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Events in the year 1906 in India.
Incumbents
- Emperor of India – Edward VII
- Viceroy of India – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto
Events
- 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)
Births
- 3 November – Prithviraj Kapoor, actor, director, thespian (died 1972)
- 23 December – Edasseri Govindan Nair, poet, playwright and essayist (died 1974).
Deaths
- 20 August - Anandamohan Bose, politician, academic and social reformer (born 1847)
- 21 December - Acharya Rajendrasuri, reformer in Shvetambar sect of Jainism (born 1827).
References
- ↑ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 262