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{{Year in India|1921}} | {{Year in India|1921}} | ||
[[File:Studio_portrait_of_young_woman_with_basket_and_broom,_India_(c._1921).jpg | thumb | upright | right | Young woman in India, 1921]] | |||
Events in the year '''1921 in India'''. | Events in the year '''1921 in India'''. | ||
==Incumbents== | ==Incumbents== | ||
* [[Emperor of India]] – [[ | * [[Emperor of India]] – [[George V]] | ||
* Viceroy of India – [[Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford]] | * Viceroy of India – [[Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford]] | ||
* Viceroy of India – [[Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading|The Earl of Reading]] (from 2 April) | * Viceroy of India – [[Rufus Isaacs, 1st Marquess of Reading|The Earl of Reading]] (from 2 April) | ||
==Events== | ==Events== | ||
* | * National income – {{INR}} 25,337 million | ||
* | * June – the Madras province declared in a judgement that women also have the right to vote | ||
*The [[Prince of Wales]], later King [[Edward VIII]], arrives in India. Upon his arrival in [[Bombay]] there is widespread agitation. He was greeted with empty streets (The agitation was non violent. | * August - [[Malabar rebellion]] commenced. | ||
* November - The [[Prince of Wales]], later King [[Edward VIII]], arrives in India. Upon his arrival in [[Bombay]] there is widespread agitation. He was greeted with empty streets (The agitation was non violent).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Halley |first=Catherine |date=2022-02-02 |title=The Prince of Wales' 1921 Trip to India Was a Royal Disaster |url=https://daily.jstor.org/the-prince-of-wales-1921-trip-to-india-was-a-royal-disaster/ |access-date=2023-02-28 |website=JSTOR Daily |language=en-US}}</ref> | |||
* 19 November - [[Prince of Wales riots]] | |||
* 23 December – [[Visva-Bharati University]] is inaugurated. | |||
==Law== | |||
* 8 April – Permanent Advisory Council of Princes inaugurated; Council of State and Legislative Assembly inaugurated.<ref>{{Cite book |title=Everyman's Dictionary of Dates |last=Dent |first=J.M. |edition=6 |page=262}}</ref> | |||
*Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act | |||
==Births And Deaths== | ==Births And Deaths== | ||
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*9 January – [[Lister Sinclair]], Indian-Canadian broadcaster and playwright (died 2006) | *9 January – [[Lister Sinclair]], Indian-Canadian broadcaster and playwright (died 2006) | ||
*21 January – [[Jaswant Singh Marwah]], journalist and author | *21 January – [[Jaswant Singh Marwah]], journalist and author | ||
*8 March – [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]] poet and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] lyricist and songwriter (died 1980) | *24 February – [[Paulaseer]] (Paulaseer Lawrie Muthukrishna), Indian preacher (died 1989)<ref>Bergunder, Michael (2003). "From Pentecostal Healing Evangelist to Kalki Avatar", in ''Christians and Missionaries in India: Cross-Cultural Communication since 1500'', edited by Robert Eric Frykenberg and Alaine M. Low. [[Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing]]. p. 359.</ref> | ||
*14 April – [[Subodh Mukherjee]], filmmaker (died 2005) | *8 March – [[Sahir Ludhianvi]], [[Urdu language|Urdu]] poet and [[Hindi language|Hindi]] lyricist and songwriter (died 1980) | ||
*2 May – [[Satyajit Ray]], filmmaker (died 1992) | *14 April – [[Subodh Mukherjee]], filmmaker (died 2005) | ||
*21 May – [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]], philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist (died 1990) | *2 May – [[Satyajit Ray]], filmmaker (died 1992) | ||
*2 May – [[B. B. Lal]], archaeologist, Director-General [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (1968–1972) | *21 May – [[Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar]], philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist (died 1990) | ||
*28 June – [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], politician, 12th [[Prime Minister of India]] (died 2004) | *2 May – [[B. B. Lal (archaeologist)|B. B. Lal]], archaeologist, Director-General [[Archaeological Survey of India]] (1968–1972) (died 2022) | ||
*28 June – [[P. V. Narasimha Rao]], politician, 12th [[Prime Minister of India]] (died 2004) | |||
