1926 in India
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[edit] Events
- 15 July - BEST buses make its début in Bombay.
- 24 November - Sri Aurobindo retires, leaving the Mother to run the Sri Aurobindo Ashram in Pondicherry.
[edit] Births
[edit] January to June
- 8 January - Kelucharan Mohapatra, Odissi dancer and guru (d.2004).
- 13 January - Bhau Kalchuri, author and poet.
- 16 January - O. P. Nayyar, film music director and composer (d.2007).
- 20 January - Jamiluddin Aali, poet, critic, playwright, essayist, columnist, and scholar.
- 20 January - Qurratulain Hyder, novelist and short story writer, academic and journalist (d.2007).
- 26 May - Sukumar Azhikode, teacher, critic and orator.
[edit] July to December
- 11 August - Ekkirala Krishnamacharya, philosopher and spiritual writer.
- 15 August - Sukanta Bhattacharya, poet (d.1947).
- 3 September - Uttam Kumar, actor (d.1980).
- 8 October - Raaj Kumar, actor (d.1996).
- 21 November - Prem Nath, actor (d.1992).
- 26 November - Yash Pal, scientist and educator.
- 31 December - Zahoor Qasim, marine scientist.
[edit] Full date unknown
- J. P. Chandrababu, comedian-actor, singer and dancer (d.1974).
- Nalini Jaywant, actress.
[edit] Deaths
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