1874 in India explained

Events in the year 1874 in India.

Incumbents

• Thomas Baring, 1st Earl of Northbrook, Viceroy

Events

• National income - ₹3,507 million
• Bihar famine of 1873–74
• East India Company is dissolved.^[1]

Law

• Married Women's Property Act
• Civil Jails Act
• East India Annuity Funds Act (British statute)
• East India Loan Act (British statute)
• Courts (Colonial) Jurisdiction Act (British statute)
• Colonial Clergy Act (British statute)

Births

• Kavi Kalapi, poet (died 1900)^[2]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Wile . Rob . BAILOUTS, BRIBES AND INSIDER TRADING: Here's What The World's Leading Business Looked Like 300 Years Ago . 2023-07-15 . Business Insider . en-US.
2. Book: Desai, Hemant G.. Kalapi. Makers of Indian Literature. 1990. Sahitya Akademi. New Delhi. 3. 24489625.