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Events in the year 1932 in India.
Incumbents
*Emperor of India
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– George V
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George w ...
* Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon
Events
* National income - 20,286 million * Third civil disobedience campaign.''Everyman's Dictionary of Dates''; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263 * 3 January – British arrest and internMohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ...
and Vallabhbhai Patel
Vallabhbhai Jhaverbhai Patel (; ''Vallabhbhāī Jhāverbhāī Paṭel''; 31 October 1875 – 15 December 1950), commonly known as Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel, was an Indian independence activist and statesman who served as the first Deputy Prime ...
.
* February – Terrorism in Bengal.
* 16 May – Massive riots between Hindus and Muslims in Bombay
Mumbai ( ; ), also known as Bombay ( ; its official name until 1995), is the capital city of the Indian States and union territories of India, state of Maharashtra. Mumbai is the financial centre, financial capital and the list of cities i ...
– thousands dead and injured.
* 25–28 June - Indian Cricket Team
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play their first ever Test match.
* 11 August – India wins the Gold Medal in Field Hockey
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at the Los Angeles Olympics.
* 17 August – Government award as to representation published.
* 20 September – Mohandas Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ...
begins a hunger strike
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in Poona
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prison.
* 24 September – Gandhi approves a compromise.
* 1 October - Port Haj Committee Act 1932 was passed which set up concept of embarkation points for Hajj
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.
* 8 October – Indian Air Force
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established.
* 15 October – J. R. D. Tata
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Born into the Tata family of India, he was the son of noted businessman Rat ...
flew from Karachi
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to Madras
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via a de Havilland Puss Moth
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.
Undated
*Ahmedabad
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landing on a grass strip at Juhu
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paving the way for civil aviation
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in India
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.
* ''Gurjar Veer
Gurjar Veer is a 1932 silent black and white screen film directed by Dhirubhai Desai and was written by Jayant Bhatt. The movie was released under the Mehta Luhar production and with banner Sharda Film Co. productions in undivided British Indi ...
'' silent film is released.
* Poona Pact
The Poona Pact of 1932 was a negotiated settlement between Mahatma Gandhi and B. R. Ambedkar that increased the political representation of the depressed classes, now known as Scheduled Castes (SC). The Poona Pact was an agreement between nom ...
between Gandhi
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi (2October 186930January 1948) was an Indian lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who employed nonviolent resistance to lead the successful campaign for India's independence from British ...
and Ambedkar
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (Bhīmrāo Rāmjī Āmbēḍkar; 14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and political leader who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on t ...
Law
*Indian Partnership Act *Criminal Law Amendment Act *Tea District Emigrant Labour ActBirths
*1 January – Shamsul Islam, Bangladeshi politician (died2018
Events January
* January 1 – Bulgaria takes over the Presidency of the Council of the European Union, after the Estonian presidency.
* January 4 – SPLM-IO rebels loyal to Chan Garang Lual start a raid against Juba, capital of ...
).
*6 January – Kamleshwar, writer, screenwriter, critic and essayist (died 2007
2007 was designated as the International Heliophysical Year and the International Polar Year.
Events
January
* January 1
**Bulgaria and Romania 2007 enlargement of the European Union, join the European Union, while Slovenia joins the Eur ...
).
*7 January – Obaid Siddiqui, neurogeneticist (died 2013
2013 was the first year since 1987 to contain four unique digits (a span of 26 years).
2013 was designated as:
*International Year of Water Cooperation
*International Year of Quinoa
Events
January
* January 5 – 2013 Craig, Alask ...
).
*13 February
** V. Balakrishnan, writer and translator (died 2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
).
** Leela Devi, writer
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, translator
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, and teacher
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''Informally'' the role of teacher may be taken on by anyone (e.g. w ...
(died 1998
1998 was designated as the ''International Year of the Ocean''.
Events January
* January 6 – The ''Lunar Prospector'' spacecraft is launched into orbit around the Moon, and later finds evidence for Lunar water, frozen water, in soil i ...
).
*1 May – S. M. Krishna, politician (died 2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
).
*18 May – D. Pandian, politician (died 2021
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).
*1 June – Ashis Roy, marathon runner.
*7 June – M. S. Narasimhan, mathematician (died 2021
Like the year 2020, 2021 was also heavily defined by the COVID-19 pandemic, due to the emergence of multiple Variants of SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19 variants. The major global rollout of COVID-19 vaccines, which began at the end of 2020, continued ...
).
*12 June – Padmini, actress and dancer (died 2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
).
*12 June – E. Sreedharan, IES.
