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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1923 in India .

Incumbents [ edit ]

• Emperor of India ? George V
• Viceroy of India ? The Earl of Reading

Events [ edit ]

• National income - ? 29,403 million
• Jan 1 - The Swaraj Party was established by CR Das and Motilal Nehru
• The Madras Province Swarajya Party was established under the leadership of S. Sathyamurthy and S. Srinivasa Iyengar.
• May 1 ? Rahula College is established in Ceylon , under the name of "Parakramabhahu Vidyalaya".
• Nov, 1923 - General Elections held

Law [ edit ]

• Workmen Compensation Act
• Official Secrets Act
• Indian Boilers Act
• Cantonments (House-Accommodation) Act
• Indian Naval Armament Act
• Indian Merchant Shipping Act
• Cotton Transport Act

Births [ edit ]

• 4 January ? Mohan Lall Shrimal , chief justice of Sikkim.
• 10 March ? Ranjit Lal Jetley , soldier and scientist (died 2018 ).
• 21 March ? Nirmala Srivastava , founder of Sahaja Yoga (died 2011 ).
• 5 April ? M. Sarada Menon , psychiatrist and social worker (died 2021 ).
• 14 May ? Mrinal Sen , producer of Bollywood films (died 2018 ).
• 15 May ? Johnny Walker , actor of Bollywood films (died 2003 ).
• 23 May ? Ranajit Guha , historian (died 2023 ).
• 28 May ? N. T. Rama Rao , actor , director , producer , and politician (died 1996 ).
• 9 July ? Kovilan , novelist. (died 2010 ).
• 22 July ? Mukesh , playback singer (died 1976 ).
• 28 July ? H. S. S. Lawrence , educationalist .
• 1 September ? Habib Tanvir , playwright, theatre director, poet and actor.(died 2009 )
• 16 September ? Ki. Rajanarayanan , folklorist and writer (died 2021 )
• 26 September ? Dev Anand , actor and film producer.(died 2011 )
• 26 October ? Ram Prakash Gupta , Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and governor of Madhya Pradesh (died 2004 ).
• 9 November ? Keshub Mahindra , businessman (died 2023 ).
• 25 December ? Swami Satyananda Saraswati , founder of Satyananda Yoga and Bihar Yoga (died 2009 ).