1905 in India
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Events in the year 1905 in India
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India
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Births
- 2 January - Jainendra KumarJainendra KumarJainendra Kumar born Anandi Lal , was an influential Hindi writer of 20th century. He explored the human psyche in novels such as Sunita and Tyagapatra....
, novelist (d.19881988 in IndiaEvents in the year 1988 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – R. Venkataraman* Prime Minister of India – Rajiv Gandhi-Events:*The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission is set up under the Consumer Protection Act of 1986....
). - 16 January - Dr. Manubhai P. Vaidya, Educationist and recipient of Best Teacher Award from Dr. S. Radhakrishnan, The President of IndiaPresident of IndiaThe President of India is the head of state and first citizen of India, as well as the Supreme Commander of the Indian Armed Forces. President of India is also the formal head of all the three branches of Indian Democracy - Legislature, Executive and Judiciary...
(d.19661966 in IndiaEvents in the year 1966 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan* Prime Minister of India – Lal Bahadur Shastri January 11, Gulzarilal Nanda until January 24 , Indira Gandhi-Events:...
). - 10 May - Pankaj MullickPankaj MullickPankaj Mullick, also known as Pankaj Kumar Mullick was a Bengali Indian music director, who was a pioneer of film music in Bengali cinema and Hindi cinema at the advent of playback singing, as well as an early exponent of Rabindra Sangeet.He was awarded the Padma Shri in 1970, followed by the...
, singer and composer (d.19781978 in IndiaEvents in the year 1978 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy* Prime Minister of India – Morarji Desai-Events:...
). - 29 August - Dhyan ChandDhyan ChandDhyan Chand ; born August 29, 1905 in Allahabad, United Provinces, British India. – Died:December 3, 1979), was an Indian field hockey player, regarded as one of the greatest field hockey players of all time...
, field hockey player (d.19791979 in IndiaEvents in the year 1979 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy* Prime Minister of India – Morarji Desai until July 28, Charan Singh-Events:...
). - 9 September - Brahmarishi Hussain ShaBrahmarishi Hussain ShaHussain Sha was the seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham in Pithapuram. He was born in Rajahmundry, East Godavari District. He succeeded his father, Kavisekhara Dr Umar Alisha Sathguru. He completed his primary education at Pithapuram and passed the Final Arts course from...
, seventh head of Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika PeethamSri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika PeethamSri Viswa Viznana Vidya Adhyatmika Peetham is a theosophical congregation which states that it is based on the principles of oneness of God, and discovering divinity in the self. The ashram is situated in Pithapuram, East Godavari district, Andhra Pradesh, India.-Origin:Sri Viswa Viznana Vidya...
and scholar (d.19811981 in IndiaEvents in the year 1981 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy* Prime Minister of India – Indira Gandhi-Events:...
). - 12 December - Mulk Raj AnandMulk Raj AnandMulk Raj Anand was an Indian writer in English, notable for his depiction of the lives of the poorer castes in traditional Indian society. One of the pioneers of Indo-Anglian fiction, he, together with R.K...
, novelist in English (d.20042004 in IndiaEvents in the year 2004 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee until 22 May, Manmohan Singh-Events:...
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- Malti BedekarMalti BedekarMalati Vishram Bedekar Vibhavari Shirurkar Malati Vishram Bedekar (Devanagari: मालती विश्राम बेडेकर) Vibhavari Shirurkar Malati Vishram Bedekar (Devanagari: मालती विश्राम बेडेकर) Vibhavari Shirurkar ( (Devanagari: विभावरी शिरूरकर). (March 18, 1905 – May 7, 2001) was a Marathi writer from...
, feminist author. - Rashid JahanRashid JahanRashid Jahan was an Indian writer who inaugurated a new era of Urdu literature written by women. She wrote short-stories and plays and is perhaps best remembered for her involvement with the explosive Angarey , a collection of groundbreaking and unconventional short stories written by young...
, author, short story writer and playwright (d.19521952 in IndiaEvents in the year 1952 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Rajendra Prasad* Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru-Events:*17 April- Membership of the first lok sabha starts....
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Deaths
- 19 January - Debendranath TagoreDebendranath TagoreDebendranath Tagore was one of the founders in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion which today is synonymous with Brahmoism the youngest religion of India and Bangladesh....
, founder in 1848 of the BrahmoBrahmoA Brahmo is either an adherent of Brahmoism to the exclusion of all other religions, or a person with at least one Brahmo parent or guardian and who has never denied his faith...
Religion (b.18171817 in India-Births:*15 May - Debendranath Tagore, founder in 1848 of the Brahmo Religion ....
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