1944 in India
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Events in the year 1944 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
- March to June - Operation U-GoOperation U-GoThe U Go offensive, or Operation C , was the Japanese offensive launched in March 1944 against forces of the British Empire in the North-East Indian region of Manipur...
- 8 March - Battle of ImphalBattle of ImphalThe Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in North-East India from March until July 1944. Japanese armies attempted to destroy the Allied forces at Imphal and invade India, but were driven back into Burma with heavy losses...
begins - 20 March – Battle of SangshakBattle of SangshakThe Battle of Sangshak took place in Manipur in the forested and mountainous frontier area between India and Burma, from 20 March to 26 March 1944...
begins - 26 March - Battle of SangshakBattle of SangshakThe Battle of Sangshak took place in Manipur in the forested and mountainous frontier area between India and Burma, from 20 March to 26 March 1944...
ends - 4 April - Battle of KohimaBattle of KohimaThe Battle of Kohima was the turning point of the Japanese U Go offensive into India in 1944 in the Second World War. The battle was fought from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima in northeast India. It is often referred to as the "Stalingrad of the East".The battle took place in...
begins - 14 April - Bombay Explosion (1944)Bombay Explosion (1944)The Bombay Explosion occurred on 14 April 1944, in the Victoria Dock of Bombay when the SS Fort Stikine carrying a mixed cargo of cotton bales, gold, and ammunition including around 1,400 tons of explosive caught fire and was destroyed in two giant blasts, scattering debris, sinking surrounding...
- 5 May - Mohandas Gandhi released.
- 22 June - Battle of KohimaBattle of KohimaThe Battle of Kohima was the turning point of the Japanese U Go offensive into India in 1944 in the Second World War. The battle was fought from 4 April to 22 June 1944 around the town of Kohima in northeast India. It is often referred to as the "Stalingrad of the East".The battle took place in...
ends - 3 July - Battle of ImphalBattle of ImphalThe Battle of Imphal took place in the region around the city of Imphal, the capital of the state of Manipur in North-East India from March until July 1944. Japanese armies attempted to destroy the Allied forces at Imphal and invade India, but were driven back into Burma with heavy losses...
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Births
- 11 January - Shibu SorenShibu SorenShibu Soren is an Indian politician is a former Chief Minister of Jharkhand state in India. . He was sworn in as the 7th Chief Minister of Jharkhand on December 30, 2009 after winning the Jharkhand Assembly elections...
, politician and Chief Minister of JharkhandJharkhandJharkhand is a state in eastern India. It was carved out of the southern part of Bihar on 15 November 2000. Jharkhand shares its border with the states of Bihar to the north, Uttar Pradesh and Chhattisgarh to the west, Orissa to the south, and West Bengal to the east...
. - 11 January - Jagdish TytlerJagdish TytlerJagdish Tytler is a controversial Indian National Congress politician, and former member of Indian Parliament...
, politician. - 9 April - Ronen SenRonen SenRanendra "Ronen" Sen was India's ambassador to the United States of America from August 2004 to March 2009. His contribution landmark US India Nuclear deal is considered of immense importance -Career:...
, diplomat and ambassadorAmbassadorAn ambassador is the highest ranking diplomat who represents a nation and is usually accredited to a foreign sovereign or government, or to an international organization....
to the United States of America. - 1 May - Suresh KalmadiSuresh KalmadiSuresh Kalmadi is an Indian politician and senior sports administrator. He was formerly a member of the Indian National Congress...
, politician and businessman. - 23 August - Saira BanuSaira BanuSaira Banu , also known as Saira Bano, is an Indian Bollywood actress and the wife of the film actor Dilip Kumar. She acted in many Bollywood films between 1960 and 1980.-Early life:...
, actress. - 1 September - C. M. GuptaC. M. Gupta-Education and Research:Gupta, graduated in medicinal chemistry from the Central Drug Research Institute -Education and Research:Gupta, graduated in medicinal chemistry from the Central Drug Research Institute -Education and Research:Gupta, graduated in medicinal chemistry from the Central Drug...
, scientist. - 3 November - Debasis MitraDebasis MitraDebasis Mitra is an Indian mathematician, known for his numerous contributions to the theory of communication systems, control theory and queueing theory.He got his B.Sc. and Ph.D...
, mathematician. - 8 December - Sharmila TagoreSharmila TagoreSharmila Tagore is an Indian film actress. She has won National Film Awards and Filmfare Awards for her performances.She has led the Indian Film Censor Board from October 2004 till March 2011...
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Deaths
- 22 February - Kasturba GandhiKasturba GandhiKastürbā Gāndhi was the wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, marrying him in an arranged marriage in 1883.-Early life and background:...
, wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (b.18691869 in IndiaEvents in the year 1869 in India.-Births:*11 April - Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi .*2 October - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi, political and spiritual leader in India and the Indian independence movement, assassinated ....
). - 9 November - C. N. LakshmikanthanLakshmikanthan Murder CaseThe Lakshmikanthan murder case was a high-profile criminal trial which was conducted in the then Madras Presidency between November 1944 and April 1947. The cause of the trial was the murder of C. N. Lakshmikanthan, a Tamil film journalist with a hoary past. Lakshmikanthan was stabbed in Vepery,...
, Tamil film journalist