1942 in India

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George VI
• Viceroy of India – Victor Hope, 2nd Marquess of Linlithgow

  Events

• March – Jawaharlal Nehru's daughter Indira marries a Parsi lawyer and insurgent, Feroze Gandhi against her father's wishes.
• Feb - Visit of Generalissimo Chiang Kai Shek of China amidst impending pressure of Japanese attack on Burma. Meets Congress top leaders to seek India's participation in war.
• 8 Mar - Japanese army enters Rangoon. British necessity to break Indian political deadlock.
• 22 Mar - Arrival of The Cripps mission, proposals /declaration made public on 30 Mar but are rejected by Congress and all other parties except Muslim League.
• 14 July- Wardha working committee meeting reiterated demand for Brits leaving India.
• 8 August – Quit India resolution was passed by the Bombay session of the AICC, which led to the start of a historical civil disobedience movement across India.
• 9 August – Indian leader, Mohandas Gandhi is arrested in Bombay by British forces.
• August – Newly married couple Indira Gandhi and Feroze Gandhi are arrested for their participation in Quit India movement.
• 16 October – Hurricane and flooding in Bombay: 40,000 dead.
• December - Many demonstrators were lathi-charged and assassinated. By December 1942, over 60,000 people had been jailed.

  Births

• 13 January – Yogesh Kumar Sabharwal, Chief Justice of India.
• 10 February – Madhabi Mukherjee, actress.
• 21 February – Jayshree Gadkar, actress.
• 11 March – Amarinder Singh, politician and current Chief Minister of Punjab.
• 2 April – Roshan Seth, actor.
• 25 May –
• 19 August – Bungle Shama Rao Dwarakanath, actor.
• 20 September - Rajinder Goel, cricketer
• 2 October – Asha Parekh, actress, director and producer.
• 11 October – Amitabh Bachchan, actor.
• 29 December – Rajesh Khanna, actor.

  Deaths

• 24 April – Deenanath Mangeshkar, actor, musician and singer.