1925 in India

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Last updated March 30, 2024

Events in the year 1925 in India.

Incumbents

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

Events

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
27 September - Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh is founded.
23 November - Vaikom Satyagraha ends with opening of all entrances of Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple except the East one for all castes.^[2]
26 December – Communist Party of India is founded at Kanpur.
Dyarchy suspended in Bengal.^[3]

Law

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

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)
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)^[4]
29 December – Keshav Dutt, hockey player (died 2021)

Full date unknown

Raja Ramanna, nuclear scientist (died 2004)^{[ citation needed ]}

Deaths

Gokulchandra Nag, writer and artist (born 1895).

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References

↑ "Indian Railways FAQ: Electric Traction – I". Indian Railways Fan Club. Archived from the original on 15 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-09-14.
↑ "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.
↑ "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

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

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

[Everyman-3] Dent, J.M. (1971). Everyman's Dictionary of Dates (6th ed.). p. 262.

[Ritwik_Ghatak,_Los_Angeles_Review_of_Books-4] "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.

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