Events in the year 1879 in India.
- National income - ₹4,083 million
- The Bombay Dyeing & Mfg. Co. Ltd., a textile company, established[1]
- Elephants' Preservation Act
- Legal Practitioners Act
- Registration Of Births, Deaths and Marriages (Army) Act (British statute)
- Indian Guaranteed Railways Act (British statute)
- East Indian Railway (Redemption of Annuities) Act (British statute)
- East India Loan Act (British statute)