508 |
2024 |
Economic Policies: Implementation of policies to boost economic growth, attract foreign investment, and enhance India's manufacturing capabilities under the "Make in India" initiative. |
507 |
2024 |
Space Missions: India’s space agency, ISRO, launched several key missions, including Chandrayaan-3 and Gaganyaan, India's first manned space mission. |
506 |
2023 |
19 November, Australia defeats India and wins the 2023 Cricket World Cup. |
505 |
2023 |
2 September, The Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) successfully launches Aditya-L1, India's first solar observation mission. |
504 |
2023 |
23 August, Chandrayaan-3 becomes the first spacecraft to land near the south pole of the Moon, carrying a lunar lander named Vikram and a lunar rover named Pragyan. |
503 |
2023 |
3 July, Indian oil refiners start payments for Russian oil imports in Chinese yuan as an alternative to the US dollar due to increasing sanctions against Russia. |
502 |
2023 |
2 June, A train collision in Odisha results in at least 296 deaths and more than 1,200 others injured. |
501 |
2023 |
Elections: Continued political activities and elections in various states, influencing the national political landscape. |
500 |
2023 |
Technology and Innovation: Growth in the technology sector, with India strengthening its position as a global hub for IT services and startups. |
499 |
2023 |
National Education Policy (NEP) Implementation: Continued efforts to implement the National Education Policy 2020, aiming to transform India's education system. |
498 |
2023 |
G20 Presidency: India assumed the presidency of the G20, focusing on issues such as global economic recovery, climate action, and digital transformation. |
497 |
2022 |
30 October, The collapse of a suspension bridge in Gujarat, leaves at least 135 dead. |
496 |
2022 |
18th July, Droupadi Murmu is elected as President of India, making her the first tribal woman and youngest person to the office. |
495 |
2022 |
Climate Commitments: India emphasized its climate change commitments, including initiatives to increase renewable energy capacity and reduce carbon emissions. |
494 |
2022 |
Elections: Assembly elections in several states, including Uttar Pradesh and Punjab, with significant political implications. |
493 |
2022 |
Economic Recovery: Focus on economic recovery with various government initiatives to support industries and small businesses hit by the pandemic. |
492 |
2022 |
COVID-19 Management: Continued efforts to manage the pandemic, including vaccination drives and the introduction of booster doses to combat new variants. |
491 |
2021 |
COVID-19 pandemic in India(12 May 2021): The country's death toll exceeds 250,000. Delhi cremation grounds were running out of places while hundreds of bodies were reported washed up on the banks of the Ganges. |
490 |
2021 |
Vaccination Drive: India's vaccination efforts ramped up, with the government aiming to vaccinate the vast majority of the population. |
489 |
2021 |
COVID-19 Second Wave: India faced a devastating second wave of COVID-19, with a significant rise in cases and deaths, overwhelming the healthcare system. The crisis highlighted issues like oxygen shortages and insufficient medical facilities. |
488 |
2021 |
Farmers' Protests: Massive protests by farmers against three farm laws passed by the Indian government, arguing that they would dismantle the Minimum Support Price (MSP) system and leave them at the mercy of large corporations. The government eventually repealed the laws in November. |
487 |
2020 |
Galwan Valley Clash: A deadly clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley, leading to heightened tensions along the Line of Actual Control (LAC). |
486 |
2020 |
Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) Protests: Continued protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, which provides a path to Indian citizenship for religious minorities from neighboring countries, excluding Muslims. |
485 |
2020 |
COVID-19 Pandemic: The COVID-19 pandemic severely impacted India, leading to lockdowns, a strained healthcare system, and significant economic challenges. India initiated one of the world's largest vaccination drives. |
