1927 in India

← 1926 1925 1924 1927 in India → 1928 1929 1930
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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1927 in India.

Incumbents

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

Events

• 18 January – Council House in New Delhi is opened.

• 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.

Births

• 24 January – J. Om Prakash, film producer.
• 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
• 20 July – Rajendra Kumar, actor and producer (died 1999).
• 26 August – Bansi Lal, Haryana's four time chief minister, and defence minister of India during Indian Emergency (1975–77) (died 2006)
• 1 October – Sivaji Ganesan, actor (died 2001)
• 8 November – Lal Krishna Advani, politician and former Deputy Prime Minister of India
• 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)