1882 in India

Events in the year 1882 in India.

← 1881 1880 1879 1882 in India → 1883 1884 1885
Centuries:	17th 18th 19th 20th 21st
Decades:	1860s 1870s 1880s 1890s 1900s
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Incumbents

• Empress of India – Queen Victoria
• Viceroy of India – George Robinson, 1st Marquess of Ripon

Events

• National income - ₹4,095 million

Law

• Powers Of Attorney Act
• Transfer Of Property Act
• Presidency Small Cause Courts Act
• Code Of Civil Procedure
• Indian Trust Act
• Indian Easements Act
• Documentary Evidence Act (British statute)
• Reserve Forces Act (British statute)

Births

• 1 July – Bidhan Chandra Roy, second Chief Minister of West Bengal (d.1962).
• 11 December – Subramanya Bharathi, poet, independence fighter and reformer (d.1921).

Deaths

• 6 January – Bharatendu Harishchandra, writer and poet (b.1850).