1882 in India

Events in the year 1882 in India.

Incumbents

 * Empress of India – Queen Victoria
 * Viceroy of India – George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon

Events

 * National income - ₹4,095 million

Law

 * Powers Of Attorney Act
 * Transfer Of Property Act
 * Presidency Small Cause Courts Act
 * Code Of Civil Procedure
 * Indian Trust Act
 * Indian Easements Act
 * Documentary Evidence Act (British statute)
 * Reserve Forces Act (British statute)

Births

 * 1 July – Bidhan Chandra Roy, second Chief Minister of West Bengal (d.1962).
 * 11 December – Subramanya Bharathi, poet, independence fighter and reformer (d.1921).

Deaths

 * 6 January – Bharatendu Harishchandra, writer and poet (b.1850).