1927 in India

Events in the year 1927 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin

Events

• National income – 32,890 million
• 18 January – Council House in New Delhi is opened.
• 20 March – Mahad Satyagraha lead by B. R. Ambedkar for Dalit rights.
• 14 April – The first formal meeting of Haj Committee of India held at Bombay.
• 28 September – Fatal communal riots in Dehra Dun, U.P.
• 12 November – Mahatma Gandhi made his first and last visit to Ceylon.
• The Simon Commission is formed to consider further steps toward self-rule of India. No Indian member is included.
• Dr. B.R. Ambedkar started temple entry movement in 1927.

Law

• Indian Forest Act
• Light House Act

Births

• 24 January – J. Om Prakash, film producer. (died 2019)
• 30 January – Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana, dermatologist (died 2005)
• 3 February – Vasant Sarwate, cartoonist and writer (died 2016)
• 28 February – Krishan Kant, politician, Vice President of India (died 2002)
• 1 March – Adoor Bhasi, actor, writer, journalist, singer and film producer (died 1990)
• 3 June – M. Narasimham, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (died 2021)
• 10 June – Altaf Fatima, novelist. (died 2018)
• 1 July – Chandra Shekhar, politician, 8th Prime Minister of India (died 2007)
• 3 July – Balivada Kantha Rao, novelist and playwright (died 2000)
• 12 July – Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani hammer thrower (died 1996)
• 20 July – Rajendra Kumar, actor and producer (died 1999).
• 26 August
• B. V. Doshi, architect (died 2023)
• Bansi Lal, Haryana's four time chief minister, and defence minister of India during Indian Emergency (1975–77) (died 2006)
• 8 November – Lal Krishna Advani, politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of India
• 8 December – Parkash Singh Badal, politician and former Chief Minister of Punjab (died 2023)
• 25 December – Ram Narayan, sarangi player (died 2024)

Full date unknown

• K. T. Muhammed, playwright (died 2008)

Deaths

• 19 December – Ashfaqulla Khan, freedom fighter
• 19 December – Ram Prasad Bismil, freedom fighter

References