1901

The reformist leader Mahadev Govind Ranade dies. Tagore establishes the Brahmacharya Ashram, the nucleus of the Vishwabharti University of Shantiniketan. Fakir Mohan Senapati publishes his Oriya historical novel, Lachama. Vishnu Digambar Paluskar sets up the first music school, the Gandharva Mahavidyalaya in Lahore. Edward 7 is crowned following the death of Queen Victoria. the North West Frontier Province is created. Ramananda Chattopadhaya starts editing Prahasi, a high- profile, extensively illustrated Bengali literary monthly which pioneers the popular mix of book excerpts, poetry and one-act plays alongside reviews and essays(occasionally on film); its serialised fiction includes Rabindranath Tagore's Gora ( 1907-1909).

Hiralal Sen's Royal Bioscope establishes films exhibition alongside the commercial theatre in Calcutta, filming extracts from plays. Bhatavdekar films the landing of Sir M.M.Bhownuggree and the arrival ( returning from Cambridge University) of Sir Wrangler Mr. R.P.Paranjype.