1906 in India
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Events in the year 1906 in India.
Incumbents
[edit]- Emperor of India – Edward VII
- Viceroy of India – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
Events
[edit]- National income - ₹10,684 million
- George, Prince of Wales, and Princess Mary tour India, 1905-06[1]
- 1 January – British India officially adopts Indian Standard Time.
- 11 September – Mahatma Gandhi coins the term Satyagraha to characterize the Non-violence movement in South Africa.
- 30 December – The All-India Muslim League, a political organization that represented the interests of Indian Muslims, is formed.
- First fertilizer factory in India (Ranipet, Tamil Nadu)
Law
[edit]- Mamlatdars Courts Act[2]
- Coinage Act
Births
[edit]- 25 August – Kirupanandha Variyar, spiritual teacher and guru (died 1993).
- 3 November – Prithviraj Kapoor, actor, director, thespian (died 1972).
- 23 December – Edasseri Govindan Nair, poet, playwright and essayist (died 1974).
Deaths
[edit]- 20 August - Anandamohan Bose, politician, academic and social reformer (born 1847)
- 2 October - Raja Ravi Varma, Indian painter.
- 21 December - Acharya Rajendrasuri, reformer in Śvetāmbara sect of Jainism (born 1827).
References
[edit]- ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 262
- ^ "Mamlatdars Courts Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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