yes o          No þ

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This Report on Form 6-K shall be incorporated by reference in the automatic shelf registration statement on Form F-3 as amended by Post Effective Amendment No 1 (File No. 333-160580) (as amended, the “Automatic Shelf Registration Statement”) of Sterlite Industries (India) Limited (the “Company”) (the “Registration Statement”).

Other Events

On October 15, 2009, the Company filed Post-Effective Amendment No. 1 to the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the “SEC”) in connection with its proposed offering (the “Offering”) of Convertible Senior Notes (the “Notes”) convertible into the Company’s American Depositary Shares (the “ADSs”), each ADS representing one equity share, par value Rs. 2 per share, of the Company.

In connection with the Offering, the Company entered into an underwriting agreement dated October 15, 2009 (“Underwriting Agreement”) with Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Morgan Stanley & Co. Incorporated. A copy of the Underwriting Agreement is attached hereto and is being filed herewith on this Form 6-K as Exhibit 1.1 and which is hereby incorporated by reference as Exhibit 1.1 to the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement.

Exhibits:
	1.1		Underwriting Agreement dated October 15, 2009 which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 1.1 to the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement.

SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunder duly authorized.

Date: October 21, 2009

EXHIBITS INDEX

1.1

Underwriting Agreement dated October 15, 2009 which is incorporated by reference as Exhibit 1.1 to the Automatic Shelf Registration Statement.