1927 in India

Events in the year 1927 in India.

Incumbents

 * Emperor of India – George V
 * Viceroy of India – The Lord Irwin

Events

 * National income - ₹32,890 million
 * 18 January – Council House in New Delhi is opened.
 * 20 March - Mahad Satyagraha lead by B. R. Ambedkar for Dalit rights.
 * 14 April - The first formal meeting of Haj Committee of India held at Bombay.
 * 28 September – Fatal communal riots in Dehra Dun, U.P.
 * 12 November – Mahatma Gandhi made his first and last visit to Ceylon.
 * The Simon Commission is formed to consider further steps toward self-rule of India. No Indian member is included.
 * Dr. B.R. Ambedkar started temple entry movement in 1927.

Law

 * Indian Forest Act
 * Light House Act

Births

 * 24 January – J. Om Prakash, film producer. (died 2019)
 * 30 January – Bendapudi Venkata Satyanarayana, dermatologist (died 2005)
 * 3 February - Vasant Sarwate, cartoonist and writer (died 2016)
 * 28 February – Krishan Kant, politician, Vice President of India (died 2002)
 * 3 June – M. Narasimham, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (died 2021)
 * 1 July – Chandra Shekhar, politician, 8th Prime Minister of India (died 2007)
 * 3 July – Balivada Kantha Rao, novelist and playwright (died 2000)
 * 12 July – Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani hammer thrower (died 1996)
 * 20 July – Rajendra Kumar, actor and producer (died 1999).
 * 26 August
 * B. V. Doshi, architect (died 2023)
 * Bansi Lal, Haryana's four time chief minister, and defence minister of India during Indian Emergency (1975–77) (died 2006)
 * 8 November – Lal Krishna Advani, politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of India
 * 8 December - Parkash Singh Badal, politician and former Chief Minister of Punjab (died 2023)
 * 25 December – Ram Narayan, sarangi player

Full date unknown

 * Adoor Bhasi, actor, writer, journalist, singer and film producer (died 1990)
 * K. T. Muhammed, playwright (died 2008)

Deaths

 * 19 December – Ashfaqulla Khan, freedom fighter
 * 19 December – Ram Prasad Bismil, freedom fighter