484 |
2020 |
30 January 2020, The first COVID-19 case of the country was reported in Kerala's Thrissur district. |
483 |
2019 |
11 December 2019, The Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 was passed by the Parliament of India on 11 December 2019. It amended the Citizenship Act of 1955 by providing a path to Indian citizenship for members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhiist, Jain, Parsi, and Christian religious minorities, who had fled persecution from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before December 2014. |
482 |
2019 |
5 August 2019, The state of Jammu and Kashmir divided into two separate union territories known as Jammu Kashmir and Ladakh by scrapping of Article 370 of the Constitution of India. |
481 |
2019 |
22 May 2019, Narendra Modi re-elected as the Prime Minister of India, Congress routed once again |
480 |
2019 |
27 February 2019, The 2019 Balakot strike from Indian side was given a reply named "Swift Retort". After a dog fight between Pakistani and Indian Fighter Pilots. Indian Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured by the Pakistani side. However acting to the pressure of various global leaders and bound by the Vienna Convention. Pakistan was Forced to release the Indian Pilot with all due respect. |
479 |
2019 |
26 February 2019, The 2019 Balakot airstrike was conducted by India, when Indian warplanes crossed the de facto border in the disputed region of Kashmir, and dropped bombs in the vicinity of the town of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province in Pakistan. |
478 |
2019 |
14 February 2019, A convoy of vehicles carrying Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) personnel on the Jammu Srinagar National Highway was attacked by a vehicle-borne suicide bomber in the Pulwama district, Jammu and Kashmir, India. |
477 |
2017 |
30th June 2017, The Goods and Services Tax (GST) launched, the biggest tax reform in history of India. |
476 |
2016 |
8th November 2016, In a surprise announcement, the government withdraws high denomination notes from circulation causing chaotic scenes at banks across the country as customers try to exchange old notes. |
475 |
2016 |
27th September 2016, India launches its first space laboratory Astrosat in its biggest project since its Mars orbiter mission in 2014. |
474 |
2016 |
23rd September 2016, India signs a billion-dollar defence deal with France to buy 36 Rafale fighter jets. |
473 |
2016 |
27th June 2016, India becomes member of Missile Technology Control Regime. |
472 |
2016 |
7th June 2016, Unrest in Kashmir. |
471 |
2016 |
2nd - 5th January 2016, Terror Attacks on Pathankot Air Base.[Pathankot is a city as well as a district in the Indian state of Punjab] |
470 |
2015 |
Arvind Kejriwal elected as Chief minister of Delhi |
469 |
2014 |
16th May: Narendra Modi elected as prime minister of India |
468 |
2013 |
5th November: Mars Orbiter Mission, is successfully launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). |
467 |
2013 |
21st February: Terror attacks on Hyderabad in Dilsukhnagar area. |
466 |
2013 |
12th February: Indian helicopter bribery scandal comes to light. |
465 |
2012 |
November: Ajmal Kasab the lone surviving gunman of 2008 Mumbai attacks is hanged on 21 November 2012 at 7:30 in at Yerwada Jail. |
464 |
2012 |
July: Pranab Mukherjee, the former Finance Minister is elected as the 13th president of India. |
463 |
2011 |
May: After 34 years of Left Front Government, Trinamool Congress and Congress alliance come to power in West Bengal |
462 |
2010 |
May: Surviving gunman of 2008 Mumbai attacks is convicted of murder, possession of explosives and waging war |
461 |
2010 |
February: 16 people are killed in a bomb explosion at German Bakery in the city of Pune, Maharashtra. |
460 |
2009 |
July: Delhi court decriminalizes gay sex |
459 |
2009 |
May: Resounding general election victory gives governing Congress-led alliance of PM Manmohan Singh an enhanced position in parliament, only 11 seats short of an absolute majority. |
458 |
2009 |
April: Trial of sole surviving suspect in Mumbai attacks begins. |
457 |
2009 |
