1936 in India

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See also:	List of years in India; Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1936 in India.

IncumbentsEdit

Emperor of India – George V (until 20 January), Edward VIII (until 11 December), George VI
Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon
Viceroy of India – Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (from 18 April)

3 March – Legislative Assembly passed a motion to terminate the Ottawa trade agreement.^[1]
15–18 October – Religious riots in Bombay.^[2]
28 December – Indian National Congress rejected new constitution.^[3]

8 January – Jyotindra Nath Dixit, diplomat and politician (died 2005).
12 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, politician and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. (died 2016)
1 April
- Tarun Gogoi, former Chief Minister of Assam (died 2020)
- Abdul Qadeer Khan, Pakistani nuclear scientist born in Bhopal (died 2021)
15 July – Prabhash Joshi, writer, editor and political analyst. (died 2009)
3 August – Bannanje Govindacharya, Sanskrit scholar (died 2020)
9 August – Satish Kumar, peace activist and editor.
13 August – Vyjayanthimala, award-winning actress and classical dancer.
8 September – Indu Jain, media executive and philanthropist (died 2021)
November – Anant D. Adawadkar, author.
25 December – Ismail Merchant, film producer (died 2005).

13 August – Bhikaiji Cama, independence campaigner (born 1861).
19 September – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian classical musician (born 1860).
8 October – Munshi Premchand, writer in Hindi-Urdu literature and Indian Freedom fighter (born 31 July 1880).

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