1915 in India
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- 11 March - Vijay HazareVijay HazareVijay Samuel Hazare was an Indian cricket player from the state of Maharashtra. He captained the Indian cricket team in 14 matches between 1951 and 1953...
, cricketer (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:...
). - 26 July - Sri K. Pattabhi JoisSri K. Pattabhi JoisSri Krishna Pattabhi Jois was an Indian yoga teacher. He was a student of Tirumalai Krishnamacharya, and taught at his school, the Ashtanga Yoga Research Institute, in Mysore, India...
, yogaYogaYoga is a physical, mental, and spiritual discipline, originating in ancient India. The goal of yoga, or of the person practicing yoga, is the attainment of a state of perfect spiritual insight and tranquility while meditating on Supersoul...
teacher. - 15 August - Ismat ChughtaiIsmat ChughtaiIsmat Chughtai 1 was an eminent Urdu writer, known for her indomitable spirit and a fierce feminist ideology. She was considered the grand dame of Urdu fiction, as one of the four pillars of modern Urdu short story, the other three being Saadat Hasan Manto, Krishan Chander, and Rajinder Singh Bedi...
, writer (d.19911991 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – R. Venkataraman* Prime Minister of India – Chandra Shekhar Singh until June 21, P. V. Narasimha Rao-Events:*21 May - Assassination of Rajiv Gandhi: Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a Tamil suicide bomber in southern India during the election...
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Events
The Home Rule League is founded by Annie BesantAnnie Besant
Annie Besant was a prominent British Theosophist, women's rights activist, writer and orator and supporter of Irish and Indian self rule.She was married at 19 to Frank Besant but separated from him over religious differences. She then became a prominent speaker for the National Secular Society ...
(it was formally launched in 1916
1916 in India
-Events:* The Hindus leading the Indian National Congress Party hammer out an alliance - the Lucknow Pact - with India's Muslim League.-Births:*13 February - Jagjit Singh Aurora, military commander ....
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