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Events in the year 1939 in India.

Incumbents[]

  • Emperor of India – George VI
  • Viceroy of India – Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow

Events[]

  • World War II breaks out in 1939 and political dead lock in India.
January – June
  • 2 January – The Muslim League at Patna disapproves the Federation scheme which has already been disapproved by Congress.[1]
  • 29 January – Subhas Chandra Bose is reelected president of Congress at Bombay (a victory for opponents of Federation).[2]
  • 22 February – Thirteen right-wing members of the working committee, including Pandit Nehru, resign from Congress.[3]
  • 28 February – The budget is presented to the Legislative Assembly in which the duty on raw cotton is doubled.[4]
  • 3 March – In Bombay, Mohandas Gandhi begins to fast in protest of the autocratic rule in India.
  • 12 March – Congress at Tripuri passes a resolution of adherence to the party of Gandhi.[5]
  • 13 March – The Chamber of Princes approves its own reorganization.[6]
  • 20 March – A new trade agreement with the UK till 31 March 1942 is signed after two years of negotiations.[7]
  • 15 April – The new tariff bill is rejected by the Central Legislature.[8]
  • 18 April – The Council of State passes the new tariff bill a second time.[9]
  • 29 April – S. C. Bose resigns as president of Congress and is succeeded by Rajendra Prasad.[10]
  • 1 May – New Congress working committee announced.[11]
  • 3 May – S. C. Bose announces the formation of a new left bloc under his leadership.[12]
July – December
  • 8–14 September – Congress debates its attitude to the war; Gandhi calls upon the British to implement their declarations of faith in democracy.[13]
  • 18 September – The Muslim League declares that the Federal scheme, now suspended, should be altogether abandoned.[14]
  • 17 October – The Viceroy states the Allied objectives in the war and announces that at the end of the war the Government would consult the several communities, parties and interests in India.[15]
  • 27–31 October – Congress working committee resolved that the Viceroy's statement was wholly unsatisfactory and asked for a statement of war aims; the ministries of Bombay, Madras and Bihar resign.[16]
  • 3 November – Resignation of the ministry of the United Provinces.[17]
  • 5 November – Resignation of the ministry of Orissa; the Viceroy announces that the parties having met have failed to agree.[18]
  • 9 November – Resignation of the ministry of Central Provinces.[19]
  • 23 November – At Allahabad the Congress working committee reaffirms its demand for "recognition of India's independence".[20]
  • 2 Dec- Jinnah's call for observing 22 Dec as Day of Deliverance in favour of resignation and end of congress ministries in provinces.
  • 27 December – The first contingent of Indian troops reaches France.[21]

Births[]

  • 11 March – Bani Basu, author, essayist, critic and poet.
  • 27 June – R. D. Burman, composer, singer (died 1994)
  • 7 July – Satya Prakash Agarwal, politician
  • 20 July – Walter Devaram, retired Indian Police Service officer
  • 25 July – Mahendran, Indian film director, screenwriter and actor (d. 2019)
  • 1 August – Jambuwantrao Dhote, Indian politician (d. 2017)
  • 17 August – Farooq Feroze Khan, Pakistani air chief marshal (d. 2021)
  • 21 November – Mulayam Singh Yadav, politician and former Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh.
  • 12 December – Swadesh Bharati, poet, novelist and literary critic.
  • 14 December – Mythili Sivaraman, activist (d. 2021)

Full date unknown[]

  • Arun Joshi, novelist (died 1993).

References[]

  1. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  2. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  3. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  4. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  5. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  6. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  7. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  8. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  9. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  10. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  11. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  12. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  13. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  14. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  15. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  16. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  17. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  18. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  19. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  20. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  21. ^ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
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