1934 in India

India-related events during the year of 1934

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Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1934 in India.

## Incumbents[edit]

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

## Events[edit]

* National income - ₹22,775 million
* 15 January – The 8.0 Mw Nepal–Bihar earthquake shakes the Himalayas with a maximum Mercalli intensity of XI (Extreme), leaving 6,000–10,700 dead.
* 7 April – Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience.
* July – The Communist Party of India is declared unlawful.[1]
* September – Gandhi is successful in forcing the hand of the caste Hindus in favour of the depressed classes in the scheme of representation.[1]
* G. Edward Lewis discovers 'man-like ape' fossils in Northern India. They are named Ramapithecus and Sugrivapithecus, after Rama and Sugriva.
* Unsuccessful attempts on the life of Sir John Anderson, Governor of Bengal.
* Protection was granted to the steel industry till 31 March 1941 subject to preference for English steel under the Ottawa agreement.
* Formation of Congress Socialist Party

## Law[edit]

* 54-hour week passed.[1]
* Reserve Bank of India Act passed
* The graduates of Dehra Dun Academy could, by a new law, get the Governor-General's commission in the army and the Navy.
* Sugarcane Act
* Indian Aircraft Act
* Petroleum Act
* Dock Labourers Act

## Births[edit]

* 7 January – Jamila Massey, actress and writer.
* 9 January – Mahendra Kapoor, playback singer (died 2008).
* 22 January
* Vijay Anand, filmmaker, producer, screen writer, editor and actor (died 2004).
* Sugathakumari, poet and activist (died 2020)
* 2 February – Haripal Kaushik, field hockey player and commentator (died 2018)
* 27 February – Manoj Das, writer (died 2021)
* 15 March – Kanshi Ram, politician and founder of Bahujan Samaj Party (died 2006).
* 21 March – Buta Singh, politician, Minister of Home Affairs (1986–1989), Governor of Bihar (2004–2006) and Chairman of NCSC (died 2021)
* 29 March – Shahryar Khan, Pakistani diplomat and politician (died 2024)
* 24 April – Jayakanthan, writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic (died 2015).
* 16 May – Leela Nambudiripad, children's writer (died 2021)
* 19 May – Ruskin Bond, children's writer.
* 31 May – Bhagwatikumar Sharma, author and journalist (died 2018)
* 1 June – Mohan Kumar, Indian director (died 2017)
* 16 June – Kumari Kamala, dancer and actress
* 23 June – Virbhadra Singh, Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh
* 12 July – May Routh, Indian-born British-American costume designer (died 2022)
* 21 July – Chandu Borde, cricketer.
* 8 August – Sudakshina Sarma, Ammamese singer (died 2023)
* 4 November – Vijaya Mehta, theatre and film director and actress.
* 5 November – Rashid Byramji, horse trainer (died 2022)
* 18 November – C. N. Balakrishnan, Indian politician (died 2018)

### Full date unknown[edit]

* Kedarnath Singh, poet. (died 2018)
* J. P. S. Uberoi, sociologist (died 2024)

## Death[edit]

* C. Sankaran Nair, former Indian National Congress president (b.1857)[2]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b c Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
2. ^ "Explained: The story of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, who took on the British in their own courts". The Indian Express. 2021-07-05. Retrieved 2023-09-24.

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Sovereign states|

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*   *   *   *   * Bhutan
*   *   *   *   * Ceylon
* China
*   *   * Egypt
*   *   *   *   * Iraq
*   * Japan
*   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   *   * Nepal
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*   * Soviet Union
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*   *   *   *   *   *   *   * North Yemen

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* Azerbaijan Soviet Socialist Republic
* Byelorussian Soviet Socialist Republic
*   * Georgian Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kazakh Soviet Socialist Republic
* Kirghiz Soviet Socialist Republic
*   *   *   * Mongolia
*   *   *   *   *   * Tajik Soviet Socialist Republic
* Tibet
* Turkmen Soviet Socialist Republic
* Uzbek Soviet Socialist Republic

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* British India
*   * British Malaya
* Brunei
*   *   *   * Cyprus
* Dutch East Indies
* French India
* French Indochina
*   * Kuwait
*   *   * Mandatory Palestine
* Mandatory Syria
* Taiwan

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