History of India’s Freedom Struggle

185 Berhampor Sepoys of the 19th Infantry refused rifle

7 e practice
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Meerut Sepoy Mutiny
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Ambala Unrest at Ambala
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185 Barrackpor Mangal Pandey attacked British officers and
Mangal Pandey
7 e was later hanged
185
Lucknow 48th Mutiny at Lucknow
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185
Peshawar Native garrison were disarmed
7
2nd Cavalry mutinies, Satichaura Ghat
185
Kanpur Massacre, Massacre of women and children
7
in the Bibighar
185
Delhi Battle of Badli-ki-Serai
7
Rani Lakshmi Bai protested against the
185 denial of rights of her adopted son and led
Jhansi Rani Lakshmi Bai
7 successful defense of Jhansi against invading
armies
185
Meerut 50 Europeans killed by sepoy and crowd
7
185 Second battle of Cawnpore (Kanpur): Tatya
Kanpur Tatya Tope
7 Tope defeated by company forces
185
Jhelum Mutiny of native troops against British
7
185
Gurdaspur Battle of Trimmu Ghat
7
185
Calcutta East India Company abolished
8
Battle of Gwalior when Rani Lakshmi Bai with
185
Gwalior Maratha rebels captured Gwalior from Rani Lakshmi Bai
8
Scindia rulers
185
Jhansi Rani Laxmi Bai died Rani Lakshmi Bai
8
185
Shivpuri Tatya Tope captured and executed Tatya Tope
9
187 Queen Victoria declared as the "Empress of
6 India"
188 Indian National Congress (INC) formed by AO
Bombay AO Hume
5 Hume
189
Lord Curzon became Viceroy
8
190
Surat Swadeshi Movement started
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Bengal Partition of Bengal
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190
Dhaka All India Muslim League founded Aga Khan III
6
190
30th April: Khudiram Bose was executed
8
190 Tilak was sentenced to six years on charges
Mandalay Bal Gangadhar Tilak
8 of sedition
190
Minto-Morley Reforms or Indian Councils Act
9
191 Delhi durbar held. Partition of Bengal was
Delhi
1 cancelled
191
Delhi Delhi established as the new capital of India
2
191 Delhi Conspiracy Case to assassinate Lord
Delhi
2 Hardinge (Viceroy of India)
191 The Ghadar Party was formed at San
4 Francisco
191
Kolkata Komargata Maru incident
4
191
Mumbai Gopal Krishna Gokhale died
5
191
Lucknow Lucknow Pact Signed Muhammad Ali Jinnah
6
191 Tilak founded Indian Home Rule League first
Pune Bal Gangadhar Tilak
6 in Poona (Pune)
191
Madras Annie Besant led Home Rule League Annie Besant
6
191 Mahatma Gandhi launched the Champaran
Champaran Mahatma Gandhi
7 campaign in Bihar
191 Montagu Declaration made by Secretary of
7 State, Edwin Samuel Montagu
191
Champaran Champaran Agraria Law passed
8
191
Kheda Kheda Satyagraha
8
191
Beginning of trade union movement in India
8
191
Amritsar Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
9
191 Rowlatt Act passed by Imperial Legislative
9 Council in London
191
Khilafat Movement started
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192
Tilak founded the Congress Democratic Party
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Non-Cooperation Movement started Mahatma Gandhi
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All India Trade Union Congress started Narayan Malhar Joshi
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192 Gandhiji proposed a resolution that called for
Calcutta Mahatma Gandhi
0 British to grant dominion status to India
192
Malabar Moplah rebellion
1
192 Chauri
Chauri Chaura incident
2 Chaura
192
Allahabad Swaraj Party formed Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel
2
192
Communist Party of India was formed
5
192 Ram Prasad Bismil, Ashfaqulla
Kakori Kakori Conspiracy
5 Khan, Chandrasekhar Azad
192
Bardoli Bardoli Satyagraha Vallabhbhai Patel
5
192 Simon Commission arrives in Bombay and an
Bombay
8 all-India hartal was observed
192 Lala Lajpat Rai assaulted by police at Lahore
Lahore Lala Lajpat Rai
8 and later died due to injuries
192 Nehru Report proposed new Dominion
Motilal Nehru
8 Constitution of India.
192 Lahore Session of the Indian National
Lahore Pt Jawaharlal Nehru
9 Congress held
Freedom fighter Jatindra Nath Das fasted till
192
Lahore death demanding for better facilities for Jatindra Nath Das
9
prisoners
192 All Parties Muslim Conference formulates the
Muhammad Ali Jinnah
9 'Fourteen Points'
192 Central Legislative Assembly bomb throwing
Delhi Bhagat Singh, Batukeshwar Dutt
9 incident
Lord Irwin announced that the Government
192
would meet for a Round Table Conference
9
with Indian representatives
192
Lahore Jawaharlal Nehru hoisted the flag of India
9
193 Purna Swaraj declaration was publicised by
0 the Indian National Congress
193 Sabarmati Beginning of Civil Disobedience Movement
Mahatma Gandhi
0 Ashram with Dandi March or the Salt March
193
Chittagong Chittagong Armoury Raid Surya Sen
