← 1916 1915 1914 1917 in India → 1918 1919 1920
Centuries:	18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1890s 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1917 in India.

Incumbents

• Emperor of India – George V
• Viceroy of India – Frederic Thesiger, 1st Viscount Chelmsford

Events

• National income - ₹20,552 million
• The Indian National Congress demands self-government for India.^[1]
• 20 August – The secretary of state for India makes the announcement that British policy in India calls for the gradual development of self-governing institutions and the progressive realization of responsible government.
• Champaran Satyagraha

Law

• Inland Vessels Act^[2]
• Post Office Cash Certificates Act^[3]
• Destruction of Records Act^[4]

Births

• 17 January – M. G. Ramachandran, Actor, Politician, Former Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu (died 1987).
• 11 February – T. Nagi Reddy, communist politician (died 1976).
• 11 July 1917 – Chandrakant T. Patel, cotton scientist (died 1990).
• 3 September 1917 – G. V. Iyer, film director (died 2003).
• 19 November – Indira Gandhi, Prime Minister of India, assassinated (died 1984).^[5]
• 29 December – Ramanand Sagar, film director (died 2005).

Deaths

• 30 June – Dadabhai Naoroji, founder, Indian National Congress and part of the Early Nationalists.