1940 in India
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See also: 1939 in India, other events of 1940, 1941 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
[edit] Births
- 6 January - Narendra Kohli, author.
- 27 July - Bharati Mukherjee, writer.
- 7 August - Vijay Raghunath Pandharipande, physicist (d.2006).
- 8 August - Dilip Sardesai, cricketer (d.2007).
- 20 August - Rajendra K. Pachauri, economist and environmental scientist.
- 12 November - Amjad Khan, actor and director (d.1992).
- 12 December - Sharad Pawar, politician and Minister.
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- Bhim Singh Dahiya, historian and civil servant (d.2000).
- Eunice de Souza, poet, literary critic and novelist.
- Sa. Kandasamy, novelist.