February: India and Russia sign deals worth $700 million, according to which Moscow will supply uranium to Delhi. |
456 |
2008 |
December: India announces "pause" in peace process with Pakistan. Indian cricket team cancels planned tour of Pakistan. |
455 |
2008 |
November: Nearly 200 people are killed and hundreds injured in a series of coordinated attacks by gunmen on the main tourist and business area of India's financial capital Mumbai. India blames militants from Pakistan for the attacks and demands that Islamabad take strong action against those responsible. |
454 |
2008 |
October: India successfully launches its first mission to the moon, the unmanned lunar probe Chandrayaan-1. |
453 |
2008 |
October: Following approval by the US Congress, President George W Bush signs into law a nuclear deal with India, which ends a three-decade ban on US nuclear trade with Delhi. |
452 |
2008 |
July: Series of explosions kills 49 in Ahmedabad, in Gujarat state. The little-known group Indian Mujahideen claims responsibility. |
451 |
2007 |
July: Pratibha Patil becomes first woman to be elected president of India. |
450 |
2007 |
July: India says the number of its people with HIV or AIDS is about half of earlier official tallies. Health ministry figures put the total at between 2 million and 3.1 million cases, compared with previous estimates of more than 5 million. |
449 |
2007 |
May: At least nine people are killed in a bomb explosion at the main mosque in Hyderabad. Several others are killed in subsequent rioting. |
448 |
2007 |
May: Government announces its strongest economic growth figures for 20 years - 9.4% in the year to March. |
447 |
2007 |
April: India's first commercial space rocket is launched, carrying an Italian satellite. |
446 |
2007 |
March: Maoist rebels in Chhattisgarh state kill more than 50 policemen in a dawn attack. |
445 |
2007 |
18th February: 68 passengers, most of them Pakistanis, are killed by bomb blasts and a blaze on a train travelling from New Delhi to the Pakistani city of Lahore. |
444 |
2007 |
February: India and Pakistan sign an agreement aimed at reducing the risk of accidental nuclear war. |
443 |
2006 |
March: US and India sign a nuclear agreement during a visit by US President George W Bush. The US gives India access to civilian nuclear technology while India agrees to greater scrutiny for its nuclear programme. |
442 |
2006 |
February: India's largest-ever rural jobs scheme is launched, aimed at lifting around 60 million families out of poverty. |
441 |
2006 |
Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa inaugurates the three - day first Asian Mayor's meet in Dehra Dun. |
440 |
2006 |
The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, presents the 21st Indira Gandhi Prize for National Integration to lyricist Javed Akhtar. |
439 |
2006 |
The protection of women from Domestic Violence Act 2006 comes into effect. |
438 |
2006 |
Actor Shabana Azmi is chosen for the Gandhi International Peace Prize 2006. |
437 |
2006 |
The President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, confers the 39th Jnanapith Award on Marathi writer Vinda Karandikar. |
436 |
2006 |
Social activist Arvind Kajriwal is elected for the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Emergent Leadership category. |
435 |
2006 |
The GSLV - FO2 launch from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh ends in failure after the vehicle crashes into the Bay of Bengal. |
434 |
2006 |
N. Gopalaswami takes over as the new Chief Election Commissioner. |
433 |
2006 |
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam becomes the first President to make a sortie in a combat aircraft after flying in a Sukhoi-30 MKT after take off from Lahegaon airbase,Pune. |
432 |
2006 |
The President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, returns the Office of Profit Bill for reconsideration. |
431 |
2006 |
The world's longest rail is flagged off from Bhilai steel plant. |
430 |
2006 |
The first-ever-Lahore- Amritsar bus service begins. |
429 |
2006 |
Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy is awarded the 2005 Sahitya Akademi Award for English for her book of essays The Algebra of Infinite Justice. |
