1942 in India

Incumbents

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

Events

• Formation of INA
• National income - 56,597 million
• February – 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 Britons 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, over 60,000 people had been jailed.
• Formation of INA
• Flag Hosting- An Indian Freedom Fighter Dr. Shivpujan Rai, Rishishewar Rai, Vans Narayan Rai, Ram Badan Upadhyay, Raj Narayan Rai, Narayan Rai, Vashishtha Narain Rai and Bans Narain Rai sacrificed their life for India's Independence on 18 August 1942 by hosting flag of India at Mohammadabad Tehsil. All of them known as the Ashta Shaheed of Sherpur.

Law

• Coffee Market Expansion Act

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.
• 7 April – Jeetendra, actor.
• 15 April – Madhur Kapila, novelist, journalist and art critic
• 25 May –
• 30 June – Matia Chowdhury, Bangladeshi politician
• 2 July – Abdullah Al Noman, Bangladeshi politician
• 7 July – Abdul Hamid II, Pakistani hockey player.
• 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.
• 26 October – Roger Bhatnagar, Indian-born New Zealand businessman
• 18 December – Jagdish Khattar, businessman and civil servant
• 29 December – Rajesh Khanna, actor..

Deaths

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