IMPORTANT YEARS IN INDIAN HISTORY

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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.

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

1956 – Reorganisation of Indian states on linguistic basis

1957 – Introduction of decimal system in currency

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.

1974 – First nuclear test codenamed Smiling Buddha carried out at Pokhran (Rajasthan)(May 18).

1975 – First Indian satellite Aryabhatta launched, Imposition of Emergency in the country.

1977 – Congress loses power for the first time at the centre

1984 – Death of Indira Gandhi.

1991 – Death of Rajiv Gandhi. Commencement of economic liberalisation in India.

1992 – Demolition of Babri Masjid.

1995 – Internet comes to India.