1901 in India
Encyclopedia
Incumbents
- Empress of IndiaEmperor of IndiaEmperor/Empress of India was used as a title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and revived by the colonial British monarchs during the British Raj in India....
— Queen Victoria until 22 January - Emperor of IndiaEmperor of IndiaEmperor/Empress of India was used as a title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and revived by the colonial British monarchs during the British Raj in India....
— Edward VIIEdward VII of the United KingdomEdward VII was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India from 22 January 1901 until his death in 1910...
from 22 January
Births
- 2 July — Kalindi Charan PanigrahiKalindi Charan PanigrahiKalindi Charan Panigrahi , was a noted Oriya poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist. He was one of the members of the Oriya literary group Sabuja Gosthi...
, poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist (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...
).
Deaths
- 16 January — Mahadev Govind RanadeMahadev Govind RanadeJustice Mahadev Govind Ranade was a distinguished Indian scholar, social reformer and author. He was a founding member of the Indian National Congress and owned several designations as member of the Bombay legislative council, member of the finance committee at the centre, and the judge of Bombay...
, judge, author and reformer (b.18421842 in India-Births:*16 January - Mahadev Govind Ranade, judge, author and reformer ....
).