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.
- 11 August – India wins the Gold Medal in Field Hockey at the Los Angeles Olympics.
- 17 August – Government award as to representation published.
- 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 Madras via a de Havilland Puss Moth.
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).
- Leela Devi, writer, translator, and teacher (died 1998).
- 1 May – S. M. Krishna, politician (died 2024).
- 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, actor (died 2005).
- 1 August – Meena Kumari, actress (died 1972).
- 20 August – Chandrakant Bakshi, author (died 2006).
- 17 September – Indarjit Singh, journalist and broadcaster.
- 26 September – Manmohan Singh, politician, prime minister of India (died 2024).
- 27 September – Yash Chopra, director and producer (died 2012).
- 29 September
- Hamid Dalwai, social reformer and writer (died 1977).
- 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).
- Unknown – Saida Sherif, broadcaster, educationalist, humanitarian and poet (died 2023).
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