Events in the year 1909 in India.

Incumbents

* Emperor of India – Edward VII * Viceroy of India –

Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto Gilbert John Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto, (; 9 July 18451 March 1914), known as Viscount Melgund by courtesy from 1859 to 1891, was a British peer and politician who served as Governor General of Canada, the eighth since Canadi ...

Events

* National income - 11,094 million * Adoption of schemes of reform * Nasik conspiracy

Law

* Morley-Minto reforms *Presidency-Towns Insolvency Act *Anand Marriage Act

Births

*1 January – Dattaram Hindlekar, cricketer (died 1949) *3 January – M. K. Thyagaraja Bhagavathar, actor and Carnatic singer (died 1959). *10 February –

Pisharoth Rama Pisharoty Pisharoth Rama Pisharoty ( ml, പിഷാരത്ത് രാമ പിഷാരടി;10 February 1909 – 24 September 2002) was an Indian physicist and meteorologist, and is considered to be the father of remote sensing in India. E ...

, physicist and meteorologist (died 2002). *6 April – Alagappa Chettiar, businessman and philanthropist (died 1957). *16 July –

Aruna Asaf Ali Aruna Asaf Ali (''née'' Ganguly; 16 July 1909 – 29 July 1996) was an Indian educator, political activist, and publisher. An active participant in the Indian independence movement, she is widely remembered for hoisting the Indian National fl ...

, independence fighter (died 1996). *19 July –

Balamani Amma Nalapat Balamani Amma (19 July 1909 – 29 September 2004) was an Indian poet who wrote in Malayalam. ''Amma'' (Mother), ''Muthassi'' (Grandmother), and ''Mazhuvinte Katha'' (The story of the Axe) are some of her well-known works. She ...

, poet (died 2004). *9 September – Leela Chitnis, actress (died 2003). *2 October –

E. P. Poulose E. P. Poulose (2 October 1909 – 17 November 1983) was an Indian lawyer and politician who served in the Kerala Legislative Assembly from 1957 until 1965, representing the Ramamangalam constituency. A member of the Indian National Congress, Po ...

, politician (died 1983). *28 October – Kodavatiganti Kutumbarao, writer (died 1980). *20 December – Vakkom Majeed, freedom fighter and politician (died 2000).

Full date unknown

* V. K. Gokak, writer and scholar (died 1992).

References

India Years of the 20th century in India {{India-year-stub