1934 in India

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Events in the year 1934 in India.

Incumbents

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.
  • July - The Communist Party of India is declared unlawful.[1]
  • 54-hour week passed.[2]
  • September - Gandhi is successful in forcing the hand of the caste Hindus in favour of the depressed classes in the scheme of representation.[3]

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

Full date unknown

References

  1. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  2. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
  3. Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 263
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