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{{short description|India-related events during the year of 1942}} | {{short description|India-related events during the year of 1942}} | ||
{{More citations needed|date=December | {{More citations needed|date=December 2022}} | ||
{{Year in India|1942}} | {{Year in India|1942}} | ||
Events in the year '''1942 in India'''. | Events in the year '''1942 in India'''. | ||
==Incumbents== | == Incumbents == | ||
* [[Emperor of India]] – [[George VI]] | * [[Emperor of India]] – [[George VI]] | ||
* Viceroy of India – [[Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow]] | * Viceroy of India – [[Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow]] | ||
==Events== | == Events == | ||
* | * National income - {{INR}}56,597 million | ||
* | * February – Visit of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek of China (Commander of Allied forces for Asia China sector) amidst impending pressure of Japanese attack on Burma. Meets Congress top leaders to seek India's participation in war. | ||
*8 Mar | * 8 Mar – Japanese army enters Rangoon. British necessity to break Indian political deadlock. | ||
*22 Mar | * 22 Mar – Arrival of The [[Cripps Mission|Cripps mission]], proposals /declaration made public on 30 Mar but are rejected by Congress and all other parties except Muslim League.<ref>''Everyman's Dictionary of Dates''; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263</ref> | ||
*14 July- Wardha working committee meeting reiterated demand for | * 14 July- Wardha working committee meeting reiterated demand for Britons leaving India. | ||
*8 August – [[Quit India]] resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which led to the start of a historical civil disobedience movement across India. | * 8 August – [[Quit India]] resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which led to the start of a historical civil disobedience movement across India. | ||
*9 August – Indian leader, [[Mohandas Gandhi]] is arrested in Bombay by British forces. | * 9 August – Indian leader, [[Mohandas Gandhi]] is arrested in Bombay by British forces. | ||
* August – Newly married couple [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Feroze Gandhi]] are arrested for their participation in [[Quit India]] movement. | * August – Newly married couple [[Indira Gandhi]] and [[Feroze Gandhi]] are arrested for their participation in [[Quit India]] movement. | ||
*16 October – [[Hurricane]] and [[flood]]ing in [[Bombay]]: 40,000 dead. | * 16 October – [[Hurricane]] and [[flood]]ing in [[Bombay]]: 40,000 dead. | ||
*December | * December – Many demonstrators were lathi-charged and assassinated. By December, over 60,000 people had been jailed. | ||
*Formation of [[Indian National Army|INA]] | |||
==Births== | == Law == | ||
*Coffee Market Expansion Act | |||
== Births == | |||
*13 January – [[Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal]], [[Chief Justice of India]] (died [[2015 in India|2015]]). | *13 January – [[Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal]], [[Chief Justice of India]] (died [[2015 in India|2015]]). | ||
*10 February – [[Madhabi Mukherjee]], actress. | *10 February – [[Madhabi Mukherjee]], actress. | ||
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*11 March – [[Amarinder Singh]], politician and current [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]. | *11 March – [[Amarinder Singh]], politician and current [[Chief Minister of Punjab (India)|Chief Minister of Punjab]]. | ||
*2 April – [[Roshan Seth]], actor. | *2 April – [[Roshan Seth]], actor. | ||
*25 May – [http://www.dattapeetham.org Dr. Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji] | *7 April – Jitendra, Actor , [[Jeetendra]] | ||
*15 April – [[Madhur Kapila]], novelist, journalist and art critic (died [[2021 in India|2021]]) | |||
*25 May – [http://www.dattapeetham.org/ Dr. Sri Ganapathy Sachchidananda Swamiji] | |||
*19 August – [[Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath]], actor. | *19 August – [[Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath]], actor. | ||
*20 September | *20 September – [[Rajinder Goel]], cricketer (d. [[2020 in India|2020]]) | ||
*2 October – [[Asha Parekh]], actress, director and producer. | *2 October – [[Asha Parekh]], actress, director and producer. | ||
*11 October – [[Amitabh Bachchan]], actor. | *11 October – [[Amitabh Bachchan]], actor. | ||
*26 October – [[Roger Bhatnagar]], Indian-born New Zealand businessman (died [[2022 in New Zealand|2022]]) | |||
*18 December – [[Jagdish Khattar]], businessman and civil servant (died [[2021 in India|2021]]) | *18 December – [[Jagdish Khattar]], businessman and civil servant (died [[2021 in India|2021]]) | ||
*29 December – [[Rajesh Khanna]], actor. | *29 December – [[Rajesh Khanna]], actor. (died [[2012 in India|2012]]). | ||
==Deaths== | == Deaths == | ||
*24 April – [[Deenanath Mangeshkar]], actor, musician and singer (born [[1900 in India|1900]]). | *24 April – [[Deenanath Mangeshkar]], actor, musician and singer (born [[1900 in India|1900]]). | ||
==References== | == References == | ||
{{reflist}} | {{reflist}} | ||
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{{Year in Asia|1942}} | {{Year in Asia|1942}} | ||
[[Category:1942 in India| ]] | [[Category:1942 in India| ]] | ||
[[Category:1942 by country|India]] | [[Category:1942 by country|India]] | ||
[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | [[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | ||
[[Category:India in World War II]] | [[Category:India in World War II]] | ||