Indian History Timeline 1857-1947
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One of the most important events of the 19th century was the rise of Indian nationalism, leading Indians to seek first “self-rule” and later “complete independence”. However, historians are divided over the causes of its rise. Probable reasons include a “clash of interests of the Indian people with British interests”, “racial discrimination”, and “the revelation of India’s past.
In this topic, we have provided important events in Indian History from 1857 (The Great Revolt) to 1947 (Indian Independence). This is very important topic for all competitive exams. Surely this will help the candidates those who are preparing for competitive exams.
| Year | Events |
|---|---|
| 1858 | Bipin Chandra Pal is born on 7th Nov (to 1932) |
| 1861 | Rabindranath Tagore is born on 8th May |
| 1863 | Swami Vivekanand is born on 12th Jan (to 1902) |
| 1865 | Lala Lajpat Rai is born on 28th Jan (to 1928) |
| 1865 | The high court of Calcutta, Madras, and Bombay are established |
| 1867 | "Prarthana Samaj" Established Earlier known as "Atmiya Sabha" |
| 1869 | Mahatma Gandhi is born on 2nd Oct (to 30 January 1948) |
| 1873 | "Satyashodhak Samaj" is a society established by Jyotirao Phule on 24th Sep |
| 1875 | "Arya Samaj" Established |
| 1876 | Muhammad Ali Jinnah was born (1876–1948) |
| 1877 | First Delhi Durbar on Jan 1st |
| 1885 | Indian National Congress Established on 28th Dec |
| 1889 | Jawaharlal Nehru is born on 14th November (to 1964) |
| 1889 | Keshav Baliram Hedgewar(1 April 1889 – 21 June 1940) was the founding Sarsanghachalak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) on 3rd Dec. |
| 1891 | B. R. Ambedkar is born on 14th April (to 1956) |
| 1895 | jiddu krishnamurti is born on 11th May (to 17 February 1986) |
| 1897 | Subhas Chandra Bose is born 23rd Jan (to 1945)1st finger print bureau of India est in kolkata. |
| 1903 | Second Delhi Durbar |
| 1904 | University Act |
| 1905 | Bengal Partition on 16th Oct |
| 1906 | Muslim League formed in Dacca on 30th Dec |
| 1907 | Surat Split |
| 1909 | Morley-Minto Reforms |
| 1911 | Cancellation of Partition of Bengal |
| 1911 | Third Delhi Durbar |
| 1911 | British government change capital city from Calcutta to Delhi on 12th Dec |
| 1913 | Rabindranath Tagore won Nobel Prize in Literature |
| 1914-1918 | First World War |
| 1916 | The Home Rule League |
| 1916 | Lucknow Pact (Where Gandhiji and Nehru met for first time) |
| 1917 | August Declaration |
| 1919 | Montagu–Chelmsford Reforms |
| 1919 | Rowlatt Act was passed |
| 1919 | Jallianwala Bagh massacre |
| 1919 | Khilafat Movement |
| 1920 | Non Cooperation Movement |
| 1922 | Chauri Chaura incident on Feb 22nd |
| 1923 | Swaraj Party |
| 1927 | Simon commission |
| 1929 | Lahore Congress |
| 1930 | Civil dis obedience or Salt Satyagraha |
| 1930 | First Round Table Conference |
| 1931` | Gandhi - Irwin Pact |
| 1931 | Bhagat Singh, Rajguru and Sukhdev Martyred on 23rd March |
| 1931 | Second Round Table Conference |
| 1932 | Poona Pact |
| 1932 | Third Round Table Conference |
| 1935 | Government of India Act |
| 1937 | Indian provincial elections, 1937 |
| 1939 | All India Forward Block Established by Subhas Chandra Bose |
| 1939 - 1945 | Second World War |
| 1940 | Lahore Resolution (Demand for Pakistan) on 23 March |
| 1940 | August Offer on 8th Aug |
| 1942 | Cripps Mission |
| 1942 | Quit India Movement |
| 1942 | Indian National Army Established by Subhas Chandra Bose |
| 1943 | Arzi Hukumat-e-Azad Hind, the Provisional Government of Free India formed by Netaji. |
| 1944 | Subhas Chandra Bose calls Mahatma Gandhi as the Father of the Nation. |
| 1946 | Royal Indian Navy Mutiny |
| 1946 | Cabinet Mission |
| 1946 | Interim Government |
| 1947 | Mount Pattern Plan or June 3 Plan |
| 1947 | Indian Independence Act on July |
| 1947 | India Became Free on 15th Aug and Tri colour flag was hoisted in the place of British Jack on the Historic Red Fort at Delhi |
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