1931 in India
India-related events during the year of 1931
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Events in the year 1931 in India .
Incumbents
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin
- Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon (from 18 April)
Events
- National income - ₹ 26,389 million
- 25 January – Mohandas Gandhi released again.
- January – The All-Asian Women's Conference (AAWC) takes place in Lahore .
- 13 February – New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
- 27 February – Chandrasekhar Azad martyrdom in an encounter with the British in Allahabad.
- 4 March – British viceroy of India and Mohandas Gandhi negotiate.
- 23 March – Independent India leaders Bhagat Singh , Rajguru and Sukhdev are hanged by the British Government.
- October, November – Mohandas Gandhi visits England. [1]
- 4 November – Inauguration of the Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway station by the Maharaja of Travancore Sree Chithira Thirunal
- 6 November – Indian spiritual leader Meher Baba arrives in America for the first time.
- 2nd Round Table Conference
- Charka was adopted on centre of the flag by INC (Indian National Congress) [ citation needed ]
Law
- 5 March – Gandhi Irwin Pact
- Bijni Succession Act
- Indian Tolls (Amendment) Act
- Provisional Collection of Taxes Act
Births
- 4 January – Nirupa Roy , actress (died 2004 ).
- 3 February – Charanjit Singh , hockey player (died 2022 ).
- 16 May – K. Natwar Singh , politician and Minister.
- 27 May – O. N. V. Kurup , poet (died 2016).
- 20 June – Zia Mohyeddin , Pakistani actor and broadcaster (died 2023 ).
- 25 June – V. P. Singh , Prime Minister of India (died 2008 ).
- 17 July – B. V. Nimbkar , agricultural scientist and social worker (died 2021 ).
- 26 July – S. L. Bhyrappa , novelist.
- 27 August – Sri Chinmoy , spiritual teacher and philosopher (died 2007 ).
- 16 September – E. C. George Sudarshan , physicist, author and professor. (died 2018 )
- 26 September – Vijay Manjrekar , cricketer (died 1983 )
- 12 October – Padma Desai , economist (died 2023)
- 15 October – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam , eleventh President of India .(died 2015 )
- 21 October – Shammi Kapoor , actor (died 2011 ).
- 11 December - Rajneesh , spiritual guru.
Full date unknown
- Satyen Kappu , actor (died 2007 ).
- Romila Thapar , historian
Deaths
- 23 March – Shivaram Rajguru , revolutionary, executed (born 1908 ).
- 23 March – Bhagat Singh , freedom fighter, executed (born 1907 ).
- 23 March – Sukhdev Thapar , revolutionary, executed (born 1907 ).
- 7 July – Dinesh Gupta , freedom fighter and revolutionary, executed (born 1911 ).
References
- ↑ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates ; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
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