1897 in India

Events in the year 1897 in India.

Incumbents

National income - {{INR}}5,561 million
The Indian famine of 1896–97 comes to a close
Scindia School is established in Gwalior
Frontier War of 1897–98Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 262
Battle of Saragarhi
12 June – The 8.0 {{M|w}} Assam earthquake shook northeastern India with a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme), killing 1,542.
Construction of Indian education service

Epidemic Diseases Act{{cite web |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2326?view_type=search&sam_handle=123456789/1362 |title= Epidemic Diseases Act |date= |website= |publisher= |access-date=29 March 2022 }}
General Clauses Act{{cite web |url=https://www.indiacode.nic.in/handle/123456789/2328?view_type=search&sam_handle=123456789/1362 |title= General Clauses Act |date= |website= India Code|publisher= |access-date=29 March 2022 }}
Indian Fisheries Act

23 January – Subhas Chandra Bose, one of the leaders of the Indian independence movement (dies 1945).
8 February – Zakir Husain, politician and third president of India (dies 1969).
19 April – Peter de Noronha, businessman and civil servant (dies 1970).
26 April – Nitin Bose, Indian film director, cinematographer and screenwriter (dies 1986).
3 May – V. K. Krishna Menon, nationalist and politician (dies 1974).
15 October – Mudicondan Venkatarama Iyer, Carnatic singer and musicologist (dies 1975).
2 November – Sohrab Modi, Indian Parsi stage and film actor, director and producer (dies 1984).
Sahana Devi Indian singer and niece of Chittaranjan Das is born (dies 1990).