See also: 1940 in India, other events of 1941, 1942 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.

Births

• April 10 - Mani Shankar Aiyar, Congress politician
• July 31 - Amarsinh Chaudhary, Chief Minister of Gujarat
• September 4 - Sushilkumar Shinde, Chief Minister of Maharashtra
• T S Krishnamurthy, Chief Election Commissioner