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1932 in India
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Events in the year 1932 in India.
Incumbents[edit]
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon
Events[edit]
- Third civil disobedience campaign.[1]
- 3 January – British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
- February – Terrorism in Bengal.[1]
- 16 May – Massive riots between Hindus and Muslims in Bombay – thousands dead and injured.
- 25 -28June - Indian Cricket Team play their first ever Test match.[2]
- 17 August – Government award as to representation published.[1]
- August – India wins Hockey Gold Medal at Los Angeles Olympics
- 20 September – Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in Poona prison.
- 24 September – Gandhi approves a compromise.[1]
- 8 October – Indian Air Force established.
- 15 October – J. R. D. Tata flew from Karachi to Bombay via Ahmedabad landing on a grass strip at Juhu paving the way for civil aviation in India.[3]
Births[edit]
- 1 January – Shamsul Islam, Bangladeshi politician (died 2018)[4]
- 6 January – Kamleshwar, writer, screenwriter, critic and essayist (died 2007).
- 7 January – Obaid Siddiqui, neurogeneticist. (died 2013)
- 9 February – Mohamad Abdul Tayyab, agricultural scientist (died 2007).
- 13 February – V. Balakrishnan, writer and translator (died 2004).
- 13 February – Leela Devi, writer, translator, and teacher (died 1998).
- 18 May – D. Pandian, politician (died 2021)
- 1 June – Ashis Roy, marathon runner
- 7 June – M. S. Narasimhan, mathematician (died 2021)
- 12 June – Padmini, actress and dancer (died 2006).
- 12 June – E. Sreedharan, IES
- 22 June
- Sharad Moreshwar Hardikar, orthopedic surgeon
- Amrish Puri, actor (died 2005).
- 1 August – Meena Kumari, actress (died 1972).
- 20 August – Chandrakant Bakshi, author (died 2006).
- 20 September – Hamid Dalwai, social reformer and writer (died 1977).
- 27 September – Yash Chopra, director and producer (died 2012).
- 29 September – Mehmood, actor, director and producer (died 2004).
- 13 October – Anup Kumar, actor (died 1997).
- 5 December – Nadira, actress (died 2006).
- 21 December – U. R. Ananthamurthy, writer and critic. (died 2014)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
- ↑ "Cricket Coverage - England vs India Only Test 1932 - Match Analysis, Reports | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
- ↑ "The Tata Airmail Service". Flight Global. 14 September 1933. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
- ↑ http://www.unb.com.bd/bangladesh-news/Ex-minister-M-Shamsul-Islam-dies%C2%A0/69233[permanent dead link]
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