1931 in India

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Events in the year 1931 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V

Events

• 25 January - Mohandas Gandhi released again.
• 10 February - New Delhi becomes the capital of India.
• 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.
• 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.
• Charkha was adopted on centre of the flag by INC(Indian National Congress)

Births

• 4 January - Nirupa Roy, actress (died 2004).
• 16 May - K. Natwar Singh, politician and Minister.
• 27 May - O. N. V. Kurup, poet.
• 27 August - Sri Chinmoy, spiritual teacher and philosopher (died 2007).
• 16 September - George Sudarshan, physicist, author and professor.
• 15 October - Abdul Kalam, eleventh President of India.

Full date unknown

• Satyen Kappu, actor (died 2007).
• Romila Thapar, historian.

Deaths

• 23 March - Shivaram Rajguru, revolutionary, executed (born 1908).
• 23 March - Bhagat Singh, freedom fighter, executed (born 1907).
• 23 March - Sukhdev Thapar, revolutionary, executed (born 1907).
• 7 July - Dinesh Gupta, freedom fighter and revolutionary, executed (born 1911).