Template:Year in India Events in the year 1923 in India.
Incumbents
- Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – The Earl of Reading
Events
- The Madras Province Swarajya Party was established under the leadership of S. Sathyamurthy and S. Srinivasa Iyengar.
Births
- 10 March – Ranjit Lal Jetley, soldier and scientist (died 2018).
- 21 March – Nirmala Srivastava, founder of Sahaja Yoga(died 2011).
- 14 May – Mrinal Sen, producer of Bollywood films.
- 15 May – Johnny Walker (actor), actor of Bollywood films (died 2003)
- 28 May – N. T. Rama Rao, actor, director, producer, and politician (died 1996).
- 9 July – Kovilan, novelist.
- 22 July – Mukesh, playback singer (died 1976).
- 28 July – H. S. S. Lawrence, educationalist.
- 1 September – Habib Tanvir, playwright, theatre director, poet and actor.(died 2009)
- 16 September – Ki. Rajanarayanan, folklorist and writer (died 2021)
- 26 September – Dev Anand, actor and film producer.(died 2011)
- 26 October – Ram Prakash Gupta, Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and governor of Madhya Pradesh (died 2004).
- 25 December – Swami Satyananda Saraswati, founder of Satyananda Yoga and Bihar Yoga (died 2009).