1931 in India explained

Events in the year 1931 in India.

Incumbents

Emperor of India – George V
- Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon (from 18 April)

National income - 26,389 million
25 January – Mohandas Gandhi released again.
January – The All-Asian Women's Conference (AAWC) takes place in Lahore.
13 February – New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
27 February – Chandrasekhar Azad martyrdom in an encounter with the British in Allahabad.
4 March – British viceroy of India and Mohandas Gandhi negotiate.
23 March – Independent India leaders Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev are hanged by the British Government.
October, November – Mohandas Gandhi visits England.^[1]
4 November – Inauguration of the Thiruvananthapuram Central Railway station by the Maharaja of Travancore Sree Chithira Thirunal
6 November – Indian spiritual leader Meher Baba arrives in America for the first time.
2nd Round Table Conference
Charka was adopted on centre of the flag by INC (Indian National Congress)

4 January – Nirupa Roy, actress (died 2004).
28 January – S. Venkitaramanan, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (died 2023).
3 February – Imtiaz Qureshi, chef (died 2024).
3 February – Charanjit Singh, hockey player (died 2022).
10 May – M. Chidananda Murthy, historian (died 2020).
16 May – K. Natwar Singh, politician and Minister.
27 May – O. N. V. Kurup, poet (died 2016).
20 June – Zia Mohyeddin, Pakistani actor and broadcaster (died 2023).
25 June – V. P. Singh, Prime Minister of India (died 2008).
17 July – B. V. Nimbkar, agricultural scientist and social worker (died 2021).
26 July – S. L. Bhyrappa, novelist.
27 August – Sri Chinmoy, spiritual teacher and philosopher (died 2007).
16 September – E. C. George Sudarshan, physicist, author and professor (died 2018).
26 September – Vijay Manjrekar, cricketer (died 1983)
12 October – Padma Desai, economist (died 2023)
15 October – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam, eleventh President of India.(died 2015)
21 October – Shammi Kapoor, actor (died 2011).
11 December - Rajneesh, spiritual guru.