0
First Round Table Conference begins in
193
London London to consider the report of the Simon
0
Commission
193 Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru hanged
Lahore Bhagat Singh, Sukhdev and Rajguru
1 till death
193 Gandhi Irwin Pack signed by Mahatma
1 Gandhi and Lord Irwin
Mahatma Gandhi, Sarojini Naidu,
Madan Mohan Malaviya,
193
Second Round Table Conference Ghanshyam Das Birla, Muhammad
1
Iqbal, Sir Mirza Ismail, S.K. Dutta,
Sir Syed Ali Imam
193 The Indian National Congress and its
2 associate organisations declared illegal
193 Gandhiji was arrested for sedition without
Mahatma Gandhi
2 trial
British Prime Minister, Ramsay Macdonald
193 announced the "Communal Award" to grant
2 separate electorates to Indian minority
communities
Gandhiji began his "fast unto death" to
193
improve status of untouchable castes that Mahatma Gandhi
2
lasted for six days
193
London The Third Round Table Conference
2
193 Gandhiji fasts to focus attention on the
Mahatma Gandhi
3 welfare of untouchables.
Gandhiji withdraws himself from active
193
politics and dedicates himself towards Mahatma Gandhi
4
constructive programmes
193
The Government of India Act 1935 passed
5
193 Indian Provincial Elections held under the
7 Government of India Act 1935
193 Haripura session of the Indian National
Haripura
8 Congress held
193 Subhash Chandra Bose was elected as the
Subhash Chandra Bose
8 President of the Indian National Congress
193
Jabalpur Tripuri Session conducted
9
Congress ministries in the provinces resigned
to protest against the war policy of the
193
British government. Subhash Chandra Bose Subhash Chandra Bose
9
resigned from the post of the Indian National
Congress' President
The Muslim League observes 'Deliverance
193
Day' to celebrate the resignation of the Muhammad Ali Jinnah
9
Congress ministries
Lahore Session held by the Muslim League
194
for the creation of 'Independent States' for
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Muslims
'August Offer 1940' made by Lord Linlithgow
194
that offered Indians' the right to create their
0
own Constitution
194 Wardha Congress Working Committee rejects the
0 'August Offer' and launched 'Individual
 Satyagraha'
194
Subhash Chandra Bose escapes from India Subhash Chandra Bose
1
194 Quit India Movement or August Movement
2 started
194
Churchill announces the Cripps Mission
2
194 Indian National Congress adopted 'Quit India'
Bombay
2 Resolution
194 Gandhiji and other top Congress leaders
Mahatma Gandhi
2 were arrested
194
'Azad Hind Fauj' established Subhash Chandra Bose
2
194 Cellular Jail declared as the headquarter of
Port Blair
3 the Provisional Government of India
Subhash Chandra Bose proclaims the
194
formation of the Provisional Government of Subhash Chandra Bose
3
free India
194 Karachi session of the Muslim League
Karachi
3 adopted the slogan 'Divide and Rule'
Colonel Shaukat Malik of the Azad Hind Fauj
194
Moirang defeated British in the region with Japanese Colonel Shaukat Ali
4
support
Simla Conference held between Viceroy
194
Simla Archibald Wavellin and Indian political
4
leaders
194
Delhi Cabinet Mission Plan passed
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194
Delhi Constituent Assembly formed
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194
Royal Indian Navy Mutiny
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194
Delhi Cabinet Mission arrives in New Delhi
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194 Jawaharlal Nehru takes over as Congress
Lahore Jawahar Lal Nehru
6 President
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Interim Government of India formed
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194 First session of the Constituent Assembly of
Delhi
6 India held
British Prime Minister, Clement Attlee
194
declared that the British government would
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grant full self government to British India
Lord Mountbatten appointed as the Viceroy
194
of India and then became the first Governor
7
General of Independent India
194 Mountbatten Plan was made for the partition
7 of India into fully sovereign dominions - India
and Pakistan with effect from 15th August
 1947 under the Indian Independence Act
1947

75 Years of Free India

1947 India became an independent nation

1947 Integration of princely states | Jawaharlal Nehru- first Prime Minister of Independent India

1948 The assassination of Mahatma Gandhi | India Pakistan war on Kashmir territory

1949 The new constitution is adopted by the Indian Constituent Assembly.

1950 India becomes a Republic | The Constitution of India comes into force

1951 First amendment | First five-year plan. Read more on Economic Planning in
India and Important Amendments in the Indian Constitution on the given links.

