1925 in India

Template:Year in region Events in the year 1925 in India.

Incumbents[edit | edit source]

Emperor of India – George V
Viceroy of India – The Earl of Reading

Events[edit | edit source]

National income - ₹31,179 million
3 February – The first ever electric train of India completes its journey from Victoria Terminus to Kurla on the Central Line (Mumbai Suburban Railway).^[1]
9 March – 1 May Pink's War; RAF operations against tribesmen in Waziristan
12 March - Meeting and dialogue between Mahatma Gandhi and Narayana Guru.^[2]
16 June - Chittaranjan Das passes away
27 September - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is founded.
22 November - Periyar walks out of Congress in Provincial Conference held at Kanchipuram due to non-acceptances of resolution brought against Caste discrimination.^[3]
23 November - Vaikom Satyagraha ends with opening of all entrances of Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple except the East one for all castes.^[4]
26 December – Communist Party of India is founded at Kanpur.
Dyarchy suspended in Bengal.^[5]

Law[edit | edit source]

Indian Succession Act
Indian Carriage of Goods by Sea Act
Sikh Gurdwaras (Supplementary) Act
Indian Soldiers (Litigation) Act
Provident Funds Act
Coal Grading Board Act
Cotton Ginning and Pressing Factories Act

Births[edit | edit source]

1 January – Wahiduddin Khan, religious scholar and peace activist (died 2021)
19 January – Pradeep Kumar, actor (died 2001)
25 January – Kakarla Subba Rao, radiologist (died 2021)
8 May – G. S. Amur, writer and critic (died 2020)
9 July – Guru Dutt, film director, producer, and actor (died 1964)
22 July
- Daasarathi Krishnamacharyulu, poet and political activist (died 1987)
- Govind Talwalkar, journalist (died 2017)^[6]
7 August – M. S. Swaminathan, agricultural scientist (died 2023)
19 August – Madhav Dalvi, cricketer (died 2012)
31 August – Aarudhra, author, poet and historian (died 1998)
13 September – Namboothiri (died 2023)
24 September – Autar Singh Paintal, medical scientist (died 2004)
4 November – Ritwik Ghatak, film director (died 1976)^[7]
29 December – Keshav Dutt, hockey player (died 2021)

Full date unknown[edit | edit source]

A. T. M. Mustafa, lawyer, cricketer and politician (died 1966)
Raja Ramanna, nuclear scientist (died 2004)^{[citation needed]}

Deaths[edit | edit source]

Gokulchandra Nag, writer and artist (born 1895).
Chittaranjan Das, Freedom activist and leader of Swaraj Party

References[edit | edit source]

↑ "Indian Railways FAQ: Electric Traction – I". Indian Railways Fan Club. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
↑ "When Mahatma Gandhi and Sree Narayana Guru met in Kerala". English.Mathrubhumi. 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-12.
↑ indiatoday. "Alliances & Animosities: The Political Ping-Pong & Punching Bags". indiatoday. Retrieved 2026-02-23.
↑ "Vaikom Satyagraha completes a century tomorrow". English.Mathrubhumi. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
↑ Dent, J.M. (1971). Everyman's Dictionary of Dates (6th ed.). p. 262.
↑ MANASE Biography of Govind Talwalkar Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Raj Thackeray (Maharashtra NavNirman Sena) Retrieved 20 October 2011
↑ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

[1] "Indian Railways FAQ: Electric Traction – I". Indian Railways Fan Club. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-14.

[2] "When Mahatma Gandhi and Sree Narayana Guru met in Kerala". English.Mathrubhumi. 2025-03-11. Retrieved 2025-03-12.

[3] today. "Alliances & Animosities: The Political Ping-Pong & Punching Bags". indiatoday. Retrieved 2026-02-23.

[4] "Vaikom Satyagraha completes a century tomorrow". English.Mathrubhumi. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.

[Everyman-5] Dent, J.M. (1971). Everyman's Dictionary of Dates (6th ed.). p. 262.

[MANASE-6] MANASE Biography of Govind Talwalkar Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Raj Thackeray (Maharashtra NavNirman Sena) Retrieved 20 October 2011

[Ritwik_Ghatak,_Los_Angeles_Review_of_Books-7] "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

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