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{{Year in India|1934}}<br />
Events in the year '''1934 in India'''.<br />
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==Incumbents==<br />
* [[Emperor of India]] – [[George V of the United Kingdom|George V]]<br />
* Viceroy of India – [[Freeman Freeman-Thomas, 1st Marquess of Willingdon|The Earl of Willingdon]]<br />
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==Events==<br />
* National income - {{INR}}22,775 million<br />
* 15 January – The 8.0 {{M|w}} [[1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake|Nepal–Bihar earthquake]] shakes the [[Himalayas]] with a maximum [[Mercalli intensity scale|Mercalli intensity]] of XI (''Extreme''), leaving 6,000–10,700 dead.<br />
* 25 February - [[Mahatma Gandhi]] visits [[Udupi]].<ref>{{Cite news |date=2015-08-14 |title=Mahatma Gandhi’s only visit to Udupi was on February 25, 1934 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Mangalore/mahatma-gandhis-only-visit-to-udupi-was-on-february-25-1934/article7543596.ece |access-date=2024-09-19 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><br />
* 7 April – [[Mahatma Gandhi]] suspended his campaign of civil disobedience.<br />
* July – The Communist Party of India is declared unlawful.<ref name="WPCleanerAuto1">''Everyman's Dictionary of Dates''; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263</ref><br />
* September – Gandhi is successful in forcing the hand of the caste Hindus in favour of the depressed classes in the scheme of representation.<ref name="WPCleanerAuto1" /><br />
* G. Edward Lewis discovers 'man-like ape' fossils in Northern India. They are named ''[[Ramapithecus]]'' and ''[[Sugrivapithecus]]'', after [[Rama]] and [[Sugriva]].<br />
* Unsuccessful attempts on the life of Sir John Anderson, Governor of Bengal.<br />
* Protection was granted to the steel industry till 31 March 1941 subject to preference for English steel under the Ottawa agreement.<br />
* Formation of [[Congress Socialist Party]]<br />
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==Law==<br />
* 54-hour week passed.<ref name="WPCleanerAuto1" /><br />
* [[Reserve Bank of India Act, 1934|Reserve Bank of India Act]] passed<br />
* The graduates of Dehra Dun Academy could, by a new law, get the Governor-General's commission in the army and the Navy.<br />
*Sugarcane Act<br />
*Indian Aircraft Act<br />
*Petroleum Act<br />
*Dock Labourers Act<br />
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==Births==<br />
*7 January – [[Jamila Massey]], actress and writer.<br />
*9 January – [[Mahendra Kapoor]], [[playback singer]] (died [[2008 in India|2008]]).<br />
*22 January <br />
** [[Vijay Anand (Hindi film maker)|Vijay Anand]], [[filmmaker]], [[film producer|producer]], [[screen writer]], [[film editing|editor]] and actor (died [[2004 in India|2004]]).<br />
** [[Sugathakumari]], poet and activist (died [[2020 in India|2020]])<br />
*2 February – [[Haripal Kaushik]], field hockey player and commentator (died [[2018 in India|2018]])<br />
*27 February – [[Manoj Das]], writer (died [[2021 in India|2021]])<br />
*15 March – [[Kanshi Ram]], politician and founder of [[Bahujan Samaj Party]] (died [[2006 in India|2006]]).<br />
*21 March <br />
** [[Ved Mehta]], writer (died [[2021 in the United States]])<br />
** [[Buta Singh]], politician, [[Minister of Home Affairs (India)|Minister of Home Affairs]] (1986–1989), [[List of governors of Bihar|Governor of Bihar]] (2004–2006) and Chairman of [[National Commission for Scheduled Castes|NCSC]] (died [[2021 in India|2021]])<br />
*29 March – [[Shahryar Khan]], Pakistani diplomat and politician (died [[2024 in Pakistan|2024]])<br />
*31 March – [[Kamala Surayya]], poet and author (died [[2009 in India|2009]])<br />
*24 April – [[Jayakanthan]], [[writer]], [[essayist]], [[journalist]], [[pamphleteer]], [[filmmaker|film-maker]] and [[critic]] (died [[2015 in India|2015]]).<br />
*16 May – [[Leela Nambudiripad]], children's writer (died [[2021 in India|2021]])<br />
*19 May – [[Ruskin Bond]], children's writer.<br />
*24 May – [[M. S. Valiathan]], cardiac surgeon (died [[2024 in India|2024]])<br />
*31 May – [[Bhagwatikumar Sharma]], author and journalist (died [[2018 in India|2018]])<br />
*1 June – [[Mohan Kumar (director)|Mohan Kumar]], Indian director (died [[2017 in India|2017]])<br />
*16 June – [[Kumari Kamala]], dancer and actress<br />
*23 June – [[Virbhadra Singh]], Chief Minister of Himachal Pradesh<br />
*12 July – [[May Routh]], Indian-born British-American costume designer (died [[2022 in the United States|2022]])<br />
*21 July – [[Chandu Borde]], cricketer.<br />
*8 August – [[Sudakshina Sarma]], Ammamese singer (died [[2023 in India|2023]])<br />
*4 November – [[Vijaya Mehta]], theatre and film director and actress.<br />
*5 November – [[Rashid Byramji]], horse trainer (died [[2022 in India|2022]])<br />
*18 November – [[C. N. Balakrishnan]], Indian politician (died [[2018]]) <br />
*6 December – [[Savitri (actress)|Savitri]], actress and dancer (died [[1981 in India|1981]])<br />
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===Full date unknown===<br />
*[[Kedarnath Singh]], poet. (died [[2018]])<br />
*[[J. P. S. Uberoi]], sociologist (died [[2024]])<br />
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== Death ==<br />
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* [[C. Sankaran Nair]], former [[Indian National Congress]] president (b.1857)<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-07-05 |title=Explained: The story of Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair, who took on the British in their own courts |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/chettur-sankaran-nair-lawyer-british-movie-7390007/ |access-date=2023-09-24 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}</ref><br />
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==References==<br />
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