1926 in India

← 1925 1924 1923 1926 in India → 1927 1928 1929
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1926 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India – The Earl of Reading
• Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin (from 3 April)

Events

• April – Hindu-Muslim strike in Calcutta.
• 15 July – BEST buses make its début in Bombay.
• 01 October − Public Service Commission established, it was later reconstituted as Federal Public Service Commission by the Government of India Act 1935 only to be renamed as today's Union Public Service Commission after the independence.
• 24 November – Sri Aurobindo retires, leaving the Mother to run the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry.

Births

January to June

• 8 January – Kelucharan Mohapatra, Odissi dancer and guru (died 2004).
• 16 January – O. P. Nayyar, film music director and composer (died 2007).
• 20 January
  • Jamiluddin Aali, poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar.
  • Qurratulain Hyder, novelist and short story writer, academic and journalist (died 2007).
• 21 January – Laxman Pai, artist (died 2021)
• 26 May – Sukumar Azhikode, teacher, critic and orator. (died 2012)

July to December

• 15 August – Sukanta Bhattacharya, poet (died 1947).
• 3 September – Uttam Kumar, actor (died 1980).
• 8 October – Raaj Kumar, actor (died 1996).
• 21 November – Prem Nath, actor (died 1992).
• 26 November – Yash Pal, scientist and educator.
• 31 December – Zahoor Qasim, marine scientist.

Full date unknown

• J. P. Chandrababu, comedian-actor, singer and dancer (died 1974).
• Nalini Jaywant, actress.