1820 in India
Events in the year 1820 in India.
Events
- National income - ₹11,684 million
- June 10 – Sir Thomas Munro is appointed as the British colonial Governor of the Madras Presidency, which encompasses most of southern India.[1]
Law
- Divorce Bills Evidence Act (British statute)
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Births
- 26 September – Ishwar Chandra Vidyasagar, the "Father of Bengali prose", educator and social reformer (died 1891)
References
- ^ T. H. Beaglehole, Thomas Munro and the Development of Administrative Policy in Madras 1792-1818 (Cambridge University Press, 1966) p121