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India in 1940

Historical records for India in 1940, rendered directly from the World History Database and ordered by month, day and event.

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Historical records

Other Events

1940Cosmic Ray TracksBibha Chowdhuri

Darjeeling · Science / Physics

Bibha Chowdhuri works with D. M. Bose using photographic plates at high altitude to study charged particles in cosmic rays.

1940Scientific Research OrganisationShanti Swarup Bhatnagar

New Delhi · Science / Technology

Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar becomes a central organiser of the Board of Scientific and Industrial Research, strengthening coordinated applied research in India.

Names involved

Bibha ChowdhuriShanti Swarup Bhatnagar

Places involved

DarjeelingNew Delhi

Provenance

This page is generated from stored World History Database records matching the exact country and year shown above. Exact duplicate display records are collapsed. Records without a month are listed after the monthly sections. Source provenance varies by record; formal academic citation should be checked against the relevant primary source, archive or specialist historical reference.