Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India – Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst

Events

• National income - ₹13,313 million
• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns to India from South Africa to spearhead the Indian independence movement.
• Calcutta School of Music is established by Phillpe Sandre.

The Home Rule League is founded by Annie Besant (it was formally launched in 1916).

Law

• Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act^[1]
• Banaras Hindu University Act^[2]
• Government Of India Act

Births

• 6 March – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, religious head (died 2014).
• 11 March – Vijay Hazare, cricketer (died 2004).
• 26 July – Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, yoga teacher (died 2009).
• 15 August – Ismat Chughtai, writer (died 1991).
• 31 August – Mir Ali Ahmed Khan Talpur Prominent political figure and former Federal Minister for defense Government of Pakistan (died 1987 in London)
• Baji Jamalunnisa – Indian freedom fighter (died 2016)

• 17 September – M. F. Husain, artist.

Deaths

• 19 February – Gopala Krishna Gokhale, politician
• 5 November - Pherozeshah Mehta, politician