428 |
2006 |
India's first rubber dam is installed across the Janjhavati river in Andhra Pradesh's Vizianagaram district. |
427 |
2005 |
The trial-run, of the first Amritsar- Lahore service begins linking the two cities for the first time nearly six decades. |
426 |
2005 |
The Government comes out with the first ever Outcome Budget. |
425 |
2005 |
The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, launches the National Knowledge Commission. |
424 |
2005 |
The Lok Sabha passes the Right to information Bill. |
423 |
2005 |
India's Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle PSLVC-6 is launched from the spaceport in Sriharikota, and it injects two satellites CARTOSAT - 1 and HAMSAT into their orbits. |
422 |
2005 |
Dandi March route (384 km) is declared a heritage path and the Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, announces a Rs 10 crore package for Sabarmati Gandhi Ashram renovation, on the 75th anniversary day of the breaking of the salt act by Mahatma Gandhi. |
421 |
2005 |
Tamil writer D.Jayakanthan is selected for the 38th Jnanapith Award for 2002. He is the second Tamil author after P.V. Akhilandan to receive the honour. |
420 |
2005 |
President's rule was imposed on Goa and the Assembly kept under suspended animation, even after the Pratapsingh Rane Government wins the trust vote. |
419 |
2005 |
Cabinet decided to offer dual citizenship for all overseas Indians who migrated after January 26, 1950. |
418 |
2004 |
Lakshya pilotless target aircraft, test flown. |
417 |
2004 |
Over 80,000 people are killed following an undersea earthquake off Sumatra in Indonesia, over 19,000 people are killed in India. |
416 |
2004 |
The Mahatma Gandhi International Peace Award to the former Botswana President Sir Ketimile Masire. |
415 |
2004 |
Kerala's Palakkad district collectorate is the first in India to be totally computerised. |
414 |
2004 |
Tata Motors becomes the first company in the Indian engineering sector to list its securities on the New York Stock Exchange. |
413 |
2004 |
EDUSAT - India's first exclusive satellite for educational services, placed in orbit. |
412 |
2004 |
Major Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathore gets the silver medal for India in shooting (double trap category) at the Olympic Games. |
411 |
2004 |
India wins its first ever test series in Pakistan. |
410 |
2004 |
India becomes the first developing country to import LNG. |
409 |
2003 |
Rajya Sabha passes dual citizenship bill. |
408 |
2003 |
The LokSabha passes the POTA Amendment Bill, 2003, providing for safeguard against misuse. |
407 |
2003 |
The government constitutes the 17th Law Commission with Justice M.Jayannatha Rao as Chairman. |
406 |
2003 |
G. Madhavan Nair assumes office as Chairman, Space Commission and ISRO. |
405 |
2003 |
INS Talwar the Navy's first stealth warship is inducted into western fleet. |
404 |
2003 |
Mehbooba Mufti takes over as president of the Peoples Democratic Party thus becoming the first woman to head a political party in J and K. |
403 |
2003 |
The Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee Christens METSAT, Kalpana I after Kalpana Chawla. |
402 |
2003 |
Air Marshal T.M. Asthana is named the first Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Forces Command. |
401 |
2003 |
INSAT 3E, was launched (September 28). |
400 |
2003 |
L.K. Advani is appointed Deputy Prime Minister. |
399 |
2002 |
Justice V.N. Khare is sworn in Chief Justice of India. |
398 |
2002 |
The first exclusive 1,060 kg. meteorological satellite (METSAT) is successfully launched from the Sriharikotta by PSLV. |
397 |
2002 |
Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is sworn in the 12th Vice-President. |
396 |
2002 |
A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 11th President. |
395 |
2002 |
Former Indian Air Force Chief, Arjan Singh, is made the first ever marshal of the IAF. |
394 |
2002 |
Ms. Poornima Advani is appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for women. |
393 |
2001 |
GSLV D1 launches GSAT. Indian parliament attacked. |
392 |
2000 |
Priyanka Chopra of India becomes Miss world. |
391 |
2000 |
Karnam Malleswary wins bronze medal in Sydney olympics. |
