1926 in India

Events in the year 1926 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V

Events

• 15 July - BEST buses make its début in Bombay.
• 24 November - Sri Aurobindo retires, leaving the Mother to run the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry.

Births

January to June

• 8 January - Kelucharan Mohapatra, Odissi dancer and guru (d.2004).
• 13 January - Bhau Kalchuri, author and poet.
• 16 January - O. P. Nayyar, film music director and composer (d.2007).
• 20 January - Jamiluddin Aali, poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar.
• 20 January - Qurratulain Hyder, novelist and short story writer, academic and journalist (d.2007).
• 26 May - Sukumar Azhikode, teacher, critic and orator.

July to December

• 11 August - Ekkirala Krishnamacharya, philosopher and spiritual writer.
• 15 August - Sukanta Bhattacharya, poet (d.1947).
• 3 September - Uttam Kumar, actor (d.1980).
• 8 October - Raaj Kumar, actor (d.1996).
• 21 November - Prem Nath, actor (d.1992).
• 26 November - Yash Pal, scientist and educator.
• 31 December - Zahoor Qasim, marine scientist.

Full date unknown

• J. P. Chandrababu, comedian-actor, singer and dancer (d.1974).
• Nalini Jaywant, actress.