1934 in India
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Events in the year 1934 in India.
Incumbents
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India - The Earl of Willingdon
Events
- 15 January - There is an 8.4 earthquake in India and Nepal in which more than 10,000 people die.
- 7 April - Mahatma Gandhi suspended his campaign of civil disobedience.
- July - The Communist Party of India is declared unlawful.[1]
- 54-hour week passed.[2]
- September - Gandhi is successful in forcing the hand of the caste Hindus in favour of the depressed classes in the scheme of representation.[3]
Full date unknown
- G. Edward Lewis discovers 'man-like ape' fossils in Northern India. They are named Ramapithecus and Sugrivapithecus, after Rama and Sugriva.
- The Reserve Bank of India Act passed
Births
- 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).
- 24 April - Jayakanthan, writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic.
- 15 March - Kanshi Ram, politician and founder of Bahujan Samaj Party (died 2006).
- 19 May - Ruskin Bond, children's writer.
- 21 July - Chandu Borde, cricketer.
- 26 July - S. L. Bhyrappa, novelist.
Full date unknown
- Manoj Das, writer.
- Vijaya Mehta, theatre and film director and actress.
- Kedarnath Singh, poet.
