Year |
Event |
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1851 | First telegraph line in India is operational between Calcutta and Diamond Harbour. |
1853 | First train in India runs from Bombay to Thane. |
1857 | First war of Indian independence also called the Sepoy Mutiny by the British. |
1881 | The first complete census of population conducted on a uniform basis throughout India. |
1885 | Formation of Indian National Congress by A.O. Hume, Dadabhai Naoroji, Dinshaw Wacha, W.C. Bonnerjee and others. |
1905 | Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon. Swadeshi Movement launched. |
1909 | Indian Council Act popularly known as Minto Morley reforms allowing a limited increase in the involvement of Indians in governance passed. |
1911 | Visit of King George V to India, Shifting of capital from Calcutta to Delhi. Jana Gana Mana first sung at Calcutta session of INC. Launch of first air mail in India & World from Bumraulli to Allahabad. |
1919 | Government of India Act, 1919 introducing dyarchy, Rowlatt Act, Jallianwala Bagh tragedy. |
1920 | Khilafat movement, Launch of Non-cooperation movement. |
1922 | Chauri Chaura outrage in UP, Suspension of Non-cooperation movement. |
1928 | Visit of Simon Commission to India, Death of Lala Lajpat Rai |
1929 | Resolution of complete independence at Lahore session of Indian National Congress. |
1930 | Dandi March, Launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement. |
1931 | Gandhi Irwin pact, execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru. |
1935 | Government of India Act. |
1942 | Quit India movement, Formation of Azad Hind Fauz. |
1943 | Visit of Cripps Commission to India. |
1946 | British Cabinet mission visited India. |
1947 | Independence and partition of India. |
1948 | Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi, 1st Pak aggression |
1950 | India became republic |
1951 | 1st Five year plan and 1st Asian Games in Delhi |
1952 | 1st General elections |
1954 | Panchasheel signed by India and China |
1956 | Reorganisation of Indian states on linguistic basis |
1957 | Introduction of decimal system in currency |
1959 | First television service started in India in New Delhi. |
1961 | Liberation of Goa from the Portuguese |
1962 | Chinese aggression |
1964 | Death of Jawaharlal Nehru |
1965 | Indo-Pak war |
1966 | Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri |
1969 | Split in Indian National Congress and nationalisation of 14 banks. India's first Atomic Power Station Tarapur commences commercial operation. |
1971 | Indo-Pak war |
1972 | Simla agreement signed between India and Pakistan |
1974 | First nuclear test codenamed Smiling Buddha carried out at Pokhran (Rajasthan)(May 18). |
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