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Events in the year 1932 in India.

Incumbents

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

Events

  • National income - 20,286 million
  • Third civil disobedience campaign.
  • 3 January – British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
  • February – Terrorism in Bengal.
  • 11 August – India wins the Gold Medal in Field Hockey at the Los Angeles Olympics.
  • 17 August – Government award as to representation published.
  • 8 October – Indian Air Force established.
  • 15 October – J. R. D. Tata flew from Karachi to Madras via a de Havilland Puss Moth.

Undated

  • Ahmedabad landing on a grass strip at Juhu paving the way for civil aviation in India.
  • Gurjar Veer silent film is released.
  • Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar

Law

  • Indian Partnership Act
  • Criminal Law Amendment Act
  • Tea District Emigrant Labour Act

Births

  • 1 January – Shamsul Islam, Bangladeshi politician (died 2018)
  • 6 January – Kamleshwar, writer, screenwriter, critic and essayist (died 2007)
  • 7 January – Obaid Siddiqui, neurogeneticist (died 2013)
  • 5 February – Shankha Ghosh, poet and literary critic (died 2021)
  • 13 February
  • V. Balakrishnan, writer and translator (died 2004)
  • Leela Devi, writer, translator, and teacher (died 1998)
  • 1 May – S. M. Krishna, politician (died 2024)
  • 18 May – D. Pandian, politician (died 2021)
  • 1 June – Ashis Roy, marathon runner
  • 7 June – M. S. Narasimhan, mathematician (died 2021)
  • 12 June – E. Sreedharan, IES
  • 22 June
  • Sharad Moreshwar Hardikar, orthopedic surgeon
  • thumb|178x178px|[[Amrish Puri]]Amrish Puri, actor (died 2005)
  • 20 August
  • Chandrakant Bakshi, author (died 2006)
  • M. G. S. Narayanan, historian (died 2025)
  • 17 September – Indarjit Singh, journalist and broadcaster
  • 26 September – Manmohan Singh, politician, prime minister of India (died 2024)
  • 27 September – Yash Chopra, director and producer (died 2012)
  • 29 September
  • Hamid Dalwai, social reformer and writer (died 1977)
  • Mehmood, actor, director and producer (died 2004)
  • 29 October – Ranjit Das, Bangladeshi football player and coach (died 2026)
  • 5 December – Nadira, actress (died 2006)
  • 13 December – Padmini, actress and dancer (died 2006)
  • 21 December – U. R. Ananthamurthy, writer and critic (died 2014)
  • 25 December – Raees Mohammad, cricketer (died 2022 in Pakistan)
  • 28 December– Dhirubhai Ambani, businessman, founder of Reliance Group (died 2002 in India)
  • Unknown
  • Abdul Gani Bhat, Kashmiri separatist leader (died 2025)
  • Saida Sherif, broadcaster, educationalist, humanitarian and poet (died 2023)

References