1878 in India

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← 1877 1876 1875 1878 in India → 1879 1880 1881
Centuries:	17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1850s 1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1878 in India.

Incumbents[]

• Empress of India – Queen Victoria
• Viceroy of India – Robert Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Earl of Lytton

Events[]

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• 20 September – The Hindu, an Indian newspaper, was founded.

Births[]

• 21 February – The Mother (Mirra Alfassa), multi-origined spiritual leader and founder of Auroville in India (d. 1973)
• 27 November – Jatindramohan Bagchi, poet (d. 1948).
• 10 December – C. Rajagopalachari, Indian politician and freedom-fighter. (d. 1972)

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