1925 in India

← 1924 1923 1922 1925 in India → 1926 1927 1928
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

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
• 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.
• 23 November - Vaikom Satyagraha ends with opening of all entrances of Vaikom Sree Mahadeva Temple except the East one for all castes. ^[3]
• 26 December – Communist Party of India is founded at Kanpur.
• Dyarchy suspended in Bengal. ^[4]

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)
  • Govind Talwalkar, journalist (died 2017) ^[5]
• 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) ^[6]
• 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).
• Chittaranjan Das, Freedom activist and leader of Swaraj Party

References

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. "Vaikom Satyagraha completes a century tomorrow". English.Mathrubhumi. 2024-03-29. Retrieved 2024-03-29.
4. Dent, J.M. (1971). Everyman's Dictionary of Dates (6th ed.). p. 262.
5. MANASE Biography of Govind Talwalkar Archived 2 April 2012 at the Wayback Machine by Raj Thackeray (Maharashtra NavNirman Sena) Retrieved 20 October 2011
6. "Los Angeles Review of Books". Los Angeles Review of Books. 22 February 2020. Retrieved 13 August 2021.