1932 in India

Events in the year 1932 in India.

Incumbents

 * Emperor of India – George V
 * Viceroy of India – The Earl of Willingdon

Events

 * National income - ₹20,286 million
 * Third civil disobedience campaign.
 * 3 January – British arrest and intern Mohandas Gandhi and Vallabhbhai Patel.
 * February – Terrorism in Bengal.
 * 16 May – Massive riots between Hindus and Muslims in Bombay – thousands dead and injured.
 * 25–28 June - Indian Cricket Team play their first ever Test match.
 * 17 August – Government award as to representation published.
 * August – India wins Hockey Gold Medal at Los Angeles Olympics
 * 20 September – Mohandas Gandhi begins a hunger strike in Poona prison.
 * 24 September – Gandhi approves a compromise.
 * 1 October - Port Haj Committee Act 1932 was passed which set up concept of embarkation points for Hajj.
 * 8 October – Indian Air Force established.
 * 15 October – J. R. D. Tata flew from Karachi to Bombay via

Undated

 * Ahmedabad landing on a grass strip at Juhu paving the way for civil aviation in India.
 * Gurjar Veer silent film is released.
 * Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar

Law

 * Indian Partnership Act
 * Criminal Law Amendment Act
 * Tea District Emigrant Labour Act

Births

 * 1 January – Shamsul Islam, Bangladeshi politician (died 2018)
 * 6 January – Kamleshwar, writer, screenwriter, critic and essayist (died 2007).
 * 7 January – Obaid Siddiqui, neurogeneticist. (died 2013)
 * 13 February – V. Balakrishnan, writer and translator (died 2004).
 * 13 February – Leela Devi, writer, translator, and teacher (died 1998).
 * 18 May – D. Pandian, politician (died 2021)
 * 1 June – Ashis Roy, marathon runner
 * 7 June – M. S. Narasimhan, mathematician (died 2021)
 * 12 June – Padmini, actress and dancer (died 2006).
 * 12 June – E. Sreedharan, IES
 * 22 June
 * Sharad Moreshwar Hardikar, orthopedic surgeon
 * Amrish Puri.jpg[[Amrish Puri]], actor (died 2005).
 * 1 August – Meena Kumari, actress (died 1972).
 * 20 August – Chandrakant Bakshi, author (died 2006).
 * 17 September – Indarjit Singh, journalist and broadcaster
 * 20 September – Hamid Dalwai, social reformer and writer (died 1977).
 * 27 September – Yash Chopra, director and producer (died 2012).
 * 29 September – Mehmood, actor, director and producer (died 2004).
 * 13 October – Anup Kumar, actor (died 1997).
 * 5 December – Nadira, actress (died 2006).
 * 21 December – U. R. Ananthamurthy, writer and critic. (died 2014)
 * 25 December – Raees Mohammad, cricketer (died 2022 in Pakistan)
 * 28 December– Dhirubhai Ambani, businessman, founder of Reliance Group(died 2002 in India)