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 March to June – Operation U-Go; Japanese defeated in Manipur. 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 tricolour for the first time on mainland India at Moirang in Manipur. 14 April – Bombay Explosion (1944) 5 May – Mohandas Gandhi released 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. 1 June - Mekapati Rajamohan Reddy, politician and former member of parliament from Nellore. 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 References India Years of the 20th century in India India in World War II