390 |
2000 |
Formation of the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal. |
389 |
2000 |
Lara Dutta of India becomes Miss Universe. |
388 |
2000 |
Bill Clinton visits India. |
387 |
1999 |
India launched Operation Vijay to repel the Pak intruders from Kargil. |
386 |
1999 |
Amarthya Sen wins Bharat Ratna. |
385 |
1999 |
India becomes leading producer of milk in the world. |
384 |
1999 |
PSLV-C2 launched IRS P4. |
383 |
1999 |
INSAT 2E was launched on April 3. |
382 |
1998 |
Konkan Railway (760 km) inaugurated. |
381 |
1998 |
Param 10000 India's new super computer unveailed. |
380 |
1998 |
Vajpayee becomes 12 Prime Minister of India. |
379 |
1998 |
M.S. Subhalekshmi and Jaya Prakash Narayan win Bharat Ratna. |
378 |
1998 |
India's second (May 11) and third (May 13) nuclear explosion at Pokhran. |
377 |
1997 |
Kalpana Chawla became the first Indianborn US woman to go into space. |
376 |
1997 |
Arundhati Roy bagged the 29th Booker Prize. |
375 |
1997 |
Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C1) is launched from Sriharikota (Andhra Pradesh). |
374 |
1996 |
H.D. Deve Gowda becomes Prime Minister on June 1. Madras becomes Chennai. |
373 |
1996 |
Atal Behari Vajpayee becomes Prime Minister on May 16 and resigns on May 28. |
372 |
1995 |
Morarji Desai, dies. Bombay becomes mumbai. |
371 |
1994 |
Panchayati Raj Act becomes operational. |
370 |
1993 |
Earth quake at Lathur, Maharashtra. |
369 |
1993 |
Job Quota for OBC's becomes operative. |
368 |
1993 |
Battle tank “Arjun” inducted into Indian Army. |
367 |
1992 |
Kar Sevaks demolished Babri Masjid in Ayodhya. |
366 |
1992 |
Maulana Azad posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna. |
365 |
1991 |
Bharat Ratna is conferred on Morarji Desai. Rajiv Gandhi and Sardar Patel are awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously. |
364 |
1991 |
Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated at Sriperum budur in Tamil Nadu. |
363 |
1990 |
Chandra Shekhar is sworn as New Prime Minister. |
362 |
1990 |
V.P. Singh resigns after losing vote of confidence in Lok Sabha. |
361 |
1990 |
Nelson Mandela honoured with Bharat Ratna. |
360 |
1989 |
V.P. Singh sworn in as seventh Prime Minister with Devi Lal as his Deputy. |
359 |
1988 |
Lok Sabha passes Constitutional Amendment Bill reducing voting age from 21 to 18 years. |
358 |
1988 |
Contingent of Indian Army flown to Maldives to help President Abdul Gayoom. |
357 |
1988 |
Bharat Ratna conferred on M.G. Ramachandran. |
356 |
1987 |
Frontier Gandhi, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan given Bharat Ratna. First foreigner to get Bharatratna. |
355 |
1986 |
Centre and Laldenga sign Mizo Accord. |
354 |
1985 |
Dhronachary Award instituted. |
353 |
1985 |
Centenary celebrations of Indian National Congress held. |
352 |
1984 |
Bhopal Gas tragedy. |
351 |
1984 |
Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as new Prime Minister. |
350 |
1984 |
Indira Gandhi assassinated. |
349 |
1984 |
Bachendri Pal becomes first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest. |
348 |
1984 |
Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma becomes first Indian cosmonaut to go into space. |
347 |
1983 |
INSAT-IB successfully launched. |
346 |
1983 |
Bharat Ratna posthumously awarded to Acharya Vinoba Bhave. |
345 |
1981 |
First Indian Antartic Expedition to Qusim. Dakshin Gangothri, India's first permanent station at Antartica was set up. |
344 |
1981 |
Apple was launched. |
343 |
1980 |
Six more commercial banks nationalised. |
342 |
1980 |
Mother Theresa gets Bharat Ratna. |
341 |
1979 |
Bhakara I launched. |
340 |
1979 |
Death of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan. |
339 |
1979 |
Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister. |
338 |
1979 |
Morarji Desai resigns as Prime Minister. |
337 |
1978 |
Denomination of high value notes of Rs.1,000, Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 10,000 demonetised. |
336 |
1977 |
Vajpayee address UNO in Hindi. |
335 |
1977 |
Janata Party comes to power. |
334 |
1975 |
Aryabhatta goes to orbit. |
333 |
1975 |
Emergency declared in the country. |
332 |
1974 |
