1926 in India

← 1925 1924 1923 1926 in India → 1927 1928 1929
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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1926 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India - The Earl of Reading
• Viceroy of India - The Lord Irwin (from 3 April)

Events

• April - Hindu-Muslim strife in Calcutta.^[1]
• 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 (died 2004).
• 13 January - Bhau Kalchuri, author and poet (died 2013).
• 16 January - O. P. Nayyar, film music director and composer (died 2007).
• 20 January - Jamiluddin Aali, poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar.
• 20 January - Qurratulain Hyder, novelist and short story writer, academic and journalist (died 2007).
• 26 May - Sukumar Azhikode, teacher, critic and orator. (died 2012)

July to December

• 15 August - Sukanta Bhattacharya, poet (died 1947).
• 3 September - Uttam Kumar, actor (died 1980).
• 8 October - Raaj Kumar, actor (died 1996).
• 21 November - Prem Nath, actor (died 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 (died 1974).
• Nalini Jaywant, actress.

References