1916 in India

Events in the year 1916 in India.

Incumbents

National income - {{INR}}17,087 million
Indian National Congress Party hammer out an alliance – the Lucknow Pact – with All-India Muslim League

Indian Medical Degrees Act
Hindu Disposition of Property Act{{cite web |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2357?view_type=search&sam_handle=123456789/1362 |title= Hindu Disposition of Property Act |date= |website= India Code|publisher= |access-date=29 March 2022 }}

13 February – Jagjit Singh Aurora, military commander (died 2005).
21 March – Bismillah Khan, shehnai musician and Bharat Ratna winner (died 2006).
23 March – Harkishan Singh Surjeet, former General Secretary of the Communist Party of India (Marxist) (died 2008).
8 May – Chinmayananda, spiritual leader (died 1993).
16 September – M. S. Subbulakshmi, Carnatic singer (died 2004).
25 September – Deen Dayal Upadhyaya, RSS (died 1968)
12 December - Maharaj Charan Singh, Fourth Satguru of Radha Soami Satsang Beas (died 1 June 1990).