*22 June
** Sharad Moreshwar Hardikar, orthopedic surgeon.
**Amrish Puri
Amrish Puri (22 June 1932 – 12 January 2005) was an Indian actor, who was one of the most notable and important figures in Cinema of India, Indian cinema and Theatre of India, theatre. He acted in more than 450 films, established himsel ...
, actor (died 2005
2005 was designated as the International Year for Sport and Physical Education and the International Year of Microcredit. The beginning of 2005 also marked the end of the International Decade of the World's Indigenous Peoples, Internationa ...
).
*20 August
** Chandrakant Bakshi
Chandrakant Keshavlal Bakshi was an Indian Gujarati language, Gujarati-language author from Gujarat, India and a former Sheriff of Mumbai. He was known for his bold and new concepts in writing during his time in Gujarati literature. He is also ...
, author (died 2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
).
** M. G. S. Narayanan, historian (died 2025
So far, the year has seen the continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudanese civil war, and the Gaza war. Internal crises in Bangladesh post-resignation v ...
).
*17 September – Indarjit Singh
Indarjit Singh, Baron Singh of Wimbledon, (born 17 September 1932), sometimes transliterated Inderjit Singh, is a British journalist and broadcaster, a prominent British Indian active in Sikh and interfaith activities, and a member of the H ...
, journalist and broadcaster.
*26 September – Manmohan Singh
Manmohan Singh (26 September 1932 – 26 December 2024) was an Indian economist, bureaucrat, academician, and statesman, who served as the prime minister of India from 2004 to 2014. He was the fourth longest-serving prime minister after Jaw ...
, politician, prime minister of India (died 2024
The year saw the list of ongoing armed conflicts, continuation of major armed conflicts, including the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the Myanmar civil war (2021–present), Myanmar civil war, the Sudanese civil war (2023–present), Sudane ...
).
*27 September – Yash Chopra
Yash Raj Chopra (27 September 1932 21 October 2012) was an Indian film director and film producer who worked in Bollywood, Hindi cinema. The founding chairman of the film production and distribution company Yash Raj Films, Chopra was the reci ...
, director and producer (died 2012
2012 was designated as:
*International Year of Cooperatives
*International Year of Sustainable Energy for All
Events January
*January 4 – The Cicada 3301 internet hunt begins.
* January 12 – Peaceful protests begin in the R ...
).
*29 September
** Hamid Dalwai
Hamid Umar Dalwai (29 September 1932 – 3 May 1977) was an Indian journalist, social reformer, thinker, activist, author, writer and the founder of Muslim Satyashodhak Mandal and Indian Secular Society. Despite being an atheist, he attempted a ...
, social reformer and writer (died 1977
Events January
* January 8 – 1977 Moscow bombings, Three bombs explode in Moscow within 37 minutes, killing seven. The bombings are attributed to an Armenian separatist group.
* January 10 – Mount Nyiragongo erupts in eastern Zaire (no ...
).
** Mehmood, actor, director and producer (died 2004
2004 was designated as an International Year of Rice by the United Nations, and the International Year to Commemorate the Struggle Against Slavery and Its Abolition (by UNESCO).
Events January
* January 3 – Flash Airlines Flight 60 ...
).
*13 October – Anup Kumar, actor (died 1997
Events January
* January 1 – The Emergency Alert System is introduced in the United States.
* January 11 – Turkey threatens Cyprus on account of a deal to buy Russian S-300 missiles, prompting the Cypriot Missile Crisis.
* January 1 ...
).
*5 December – Nadira, actress (died 2006
2006 was designated as the International Year of Deserts and Desertification.
Events
January
* January 1– 4 – Russia temporarily cuts shipment of natural gas to Ukraine during a price dispute.
* January 12 – A stampede during t ...
).
*21 December – U. R. Ananthamurthy, writer and critic (died 2014
The year 2014 was marked by the surge of the Western African Ebola epidemic, West African Ebola epidemic, which began in 2013, becoming the List of Ebola outbreaks, most widespread outbreak of the Ebola, Ebola virus in human history, resul ...
).
*25 December – Raees Mohammad, cricketer (died 2022 in Pakistan).
*28 December– Dhirubhai Ambani, businessman, founder of Reliance Group (died 2002 in India
Events in the year 2002 in the Republic of India.
Incumbents
*
* President of India – K.R. Narayanan to 25 July A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee
* Vice President of India –
** Krishna Kant(till 27 ...
).
*Unknown – Saida Sherif, broadcaster, educationalist, humanitarian and poet (died 2023
Catastrophic natural disasters in 2023 included the Lists of 21st-century earthquakes, 5th-deadliest earthquake of the 21st century 2023 Turkey–Syria earthquakes, striking Turkey and Syria, leaving up to 62,000 people dead; Cyclone Freddy ...
).
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