1932 in India

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Events in the year 1932 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon

Events

• National income - ₹20,286 million
• Third civil disobedience campaign. ^[1]
• 3 January – British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.^{[ citation needed ]}
• February – Terrorism in Bengal. ^[1]
• 16 May – Massive riots between Hindus and Muslims in Bombay – thousands dead and injured.
• 25–28 June - Indian Cricket Team play their first ever Test match. ^[2]
• 11 August – India wins the Gold Medal in Field Hockey at the Los Angeles Olympics. ^[3]
• 17 August – Government award as to representation published. ^[1]
• 20 September – Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in Poona prison.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 24 September – Gandhi approves a compromise. ^[1]
• 1 October - Port Haj Committee Act 1932 was passed which set up concept of embarkation points for Hajj. ^[4]
• 8 October – Indian Air Force established. ^[5]
• 15 October – J. R. D. Tata flew from Karachi to Madras via a de Havilland Puss Moth. ^[6]

Undated

• Ahmedabad landing on a grass strip at Juhu paving the way for civil aviation in India. ^[7]
• Gurjar Veer silent film is released. ^[8]
• Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar

Law

• Indian Partnership Act
• Criminal Law Amendment Act
• Tea District Emigrant Labour Act

Births

• 1 January – Shamsul Islam, Bangladeshi politician (died 2018). ^[9]
• 6 January – Kamleshwar, writer, screenwriter, critic and essayist (died 2007).
• 7 January – Obaid Siddiqui, neurogeneticist (died 2013).
• 13 February
  • V. Balakrishnan, writer and translator (died 2004).
  • Leela Devi, writer, translator, and teacher (died 1998).
• 1 May – S. M. Krishna, politician (died 2024).
• 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.

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    Amrish Puri

    Amrish Puri, actor (died 2005).
• 20 August
  • Chandrakant Bakshi, author (died 2006).
  • M. G. S. Narayanan, historian (died 2025).
• 17 September – Indarjit Singh, journalist and broadcaster.
• 26 September – Manmohan Singh, politician, prime minister of India (died 2024).
• 27 September – Yash Chopra, director and producer (died 2012).
• 29 September
  • Hamid Dalwai, social reformer and writer (died 1977).
  • 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).
• 25 December – Raees Mohammad, cricketer (died 2022 in Pakistan).
• 28 December– Dhirubhai Ambani, businessman, founder of Reliance Group (died 2002 in India).
• Unknown – Saida Sherif, broadcaster, educationalist, humanitarian and poet (died 2023). ^[10]

References

1. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
2. "Cricket Coverage - England vs India Only Test 1932 - Match Analysis, Reports | ESPNcricinfo.com". www.espncricinfo.com. Retrieved 2020-10-28.
3. "Hockey at the 1932 Los Angeles Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 11 September 2019.
4. "History – Haj Committee of India". 2022-02-04. Archived from the original on 2022-02-04. Retrieved 2022-05-02.
5. "History of the IAF". Official Website. Webmaster IAF – Air Headquarters. Archived from the original on 9 April 2009. Retrieved 7 April 2009.
6. "Air India needs JRD Tata's legacy once again to get back in shape". @businessline. 8 October 2021. Archived from the original on 9 October 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2021.
7. "The Tata Airmail Service". Flight Global . 14 September 1933. Retrieved 16 September 2011.
8. Ashish Rajadhyaksha; Paul Willemen (1994). Encyclopaedia of Indian cinema. British Film Institute. p. 502. ISBN   0851704557.
9. "Ex-minister M Shamsul Islam dies at 87". www.unb.com.bd. Archived from the original on 27 April 2018. Retrieved 22 May 2022.
10. Sherif, Jamil (21 April 2023). "Obituary: The passing of a 'rebel with a cause'". The Muslim News . Retrieved 20 March 2025.