1936 in India

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Events in the year 1936 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V (until 20 January), Edward VIII (until 11 December), George VI
• Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon
• Viceroy of India – Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow (from 18 April)

Events

• 3 March – Legislative Assembly passed a motion to terminate the Ottawa trade agreement.
• 15–18 October – Religious riots in Bombay.
• 28 December – Indian National Congress rejected new constitution.

Undated

• Temple Entry Proclamation issued.

Births

• 8 January – Jyotindra Nath Dixit, diplomat and politician (died 2005).
• 10 November 1936 - Jagdish Gandhi, Founder-Manager of City Montessori School.
• 12 January – Mufti Mohammad Sayeed, politician and former Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir. (died 2016)
• 1 April – A.Q. Khan Pakistani nuclear scientist born in Bhopal
• 15 July – Prabhash Joshi, writer, editor and political analyst.
• 3 August – Bannanje Govindacharya, Sanskrit scholar (died 2020)
• 9 August – Satish Kumar, peace activist and editor.
• 13 August – Vyjayanthimala, award-winning actress and classical dancer.
• 8 September – Indu Jain. media executive and philanthropist (died 2021)
• November – Anant D. Adawadkar, author.
• 25 December – Ismail Merchant, film producer (died 2005).

Full date unknown

• Anand, writer.

Deaths

• 13 August – Bhikaiji Cama, independence campaigner (born 1861).
• 19 September – Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande, Indian classical musician (born 1860).
• 8 October – Munshi Premchand, writer in Hindi-Urdu literature and Indian Freedom fighter (born 31 July 1880).