1930 in India

Incumbents

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

  Events

• Publication of the report of the Simon Commission.
• 26 January – The Indian National Congress declares January 26 as Independence Day, or the day for Poorna Swaraj.
• 2 March – Mohandas Gandhi informs British viceroy of India that civil disobedience would begin nine days later.
• 12 March – Mohandas Gandhi sets off to a 200-mile protest march towards the sea with 78 followers to protest the British monopoly on salt – more will join them during the Salt March that ends on 5 April.
• 5 April – In an act of civil disobedience, Mahatma Gandhi breaks British law after marching to the sea and taking salt.
• 30 April – The Vedaranyam Salt satyagraha led by Rajaji and Sardar Vedarathinam Pillai culminates in South India
• 4–5 May – Mohandas Gandhi is arrested again.
• October – First round table was opened in London.
• 28 December – Mohandas Gandhi leaves for Britain for negotiations.

  Births

• 7 June – Chitrananda Abeysekera, Sri Lankan veteran broadcaster
• 6 June – Sunil Dutt, actor, producer, director and politician.
• 10 June – Satya Priya Mahathero, Bangladeshi Buddhist pundit, religious leader and social worker
• 30 June – Kailasam Balachander, Producer, Director, Actor.
• 11 July – Shafiqur Rahman Barq, politician
• 5 November – Arjun Singh, politician and Minister .
• 23 November – Geeta Dutt, playback singer.

  Full date unknown

• Bahadoor, actor.
• Geeta Bali, actress.

  Deaths

• 12 May Kaikhusrau Jahan, Begum of Bhopal
• 28 September – T K Madhavan, the architect of Vaikam Sayagraham and organizing secretary of SNDP Yogam.