1921 in India

Centuries:	18th ; 19th ; 20th ; 21st ;
Decades:	1900s ; 1910s ; 1920s ; 1930s ; 1940s ;
See also:	List of years in India ; Timeline of Indian history

Last updated October 16, 2023

Incumbents

Emperor of India – George V
Viceroy of India – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford
Viceroy of India – The Earl of Reading (from 2 April)

Events

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

8 April – Permanent Advisory Council of Princes inaugurated; Council of State and Legislative Assembly inaugurated.^[2]
Maintenance Orders Enforcement Act

Births And Deaths

January to June

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

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)

Related Research Articles

1921 (MCMXXI) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Friday of the Julian calendar, the 1921st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 921st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year of the 20th century, and the 2nd year of the 1920s decade. As of the start of 1921, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

1922 (MCMXXII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Saturday of the Julian calendar, the 1922nd year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 922nd year of the 2nd millennium, the 22nd year of the 20th century, and the 3rd year of the 1920s decade. As of the start of 1922, the Gregorian calendar was 13 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

1621 (MDCXXI) was a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Monday of the Julian calendar, the 1621st year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 621st year of the 2nd millennium, the 21st year of the 17th century, and the 2nd year of the 1620s decade. As of the start of 1621, the Gregorian calendar was 10 days ahead of the Julian calendar, which remained in localized use until 1923.

Events in the year 1965 in the Republic of India.

Events in the year 1934 in India.

Events in the year 1939 in India.

Events in the year 1945 in India.

Events in the year 1931 in India.

Events in the year 1906 in India.

Events in the year 1922 in India.

Events in the year 1905 in India.

Events in the year 1940 in India.

Events in the year 1935 in India.

Events in the year 1974 in the Republic of India.

Events in the year 1928 in India.

Events in the year 1926 in India.

Events in the year 1933 in India.

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References

↑ 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.

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[1] Halley, Catherine (2 February 2022). "The Prince of Wales' 1921 Trip to India Was a Royal Disaster". JSTOR Daily. Retrieved 28 February 2023.

[2] Dent, J.M. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates (6 ed.). p. 262.

[3] 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.

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