===July to December=== | ===July to December=== | ||
*1 August – [[Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak]], poet, novelist and short story writer (died 1966) | *1 August – [[Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak]], poet, novelist and short story writer (died 1966) | ||
*24 September – [[Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry]], actor (died 2007) | *24 September – [[Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry]], actor (died 2007) | ||
*7 December – [[Pramukh Swami Maharaj]], leader of [[BAPS]] [[Swaminarayan]] Sanstha | *7 December – [[Pramukh Swami Maharaj]], leader of [[BAPS]] [[Swaminarayan]] Sanstha | ||
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*11 September – [[Subramanya Bharathi]], poet, independence fighter and reformer (born [[1882 in India|1882]]) | |||
*11 September – [[Subramanya Bharathi]], poet, independence fighter and reformer (born [[1882 in India|1882]]) | *[[Ahmed Rida Khan]], [[Sunni]] Muslim scholar and founder of [[Barelwi]] [[school of thought]] (born [[1856 in India|1856]]) | ||
*[[Ahmed Rida Khan]], [[Sunni]] Muslim scholar and founder of [[Barelwi]] [[school of thought]] (born [[1856 in India|1856]]) | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:1921 in India| ]] | [[Category:1921 in India| ]] | ||
[[Category:1921 by country|India]] | [[Category:1921 by country|India]] | ||
[[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | [[Category:Years of the 20th century in India]] | ||
[[Category:1921 in Asia]] | |||
[[Category:1920s in India]] | |||
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Events in the year 1921 in India.
Incumbents[edit | edit source]
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
- Viceroy of India – The Earl of Reading (from 2 April)
Events[edit | edit source]
- National income – ₹ 25,337 million
- June – the Madras province declared in a judgement that women also have the right to vote
- August - Malabar rebellion commenced.
- November - The Prince of Wales, later King Edward VIII, arrives in India. Upon his arrival in Bombay there is widespread agitation. He was greeted with empty streets (The agitation was non violent).[1]
- 19 November - Prince of Wales riots
- 23 December – Visva-Bharati University is inaugurated.
Law[edit | edit source]
- 8 April – Permanent Advisory Council of Princes inaugurated; Council of State and Legislative Assembly inaugurated.[2]
- Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act
Births And Deaths[edit | edit source]
January to June[edit | edit source]
- 9 January – Lister Sinclair, Indian-Canadian broadcaster and playwright (died 2006)
- 21 January – Jaswant Singh Marwah, journalist and author
- 24 February – Paulaseer (Paulaseer Lawrie Muthukrishna), Indian preacher (died 1989)[3]
- 8 March – Sahir Ludhianvi, Urdu poet and Hindi lyricist and songwriter (died 1980)
- 14 April – Subodh Mukherjee, filmmaker (died 2005)
- 2 May – Satyajit Ray, filmmaker (died 1992)
- 21 May – Prabhat Ranjan Sarkar, philosopher, author, social revolutionary, poet, composer and linguist (died 1990)
- 2 May – B. B. Lal, archaeologist, Director-General Archaeological Survey of India (1968–1972) (died 2022)
- 28 June – P. V. Narasimha Rao, politician, 12th Prime Minister of India (died 2004)
July to December[edit | edit source]
- 1 August – Devarakonda Balagangadhara Tilak, poet, novelist and short story writer (died 1966)
- 24 September – Dhulipala Seetharama Sastry, actor (died 2007)
- 7 December – Pramukh Swami Maharaj, leader of BAPS Swaminarayan Sanstha
- 11 September – Subramanya Bharathi, poet, independence fighter and reformer (born 1882)
- Ahmed Rida Khan, Sunni Muslim scholar and founder of Barelwi school of thought (born 1856)
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Halley, Catherine (2 February 2022). "The Prince of Wales' 1921 Trip to India Was a Royal Disaster". JSTOR Daily. Retrieved 28 February 2023.
- ↑ Dent, J.M. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates (6 ed.). p. 262.
- ↑ Bergunder, Michael (2003). "From Pentecostal Healing Evangelist to Kalki Avatar", in Christians and Missionaries in India: Cross-Cultural Communication since 1500, edited by Robert Eric Frykenberg and Alaine M. Low. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing. p. 359.