1934 in India
See also: 1933 in India, other events of 1934, 1935 in India and the Timeline of Indian history.
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.
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 (d.2008).
- 22 January - Vijay Anand, filmmaker, producer, screen writer, editor and actor (d.2004).
- 24 April - Jayakanthan, writer, essayist, journalist, pamphleteer, film-maker and critic.
- 15 March - Kanshi Ram, politician and founder of Bahujan Samaj Party (d.2006).
- 21 July - Chandu Borde, cricketer.
- 26 July - S. L. Bhyrappa, novelist.
Full date unknown
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