1901 in India

Events in the year 1901 in India.

Incumbents

• Empress of India — Queen Victoria until 22 January
• Emperor of India — Edward VII from 22 January

Events

• The first reliable census in India is taken.

Births

• 2 July — Kalindi Charan Panigrahi, poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist (d.1991).

Deaths

• 16 January — Mahadev Govind Ranade, judge, author and reformer (b.1842).