1915 in India

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← 1914 1913 1912 1915 in India → 1916 1917 1918
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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Incumbents

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

Events

• National income - ₹13,547 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

• Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act
• Banaras Hindu University Act
• Government Of India Act

Births

• 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)

Full date unknown

• M. F. Husain, artist.

Deaths

• 19 February – Gopala Krishna Gokhale, politician
• 05 November - Pherozeshah Mehta, politician

References

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