1901 in India
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Events in the year 1901 in India.
Incumbents
- Empress of India â Queen Victoria until 22 January
- Emperor of India â Edward VII from 22 January
- Viceroy of India â George Curzon, 1st Marquess Curzon of Kedleston
Events
- National income - â¹7,666 million
- The first reliable census in India is taken.
Law
- Indian Tolls (Army & Air Force) Act[1]
Births
- 15 April â Ajoy Mukherjee, politician, Chief Minister of West Bengal (died 1986)
- 2 July â Kalindi Charan Panigrahi, poet, novelist, story writer, dramatist and essayist (died 1991).
Deaths
- 16 January â Mahadev Govind Ranade, judge, author and reformer (born 1842).
- 16 June â Sultan Shah Jahan, Begum of Bhopal (born 1838)
