1939 in India
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Events in the year 1939 in India
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India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
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Events
- 3 March - In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India.
- 3 May - The All India Forward BlocAll India Forward BlocThe All India Forward Bloc is a leftwing nationalist political party in India. It emerged as a faction within the Indian National Congress in 1939, led by Subhas Chandra Bose. The party re-established as an independent political party after the independence of India...
is formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra BoseSubhash Chandra BoseSubhas Chandra Bose known by name Netaji was an Indian revolutionary who led an Indian national political and military force against Britain and the Western powers during World War II. Bose was one of the most prominent leaders in the Indian independence movement and is a legendary figure in...
. - World War IIWorld War IIWorld War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
breaks out in 1939 and political dead lock in India.
Births
- 27 June Rahul Dev Burman,composer,singer
- 21 November - Mulayam Singh YadavMulayam Singh YadavMulayam Singh Yadav in Hindi मुलायम सिंह यादव is an Indian politician and has influence mainly in Uttar Pradesh state of India...
, politician and former Chief Minister of Uttar PradeshUttar PradeshUttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...
. - 12 December - Swadesh BharatiSwadesh BharatiSwadesh Bharati is a Hindi poet, recipient of “Premchand Award” and “Sahitya Bhushan Award”. He lives in Kolkata from where he edits Rupambara, a literary bilingual quarterly journal. He has been in active field of creative writing since more than 45 years...
, poet, novelist and literary critic.
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- Bani BasuBani BasuBani Basu is a Bengali Indian author, essayist, critic and poet. She was educated at the well-known Scottish Church College and at the University of Calcutta....
, author, essayist, critic and poet. - Arun JoshiArun JoshiArun Joshi was an Indian writer of English. He is known for his extraordinary novels The Strange Case of Billy Biswas and The Apprentice...
, novelist (d.19931993 in IndiaEvents in the year 1993 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma* Prime Minister of India – P. V. Narasimha Rao-Events:*9 March - The All Parties Hurriyat Conference is formed in Kashmir....
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