1917 in India explained

Events in the year 1917 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

Events

• National income - 20,552 million
• The Indian National Congress demands self-government for India.^[1]
• 20 August – The secretary of state for India makes the announcement that British policy in India calls for the gradual development of self-governing institutions and the progressive realization of responsible government.
• Champaran Satyagraha

Law

• Inland Vessels Act^[2]
• Post Office Cash Certificates Act^[3]
• Destruction of Records Act^[4]

Births

• 17 January – M. G. Ramachandran, Actor, Politician, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 1987).
• 11 February – T. Nagi Reddy, communist politician (died 1976).
• 11 July 1917 – Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist (died 1990).
• 3 September 1917 – G. V. Iyer, film director (died 2003).
• 19 November – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, assassinated (died 1984).^[5]
• 29 December – Ramanand Sagar, film director (died 2005).

Deaths

• 30 June – Dadabhai Naoroji, founder, Indian National Congress and part of the Early Nationalists.

Notes and References

1. Book: Dent, J.M. . Everyman's Dictionary of Dates . 1971 . 6 . 262.
2. Web site: Inland Vessels Act . India Code . 29 March 2022 .
3. Web site: Post Office Cash Certificates Act . India Code . 29 March 2022 .
4. Web site: Destruction of Records Act . India Code . 29 March 2022 .
5. Web site: Indira Gandhi . Britannica Presents 100 Women Trailblazers . 28 July 2021 . en . 16 February 2019.