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
• 3 February - ** Vasant Sarwate, cartoonist and writer
• 28 February – Krishan Kant, politician, Vice President of India
• 1 July – Chandra Shekhar, politician, 8th Prime Minister of India
• 3 July – Balivada Kantha Rao, novelist and playwright
• 12 July – Muhammad Iqbal, Pakistani hammer thrower
• 26 August – Bansi Lal, Haryana's four time chief minister, and defence minister of India during Indian Emergency
• 1 October – Sivaji Ganesan, actor
• 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
• K. T. Muhammed, playwright

  Deaths