1882 in India explained

Events in the year 1882 in India.

Incumbents

• Empress of India – Queen Victoria
• Viceroy of India – George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon

Events

• National income - 4,095 million

Law

• Powers Of Attorney Act
• Transfer Of Property Act
• Presidency Small Cause Courts Act
• Code Of Civil Procedure
• Indian Trust Act
• Indian Easements Act
• Documentary Evidence Act (British statute)
• Reserve Forces Act (British statute)

Births

• 1 July – Bidhan Chandra Roy, second Chief Minister of West Bengal (d.1962).
• 11 December – Subramanya Bharathi, poet, independence fighter and reformer (d.1921).^[1]

Deaths

• 6 January – Bharatendu Harishchandra, writer and poet (b.1850).

Notes and References

1. Web site: Subramania Bharati. Encyclopædia Britannica. 27 February 2024.