1952 First general election | Panchayati Raj

1954 Indo-Chinese Panchsheel Treaty

1955 The Imperial Bank of India transformed into the State Bank of India. Check out the History
of Banking in India here.

1958 Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act is passed. Read in detail about Armed Forces Special
Powers Act – AFSPA

1961 Indian troops annexed the Portuguese territories of Goa, Daman, and Diu. Read, Goa Was
Annexed on December 18, 1961, on the linked page.

1962 The Sino-Indian war breaks out. It ends in a decisive victory for China

1965 India – Pakistan war breaks out. The war ends in a stalemate with both sides claiming
victory | Hindi becomes the official language of India. Check out the following links with
reference to this point –

1. Adoption of Hindi – Background

2. 10 interesting Facts about Hindi Language
3. India -Pakistan Relations
4. Second Indo – Pak War

1966 Tashkent conference

1969 Nationalization of Banks. Check out the Types of Banks in India, their category, and
Functions on the linked page.

1971 India-Pakistan war and the liberation of Bangladesh | Simla Agreement Signed on July 2nd

1973 1st international telephone exchange in India

1974 First nuclear test at Pokhran. Important links related to Pokhran Nuclear Test is given below
–

1. “Smiling Buddha” – Pokhran I Nuclear Test

2. Pokhran II: Origins, Events and Aftermath

1975 State of emergency | Launch of India’s first satellite, Aryabhatta. Read about India’s First
Indigenously built satellite- Aryabhatta here. Also, check out the list of Indian Satellites
(1975 – 2021) on the linked page.

1980 20 point program

1984 The assassination of Indira Gandhi | Bhopal gas tragedy

1988 Securities Exchange Board of India was established

1991 Economic reforms | Devaluation. Read about Undervaluation of Currency on the given link.

1999 Kargil war. Decisive Indian Armed Forces victory. Go through the following links for further
information –

1. Kargil War Background

2. India’s Victory in Kargil War

2000 Creation of new states of Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, and Uttranchal. Check out the Union
and Its Territories and Jharkhand Area Autonomous Council (JAAC) on the given links.

2001 Earthquake strikes Gujarat leading to massive casualties

2002 Gujarat riots

2004 Launches an application for a permanent seat on the UN Security Council

2004 Tsunami causes massive devastation around the Southern and Eastern coasts of India.
Read more on Coastal Plains in India on the link provided.

2006 US and India sign a nuclear agreement. Refer the following links for further details –

1. Indo-US Civil Nuclear Deal

 2. The 123 Agreement between India and the US
3. India – United States Relations

2007 First women President-Pratibha Patil. Check out the list of India Presidents (1951 to 2021)
and President of India (Article 52 – 62) on the linked page.

2008 Moon mission-Chandrayaan-1 launched on October 22. Also read about Chandrayaan 2
Mission on the given link.

2013 Mars Orbiter Mission

2015 India and Bangladesh sign a historic deal | First space laboratory Astrosat. Check out the
relevant links related to mentioned points –

1. India – Bangladesh Relations

2. Astrosat – ISRO | India’s First Multi Wavelength Space

2016 India- France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets| India becomes a member of MCTR. Go through
the relevant links below –

1. India – France Relation

2. Dassault Rafale Fighter Jet
3. Tejas, Rafale, Sukhoi-30 – Fighter Aircrafts
4. Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

2017 Goods and Service Tax implemented

2018 Heavy rainfall causes a massive flood in the state of Kerala. It is the worst flood to hit the
state in a century. Visit the important links for preparation –

1. What are Floods?

2. Floods in India – Causes, Economic Loss, Measures
3. Flood Control and Management

2019 The scrapping of Article 370 and 35A, which granted special status to the state of Jammu
and Kashmir.

2020 The Government of India announced a total lockdown of the country on March 25th
following a surge in Covid-19 cases in the preceding weeks. The World Health
Organisation (WHO) declaring Covid-19 as a global pandemic was also one of the factors
behind the decision to impose a country-wide lockdown
 Shared History of Nepal And India
Begum Hazrat Mahal took refuge in Kathmandu with her 10-year-
old son in 1859