1908 in India

Events in the year 1908 in India.

Incumbents

 * Emperor of India – Edward VII
 * Viceroy of India – Gilbert Elliot-Murray-Kynynmound, 4th Earl of Minto

Events

 * National income - ₹10,373 million
 * March 17 – the Tinnevely riot breaks out in Tirunelveli
 * May – the trial of the Alipore bomb case commences (and continues until 1909)
 * September 28 – the Great Musi flood kills 15,000 people
 * The Diwan-Ballubhai School is established in Ahmedabad
 * Mohmand incursions which are joined by the Afghans

Law

 * Registration Act
 * Indian Ports Act
 * Limitation Act
 * Code Of Civil Procedure
 * Explosive Substances Act

January to June

 * 17 January – L. V. Prasad, actor, producer and director (died 1994).
 * 26 February – Leela Majumdar, writer (died 2007).
 * 2 March – Mahadeva Subramania Mani, entomologist (died 2003).
 * 5 April – Jagjivan Ram, freedom fighter and social reformer (died 1986).

July to December

 * 6 July – Anton Muttukumaru, Ceylonese Army officer (died 2001)
 * 24 August – Shivaram Rajguru, revolutionary, executed (died 1931).
 * 30 October – Pasumpon U. Muthuramalingam Thevar, Indian Freedom Fighter, Orator, Politician (died 1963).
 * 8 November – Raja Rao, novelist and short story writer (died 2006).
 * 29 November – N. S. Krishnan, comedian, actor, playback singer and writer (died 1957).
 * 15 December – Swami Ranganathananda, President of Ramakrishna Math (died 2005).
 * 31 December – Isha Basant Joshi, civil servant and writer.

Full date unknown

 * David Abraham Cheulkar, actor (died 1981).
 * Sucheta Kriplani, freedom fighter, politician and in Uttar Pradesh became first woman to be elected Chief Minister of a state (died 1974).

Deaths

 * Kabibar Radhanath Ray, poet (born 1848).
 * Mirza Ghulam Ahmad, Founder of Ahmadiyya Muslim Community (born 1835).