1944 in India

Events in the year 1944 in India.

Incumbents

 * Emperor of India – George VI
 * Viceroy of India – The Viscount Wavell

Events

 * National income - ₹76,509 million
 * 8 March – 3 July - Battle of Imphal against Operation U-Go.
 * 20-26 March – Battle of Sangshak
 * 4 April – 22 June - Battle of Kohima
 * 14 April - INA hoisted the Indian tricolor for the first time on mainland India at Moirang in Manipur.
 * 14 April – Bombay Explosion (1944)
 * 25 April - Birth of Vinod Duggal S/O Shri Hussan Lal and Shrimati Sushila Duggal
 * 5 May – Mohandas Gandhi released
 * 7 November - Lakshmikanthan murder case and ensuing arrest of various prominent figures from Tamil cinema.

Dates unknown

 * March to June – Operation U-Go; Japanese defeated in Manipur.
 * April - National Conference under the leadership of Sheikh Abdullah submits a memorandum named Naya Kashmir before Hari Singh.

Law

 * Public Debt Act
 * Cocoanut Committee Act
 * Central Excises and Salt Act

Births

 * 11 January
 * Shibu Soren, politician and Chief Minister of Jharkhand.
 * Jagdish Tytler, politician.
 * 18 February - Gurmeet Bawa, folk singer (died 2021)
 * 23 February - J. C. Diwakar Reddy, politician and member of parliament from Anantapur.
 * 9 April – Ronen Sen, diplomat and ambassador to the United States of America.
 * 1 May – Suresh Kalmadi, politician and businessman.
 * 10 May – Antonette Mendes, singer and actress (died 2024)
 * 1 June - Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, politician and former member of parliament from Nellore.
 * 20 August – Rajiv Gandhi, politician, 6th Prime Minister of India (died 1991)
 * 23 August – Saira Banu, actress.
 * 1 September – C. M. Gupta, scientist.
 * 3 November – Debasis Mitra, mathematician.
 * 8 December – Sharmila Tagore, actress.

Deaths

 * 22 February – Kasturba Gandhi, wife of Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (born 1869).
 * 9 November – C. N. Lakshmikanthan, Tamil film journalist