1934 in India
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Events in the year 1934 in India.
Incumbents
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon
Events
- National income - ₹22,775 million
- 15 January – The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake shakes the Himalayas with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), leaving 6,000–10,700 dead.
- 25 February - Mahatma Gandhi visits Udupi.[1]
- 7 April – Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience.
- July – The Communist Party of India is declared unlawful.[2]
- September – Gandhi is successful in forcing the hand of the caste Hindus in favour of the depressed classes in the scheme of representation.[2]
- G. Edward Lewis discovers 'man-like ape' fossils in Northern India. They are named Ramapithecus and Sugrivapithecus, after Rama and Sugriva.
- Unsuccessful attempts on the life of Sir John Anderson, Governor of Bengal.
- Protection was granted to the steel industry till 31 March 1941 subject to preference for English steel under the Ottawa agreement.
- Formation of Congress Socialist Party
Law
- 54-hour week passed.[2]
- Reserve Bank of India Act passed
- The graduates of Dehra Dun Academy could, by a new law, get the Governor-General's commission in the army and the Navy.
- Sugarcane Act
- Indian Aircraft Act
- Petroleum Act
- Dock Labourers Act
Births
- 7 January – Jamila Massey, actress and writer.
- 9 January – Mahendra Kapoor, playback singer (died 2008).
- 22 January
- Vijay Anand, filmmaker, producer, screen writer, editor and actor (died 2004).
- Sugathakumari, poet and activist (died 2020)
- 2 February – Haripal Kaushik, field hockey player and commentator (died 2018)
- 27 February – Manoj Das, writer (died 2021)
- 15 March – Kanshi Ram, politician and founder of Bahujan Samaj Party (died 2006).
- 21 March – Buta Singh, politician, Minister of Home Affairs (1986–1989), Governor of Bihar (2004–2006) and Chairman of NCSC (died 2021)
- 29 March – Shahryar Khan, Pakistani diplomat and politician (died 2024)
- 31 March – Kamala Surayya, poet and author (died 2009)
- 24 April – Jayakanthan, writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic (died 2015).
- 16 May – Leela Nambudiripad, children's writer (died 2021)
- 19 May – Ruskin Bond, children's writer.
- 24 May – M. S. Valiathan, cardiac surgeon (died 2024)
- 31 May – Bhagwatikumar Sharma, author and journalist (died 2018)
- 1 June – Mohan Kumar, Indian director (died 2017)
- 16 June – Kumari Kamala, dancer and actress
- 23 June – Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
- 12 July – May Routh, Indian-born British-American costume designer (died 2022)
- 21 July – Chandu Borde, cricketer.
- 8 August – Sudakshina Sarma, Ammamese singer (died 2023)
- 4 November – Vijaya Mehta, theatre and film director and actress.
- 5 November – Rashid Byramji, horse trainer (died 2022)
- 18 November – C. N. Balakrishnan, Indian politician (died 2018)
Full date unknown
- Kedarnath Singh, poet. (died 2018)
- J. P. S. Uberoi, sociologist (died 2024)
Death
- C. Sankaran Nair, former Indian National Congress president (b.1857)[3]
References
- ^ "Mahatma Gandhi's only visit to Udupi was on February 25, 1934". The Hindu. 2015-08-14. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 2024-09-19.
- ^ a b c Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
- ^ "Explained: The story of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, who took on the British in their own courts". The Indian Express. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-24.