Underground nuclear explosion carried out at Pokhran (May 18). |
331 |
1973 |
Project Tiger. |
330 |
1972 |
Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan. |
329 |
1971 |
Birth of Bangladesh. |
328 |
1971 |
Indo-Pak War. |
327 |
1969 |
First Dada Sahib Phalke Award was given to Davika Rani. |
326 |
1969 |
First Nationalisation of 14 Banks. |
325 |
1966 |
Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister. |
324 |
1966 |
Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri. |
323 |
1966 |
Tashkent Declaration. |
322 |
1965 |
Indo-Pak War. |
321 |
1964 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister. |
320 |
1964 |
Death of Jawaharlal Nehru. |
319 |
1962 |
Indo-China War. |
318 |
1961 |
Arjuna Award introduced. |
317 |
1961 |
Goa, Daman and Diu liberated from Portuguese possession. |
316 |
1959 |
Panchayat Raj introduced in Rajasthan. |
315 |
1959 |
Dalai Lama reaches India for political asylum, Indo-Chinese relations worsen. |
314 |
1957 |
National Calender based on Saka era adopted. |
313 |
1957 |
Second General election. Introduction of decimal system of coinage. |
312 |
1956 |
Nationalisation of insurance companies. |
311 |
1956 |
2nd Five Year Plan launched. |
310 |
1956 |
Reorganisation of Indian States on linguistic basis. |
309 |
1955 |
Hindu Marriage Act and Indian Citizenship Act. |
308 |
1954 |
Panchashila signed between China and India. |
307 |
1954 |
Chou En-lai, the Chinese Premier visits India. |
306 |
1953 |
Formation of Andhra Pradesh on linquiestic basis. |
305 |
1953 |
CBI is set up. |
304 |
1953 |
University Grants Commission (UGC) is set up. |
303 |
1953 |
Conquest of Mount Everest. |
302 |
1952 |
Family Planning is launched. |
301 |
1952 |
National Development Council (NDC) set up. |
300 |
1952 |
First General Election in India. |
299 |
1951 |
Inauguration of First Five Year Plan. |
298 |
1950 |
Planning Commission was set up. |
297 |
1950 |
Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of Indian Republic. |
296 |
1950 |
India become a Republic. New Constitution comes into force (January 26). |
295 |
1949 |
New Constitution of India adopted and signed (November 26). |
294 |
1948 |
Raja-gopalachari appointed first Indian Governor-General (June 21). |
293 |
1948 |
Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi (January 30). |
292 |
1947 |
(1947 - 64): Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India. |
291 |
1947 |
(1947 - 48): Lord Mountbatten Viceroy. |
290 |
1947 |
Creation of free India and Pakistan on midnight of August 14/15, 1947 as dominions. |
289 |
1947 |
Indian Independence Act passed (July). |
288 |
1947 |
Announcement of Lord Mountbatten's plan for Partition of India (June 3). |
287 |
1946 |
Cabinet Mission's plans announced (June 16). |
286 |
1945 |
Labour Government in Britain. INA surrenders to the British (May). First trial of INA men (November 5). |
285 |
1944 |
(1944 - 47): Lord Wavell Viceroy. |
284 |
1944 |
INA reaches Indian soil. |
283 |
1942 |
Quit India resolution passed by Congress on August 8. |
282 |
1942 |
Congress rejects Cripps Proposal (11April). |
281 |
1942 |
Cripps comes to India with his proposals in March. |
280 |
1941 |
Subhash Chandra Bose escapes from India. |
279 |
1940 |
Pakistan resolution passed by Muslim League at Lahore. |
278 |
1939 |
Second World War begins (September). |
277 |
1938 |
Haripura session of the Congress. |
276 |
1937 |
Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy. Congress Ministries formed in seven out of eleven provinces. |
275 |
1936 |
(1936 - 44): Lord Linlithgow Viceroy. |
274 |
1935 |
Government of India Act, 1935 passed by British Parliament. |
273 |
1934 |
Civil Disobedience Movement called off. |
272 |
1932 |
Poona Pact signed. |
271 |
1932 |
Communal Award announced. |
270 |
1932 |
Third Round Table Conference. |
269 |
1931 |
(1931 - 36): Lord Wellingdon Viceroy. |
268 |
1931 |
Second Round Table Conference. |
267 |
1931 |
Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed. |
266 |
1930 |
(1930 - 31): First Round Table Conference. |
265 |
1930 |
Gandhiji's Dandi March. Civil Disobedience Movement. |
264 |
1929 |
Congress on December 31 at Lahore declaring its objective of Poora Swaraj for India. |
