1930 in India

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Events in the year 1930 in India.

IncumbentsEdit

Gandhi at Dandi, 6 April 1930, at the end of the Salt March

Publication of the report of the Simon Commission.^[1]
26 January – The Indian National Congress declares January 26 as Independence Day, or the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence).
2 March – Mohandas Gandhi informs British viceroy of India that civil disobedience would begin nine days later.
12 March – Mohandas Gandhi sets off to a 200-mile protest march towards the sea with 78 followers to protest the British monopoly on salt – more will join them during the Salt March that ends on 5 April.
6 April – In an act of civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and taking salt.
18 April – Chittagong armoury raid also known as Chittagong uprising.
30 April – The Vedaranyam Salt satyagraha led by Rajaji and Sardar Vedarathinam Pillai culminates in South India
4–5 May – Mohandas Gandhi is arrested again.
October – First round table was opened in London.^[2]
28 December – Mohandas Gandhi leaves for Britain for negotiations.

6 June – Sunil Dutt, actor, producer, director and politician (died 2005).
7 June – Chitrananda Abeysekera, Sri Lankan veteran broadcaster (died 1992)
10 June – Satya Priya Mahathero, Bangladeshi Buddhist pundit, religious leader and social worker (died 2019)
26 June – Mehli Irani, cricketer (died 2021)
9 July – Kailasam Balachander, Producer, Director, Actor (died 2014).
11 July – Shafiqur Rahman Barq, politician
5 November – Arjun Singh, politician and Minister (died 2011).
23 November – Geeta Dutt, playback singer (died 1972).

12 May Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal (born 1858)
28 September – T K Madhavan, the architect of Vaikam Sayagraham and organizing secretary of SNDP Yogam.

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