1915 in India

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* 1917
* 1918
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Centuries:|

* 18th
* 19th
* 20th
* 21st

Decades:|

* 1890s
* 1900s
* 1910s
* 1920s
* 1930s

See also:| List of years in India
Timeline of Indian history

## Incumbents

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

## Events

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* 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

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

## Births

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* 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

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

## References

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1. ^ "Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy Baronetcy Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
2. ^ "Banaras Hindu University Act". India Code. Retrieved 29 March 2022.

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1915 in Asia

Sovereign states|

* Afghanistan
*   *   *   *   * Bhutan
*   *   *   *   * Ceylon
* China
*   * Egypt
*   *   *   *   *   *   * Japan
* Jordan
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Nepal
* Oman
* Ottoman Empire
*   *   *   * Persia
* Philippines
*   * Russia
*   * Siam
* Sikkim
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States with limited
recognition

*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Tibet
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Dependencies, colonies
and other territories

* Bahrain
* British India
*   * British Malaya
* Brunei
*   *   *   * Cyprus
* Dutch East Indies
* French India
* French Indochina
*   * Kuwait
*   *   *   *   * Taiwan

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