1906 in India

Incumbents

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

  Events

• George, Prince of Wales, and Princess Mary tour India, 1905-06
• 1 January – British India officially adopts Indian Standard Time.
• 11 September – Mahatma Gandhi coins the term Satyagraha to characterize the Non-Violence movement in South Africa.
• 30 December – The All-India Muslim League, a political organization that represented the interests of Indian Muslims, is formed.
• First fertilizer factory in India

  Births

• 3 November – Prithviraj Kapoor, actor, director, thespian
• 23 December – Edasseri Govindan Nair, poet, playwright and essayist.

  Deaths

• 20 August - Anandamohan Bose, politician, academic and social reformer
• 21 December - Acharya Rajendrasuri, reformer in Shvetambar sect of Jainism.