1939 in India
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Events in the year 1939 in India.
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[edit] Incumbents
[edit] Events
- 3 March - In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India.
- 3 May - The All India Forward Bloc is formed by Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose.
- World War II breaks out in 1939 and political dead lock in India.
[edit] Births
- 27 June Rahul Dev Burman,composer,singer
- 21 November - Mulayam Singh Yadav, politician and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
- 12 December - Swadesh Bharati, poet, novelist and literary critic.
[edit] Full date unknown
- Bani Basu, author, essayist, critic and poet.
- Arun Joshi, novelist (d.1993).
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