263 |
1929 |
Bhagat Singh and Batukeshwar Dutt drops bombs in the Legislative Assembly. |
262 |
1928 |
Death of Lala Lajpat Rai following police assault. Nehru Report. |
261 |
1928 |
Simon Commission comes to India. |
260 |
1927 |
Appointment of Simon Commission. |
259 |
1926 |
(1926 - 31): Lord Irwin Viceroy. |
258 |
1923 |
Swarajists in Indian Councils. |
257 |
1922 |
Chauri Chaura incident. |
256 |
1922 |
Mohenjodaro excavations begin. |
255 |
1921 |
(1921 - 26): Lord Reading Viceroy. |
254 |
1921 |
Harappa excavations begin. |
253 |
1921 |
Moplah Rebellion and Wagon Tragedy. |
252 |
1920 |
Khilafat Movement and Non Co-operation Movement. |
251 |
1919 |
Massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar (April 13). |
250 |
1919 |
Rowlatt Act passed. |
249 |
1919 |
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms. |
248 |
1916 |
(1916 - 21): Lord Chelmsford as Viceroy. |
247 |
1916 |
The Home Rule League founded. |
246 |
1916 |
Foundation of Women's University at Poona. |
245 |
1916 |
Lucknow Pact of Indian National Congress and All-India Muslim League. |
244 |
1914 |
Gandhi arrives in India. |
243 |
1911 |
Transfer of Capital to Delhi announced. |
242 |
1911 |
Partition of Bengal annulled. Census of India. |
241 |
1911 |
Delhi Durbar. |
240 |
1910 |
(1910 - 16): Lord Hardinge II Viceroy. |
239 |
1909 |
Indian Councils Act passed. |
238 |
1909 |
Morley-Minto Reforms. |
237 |
1908 |
Newspapers Act. Tilak convicted of sedition. |
236 |
1907 |
Surat Congress, moderates-extremists clash. |
235 |
1906 |
Muslim League formed at Dacca. |
234 |
1905 |
(1905 - 10): Lord Minto II Viceroy. |
233 |
1905 |
Partition of Bengal. |
232 |
1899 |
(1899 - 1905): Lord Curzon Viceroy. |
231 |
1896 |
Ramakrishna Mission founded. |
230 |
1894 |
(1894 - 99): Lord Elgin II Viceroy. |
229 |
1892 |
Indian Councils Act. |
228 |
1888 |
(1888 - 93): Lord Landsdowne Viceroy. |
227 |
1887 |
Queen Victoria's Jubilee. |
226 |
1885 |
First session of the Indian National Congress held at Bombay. |
225 |
1884 |
(1884 - 88): Lord Dufferin Viceroy. |
224 |
1883 |
(1883 - 84): Ilbert Bill controversy. |
223 |
1883 |
Indian National Conference held in Calcutta. |
222 |
1881 |
Factory Act. |
221 |
1880 |
(1880 - 84): Lord Ripon as Viceroy. |
220 |
1879 |
Theosophical Society at Adayar, (was set up) Madras. |
219 |
1878 |
Vernacular Press Act. |
218 |
1877 |
Lord Lytton held Durbar at Delhi where Queen Victoria was proclaimed Empress of India. |
217 |
1875 |
Arya Samaj founded by Swami Dayananda. |
216 |
1875 |
Visit of the Prince of Wales. |
215 |
1869 |
(1869 - 72): Lord Mayo as Viceroy. |
214 |
1865 |
Telegraphic communication with Europe opened. |
213 |
1864 |
(1864 - 69): Sir John Lawrence Viceroy. |
212 |
1862 |
(1862 - 63): Lord Elgin as Viceroy. |
211 |
1861 |
Introduction of the Penal code. |
210 |
1861 |
Indian Civil Service Act. |
209 |
1861 |
Archaeological Survey of India set up. |
208 |
1861 |
Indian Councils Act. |
207 |
1858 |
(1858 - 62): Lord Canning as Viceroy. |
206 |
1858 |
British India placed under the direct government of the Crown. Queen Victoria's Proclamation. |
205 |
1857 |
(1857 - 58): Revolt of 1857. Revolt at Meerut begins on May 10, 1857. |
204 |
1856 |
(1856 - 58): Lord Canning - Governor-General. |
203 |
1856 |
Annexation of Awadh. Indian University Act. Hindu Widow's Remarriage Act. |
202 |
1855 |
Santhal insurrection in Bihar. |
201 |
1854 |
Charles Wood's despatch on Education. |
200 |
1853 |
Railway opened from Bombay to Thana. Telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra. |
199 |
1852 |
Second Anglo-Burmese War. |
198 |
1848 |
(1848 - 56): Lord Dalhousie as Governor-General. |
197 |
1848 |
(1848 - 49): Opening of a Hindu Girls' School in Calcutta by Bethune. |
196 |
1848 |
(1848 - 49): Second Anglo-Sikh War. Defeat of Sikhs and annexation of the Punjab. |
195 |
1845 |
(1845 - 46): First Anglo-Sikh War. Treaty of Lahore. |
194 |
1844 |
(1844 - 48): Lord Hardinge as Governor-General. |
193 |
1842 |
(1842 - 44): Lord Ellenborough as Governor-General. |
192 |
1839 |
Death of Ranjit Singh. |
191 |
1836 |
(1836 - 42): Lord Auckland as Governor-General. |
190 |
1835 |
