Events in the year 1721 in India. Events National income - ₹8,303 million April – October, the Attingal Outbreak took place 13 and 14 November, the 1721 Madras cyclone struck Madras (now Chennai) Nazarbaug Palace, a Gaekwad palace built in Vadodara, Gujarat state December - Cricket was first played in India for Recreational purpose by English sailors in Cambay (now Khambhat), Gujarat. References