1915 in India

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India – Charles Hardinge, 1st Baron Hardinge of Penshurst

  Events

• Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns to India from South Africa to spearhead the Indian independence movement.
• Calcutta School of Music is established by Phillpe Sandre.

  Births

• 11 March – Vijay Hazare, cricketer.
• 6 March – Syedna Mohammed Burhanuddin, religious head.
• 26 July – Sri K. Pattabhi Jois, yoga teacher.
• 15 August – Ismat Chughtai, writer.

  Full date unknown

• M. F. Husain, artist.

  Events

Deaths

• 19 February – Gopala Krishna Gokhale, politician
• 05 November - Pherozeshah Mehta, politician