1917 in India

← 1916 1915 1914 1917 in India → 1918 1919 1920
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

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.

References

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