1919

The Government of India Act 1919 aka the Montagu Chelmsford reforms, transfers selected areas of administration to Indian control. the Anarchichal and Revolutionary Crimes Act, aka the Rowlatt Act.

the dominant primitivist emphasis on tradition, becomes a major influence on contemporary Indians, especially Bengali art. Vishnu Narayan Bhatkhande publsihes Hindustan Sangeet Paddhati, making classical music compostions available to the public in the form of a textbook. Gandhi visits Gorakhpur campaigning for the non co operation movement. According to Shahid Amin, ( 1984), the occasion marked the launch of the Messainic 'Mahatama' image. Novelist Premchand surrenders his government post to contribute pamphlets in support of the movement.

Kohinoor's Bhakta Vidur, banned in Madras and Sind, becomes Indian Cinema's first censorship controversy. Dhiren Ganguly's ani-western satire, Bilet Pherat, produced by the Indo-British FIlm Co. ( Est: 1918). R.S.Prakash starts the Star of the East film company in Madras.