1944 in India

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← 1943 1942 1941 1944 in India → 1945 1946 1947
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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1944 in India.

Incumbents[]

• Emperor of India – George VI
• Viceroy of India – The Viscount Wavell

Events[]

• March to June – Operation U-Go; Japanese defeated in Manipur.^[1]
• 8 March – Battle of Imphal begins
• 20 March – Battle of Sangshak begins
• 26 March – Battle of Sangshak ends
• 4 April – Battle of Kohima begins
• 14 April – Bombay Explosion (1944)
• 5 May – Mohandas Gandhi released.
• 22 June – Battle of Kohima ends
• 3 July – Battle of Imphal ends

Births[]

• 11 January
  • Shibu Soren, politician and Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
  • Jagdish Tytler, politician.
• 18 February - Gurmeet Bawa, folk singer (died 2021)
• 23 February - J. C. Diwakar Reddy, politician and member of parliament from Anantapur.
• 9 April – Ronen Sen, diplomat and ambassador to the United States of America.
• 1 May – Suresh Kalmadi, politician and businessman.
• 1 June - Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, politician and former member of parliament from Nellore.
• 23 August – Saira Banu, actress.
• 1 September – C. M. Gupta, scientist.
• 3 November – Debasis Mitra, mathematician.
• 8 December – Sharmila Tagore, actress.

Deaths[]

• 22 February – Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (born 1869).
• 9 November – C. N. Lakshmikanthan, Tamil film journalist

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