← 1914 1913 1912 1915 in India → 1916 1917 1918
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Incumbents [ edit ]

• Emperor of India ? George V
• Viceroy of India ? Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst

Events [ edit ]

• National income - ? 13,313 million
• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns to India from South Africa to spearhead the Indian independence movement .
• Calcutta School of Music is established by Phillpe Sandre.

The Home Rule League is founded by Annie Besant (it was formally launched in 1916 ).

Law [ edit ]

• Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act ^[1]
• Banaras Hindu University Act ^[2]
• Government Of India Act

Births [ edit ]

• 6 March ? Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin , religious head (died 2014 ).
• 11 March ? Vijay Hazare , cricketer (died 2004 ).
• 26 July ? Sri K. Pattabhi Jois , yoga teacher (died 2009 ).
• 15 August ? Ismat Chughtai , writer (died 1991 ).
• 31 August ? Mir Ali Ahmed Khan Talpur Prominent political figure and former Federal Minister for defense Government of Pakistan (died 1987 in London)
• Baji Jamalunnisa ? Indian freedom fighter (died 2016)

• 17 September ? M. F. Husain , artist.

Deaths [ edit ]

• 19 February ? Gopala Krishna Gokhale , politician
• 5 November - Pherozeshah Mehta , politician

References [ edit ]

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