1905 in India

Events in the year 1905 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – Edward VII

Events

• 4 April - The 1905 Kangra earthquake kills 20,000.
• Partition of Bengal.

Births

• 2 January - Jainendra Kumar, novelist (d.1988).
• 16 January - Dr. Manubhai P. Vaidya, Educationist and recipient of Best Teacher Award from Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, The President of India (d.1966).
• 10 May - Pankaj Mullick, singer and composer (d.1978).
• 29 August - Dhyan Chand, field hockey player (d.1979).
• 9 September - Brahmarishi Hussain Sha, seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham and scholar (d.1981).
• 12 December - Mulk Raj Anand, novelist in English (d.2004).

Full date unknown

• Malti Bedekar, feminist author.
• Rashid Jahan, author, short story writer and playwright (d.1952).

Deaths

• 19 January - Debendranath Tagore, founder in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion (b.1817).