1924 in India
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Events
- 12 January - Gopinath SahaGopinath SahaGopinath Saha was a Bengali Indian freedom fighter who attempted to assassinate Charles Tegart, the then head of the Detective Department of Calcutta Police. On 12 January 1924 Saha attempted to kill Tegart, but erroneously killed Ernest Day, a White civilian who had come there on official...
shoots a man he erroneously thinks is a Police commissioner of Calcutta, Charles Augustus Tegart - he is arrested soon after. - February - Mohandas Gandhi is released prematurely on medical grounds.
- 9 September - 11 September - 1924 Kohat riots1924 Kohat riotsThe 1924 Kohat riots were major anti-Hindu riots that occurred in Kohat in North-West Frontier Province, British India in 1924. In three days of riots, over 155 Hindus and Sikhs were killed. The entire population of Hindus and Sikhs living there had to flee for their lives...
. - Reorganization of the Muslim League by Muhammad Ali JinnahMuhammad Ali JinnahMuhammad Ali Jinnah was a Muslim lawyer, politician, statesman and the founder of Pakistan. He is popularly and officially known in Pakistan as Quaid-e-Azam and Baba-e-Qaum ....
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Births
- 27 January - Sabu DastagirSabu DastagirSabu Dastagir was a film actor of Indian origin—although he later took American citizenship. He was normally credited only by his first name, Sabu, and is primarily known for his work in film during the 1930s-40s in Britain and America.-Early life:Born in 1924 in Karapur, Mysore, Kingdom of...
, actor (d.19631963 in IndiaEvents in the year 1963 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan* Prime Minister of India – Jawaharlal Nehru-Events:* Supreme Court of India mandates that reservation should not exceed 50% for any institution....
). - 21 February - Krishna Prakash BahadurKrishna Prakash BahadurKrishna Prakesh Bahadur is an Indian writer from Allahabad, India who published a large number of books, including many, on history, philosophy and poetry.-Biography:...
, writer. - 2 March - Gulshan RaiGulshan RaiGulshan Rai was a producer and distributor for Hindi films. He produced successful films in the 1970s directed by Yash Chopra and in the 1990s directed by his son Rajiv Rai....
, film producer and distributor (d.20042004 in IndiaEvents in the year 2004 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee until 22 May, Manmohan Singh-Events:...
). - 6 June - S. R. BommaiS. R. BommaiS.R. Bommai was an Indian Politician who has served as the Chief Minister of Karnataka and as the Human Resource Development Minister in the Cabinet of H.D. Deve Gowda...
, politician and Chief Minister of Karnataka (d.20072007 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam until July 25, Pratibha Patil* Prime Minister of India – Manmohan Singh-Events:* January–November – Nandigram violence - Clashes between opposition parties, the governing Communist Party of India and police in Nandigram, West Bengal...
). - 24 December - Narayan DesaiNarayan DesaiNarayan Desai, son of Mahatma Gandhi's personal secretary and biographer Mahadev Desai, was born on December 24, 1924, in Bulsar, Gujarat. Brought up in Gandhi's Ashram in Sabarmati, Ahmedabad and Sevagram near Wardha, Narayan stopped attending school to be educated and trained by his father and...
, pacifist and writer. - 24 December - Nissim EzekielNissim Ezekiel' was an Indian Jewish poet, playwright, editor and art-critic. He was a foundational figure in postcolonial India's literary history, specifically for Indian writing in English....
, poet, playwright and art critic (d.20042004 in IndiaEvents in the year 2004 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee until 22 May, Manmohan Singh-Events:...
). - 24 December - Mohammed RafiMohammed RafiMohammad Rafi , was an Indian playback singer whose career spanned four decades. He was awarded National Award and 6 Filmfare Awards. In 1967, he was honoured with the Padma Shri awarded by the Government of India....
, playback singerPlayback singerA playback singer is a singer whose singing is prerecorded for use in movies. Playback singers record songs for soundtracks, and actors or actresses lip-sync the songs for cameras, while the actual singer does not appear on screen.-South Asia:...
(d.19801980 in IndiaEvents in the year 1980 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – Neelam Sanjiva Reddy* Prime Minister of India – Charan Singh until January 14, Indira Gandhi-Events:*Indira Gandhi was returned to power....
). - Kamala Markandaya, novelist and journalist (d.20042004 in IndiaEvents in the year 2004 in the Republic of India.-Incumbents:* President of India – A. P. J. Abdul Kalam* Prime Minister of India – Atal Bihari Vajpayee until 22 May, Manmohan Singh-Events:...
). - P. K. Venugopalan NambiarP. K. Venugopalan NambiarP. K. Venugopalan Nambiar was an Indian agricultural scientist credited with the development of the first hybrid variety of black pepper in the world, Panniyur-1...
, agricultural scientist (d.19961996 in India-Incumbents:* President of India – Shankar Dayal Sharma* Prime Minister of India – P. V. Narasimha Rao until May 16, Atal Bihari Vajpayee until June 1, H. D...
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Deaths
- Chattampi SwamikalChattampi SwamikalSree Vidyadhiraja Parama Bhattaraka Chattampi Swamikal was a Hindu sage and social reformer. His thoughts and work influvenced the launching of many social, relegious, literary and political organizations and movements in Kerala and for the first time gave voice to those who were...
, HinduHinduHindu refers to an identity associated with the philosophical, religious and cultural systems that are indigenous to the Indian subcontinent. As used in the Constitution of India, the word "Hindu" is also attributed to all persons professing any Indian religion...
sage and social reformer (b.18531853 in IndiaEvents in the year 1853 in India.-Events:* April 16 - The first Indian train steamed off from Bori Bunder to Thana a distance of 34 km. The train was drawn by three engines and covered the 34 km distance in 57 minutes....
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