(1835 - 36): Sir Charles Metcalf Governor-General. |
189 |
1835 |
Foundation of Calcutta Medical College. |
188 |
1835 |
Macaulay's Education Resolution. English made official language instead of Persian. |
187 |
1833 |
Renewal of Company's charter. Abolition of the Company's trading rights. |
186 |
1829 |
(1829 - 37): Suppression of Thuggee. |
185 |
1829 |
Prohibition of Sati. |
184 |
1828 |
(1828 - 35): Lord William Bentinck as Governor General. |
183 |
1824 |
(1824 - 26): First Burmese War. |
182 |
1823 |
(1823 - 28): Lord Amherst Governor-General. |
181 |
1818 |
(1818 - 19): Last Anglo-Maratha War. |
180 |
1817 |
(1817 - 18): Pindari War - Peshwa defeated at Kirkee. |
179 |
1814 |
(1814 - 16): Anglo-Gurkha War. |
178 |
1813 |
(1813 - 23): Lord Hastings as Governor-General. |
177 |
1809 |
Treaty of Amritsar-Ranjit Singh and British sign treaty of perpetual amity. |
176 |
1807 |
(1807 - 13): Lord Minto as Governor-General. |
175 |
1803 |
(1803 - 05): Second Anglo-Maratha War. |
174 |
1803 |
Occupation of Delhi by Lord Lake. |
173 |
1802 |
The Treaty of Bassein between Peshwa and English. |
172 |
1800 |
Establishment of the College of Fort William. |
171 |
1799 |
Fourth Mysore War. Fall of Srirangapatnam. Death of Tipu. |
170 |
1798 |
Lord Wellesley as Governor-General and brought subsidiary alliance. |
169 |
1793 |
(1793 - 98): Sir John Shore, Governor-General. |
168 |
1793 |
The Permanent Zamindari Settlement of Bengal. |
167 |
1792 |
Treaty of Srirangapatnam signed between Tipu and English. |
166 |
1790 |
(1790 - 92): Third Mysore War. |
165 |
1786 |
(1786 - 93): Lord Cornwalis, Governor-General. |
164 |
1784 |
Asiatic Society of Bengal founded by Sir William Jones. |
163 |
1784 |
Pitt's Act passed, Setting up Board of Control for East India Company. |
162 |
1784 |
Treaty of Mangalore between Tipu and the English. |
161 |
1783 |
Fox's India Bills give more powers to Parliament and to the Governor-General. |
160 |
1780 |
(1780 - 84): Second Mysore War. |
159 |
1776 |
Treaty of Purandar. |
158 |
1775 |
(1775 - 82): The First Anglo-Maratha War. |
157 |
1773 |
(1773 - 85): Establishment of Supreme Court,Calcutta. |
156 |
1773 |
(1773 - 85): Warren Hastings Governor-General. |
155 |
1773 |
The Regulating Act was passed, bringing the company partially under Parliament's control and the Presidencies under Calcutta's control. |
154 |
1772 |
(1772 - 73): Abolition of Dual Government of Bengal (1772). |
153 |
1772 |
(1772 - 73): Warren Hastings as Governor of Bengal. |
152 |
1771 |
Marathas occupy Delhi and restore Shah Alam who was till then under English protection at Allahabad. |
151 |
1770 |
The Great Bengal Famine. |
150 |
1767 |
(1767 - 69): The First Anglo Mysore War. |
149 |
1765 |
(1765 - 72): Dual Government of Bengal. |
148 |
1765 |
Clive, Company's Governor in Bengal. |
147 |
1765 |
Grant of the "Diwani" of Bengal, Bihar, and Orissa to the East India Company by Shah Alam II under Treaty of Allahabad. |
146 |
1764 |
Battle of Buxar. The English defeat Shah Alam, Shuja-ud-daulah and Mir Qasim. |
145 |
1761 |
Third Battle of Panipat: The Marathas defeated by the combined troops of Ahmad Shah Abdali; the Mughals, and other Muslim chiefs of India. |
144 |
1760 |
Battle of Wandiwash. |
143 |
1757 |
Battle of Plassey. |
142 |
1756 |
(1756 - 63): Third Carnatic war. |
141 |
1748 |
(1748 - 54): Second Carnatic war. |
140 |
1746 |
(1746 - 48): First Carnatic war. |
139 |
1740 |
(1740 - 1761): Peshwaship of Balaji Baji Rao (NanaSaheb). |
138 |
1739 |
Invasion of Nadirshah. |
137 |
1707 |
Death of Aurangzeb at Ahmadnagar. |
136 |
1687 |
Golconda annexed to the Mughal empire. |
135 |
1686 |
Conquest of Bijapur by Aurangzeb. |
134 |
1680 |
Death of Sivaji. |
133 |
1679 |
Jeziah imposed on the Hindus by Aurangzeb. |
132 |
1675 |
Execution of Guru Tegh Bahadur. |
131 |
1674 |
Sivaji's Coronation and assumption of the title of Chatrapati. |
130 |
1666 |
Death of Shah Jahan. |
129 |
1665 |
Conclusion of the treaty of Purandhar - signed between Sivaji and Jai Singh. |
128 |
1663 |
Shaista Khan appointed Governor of Bengal. |
127 |
1663 |
Attack on Poona by Shivaji. |
126 |
1663 |
Death of Mir Jumla. |
125 |
1659 |
Murder of Afzal Khan by Shivaji. |
124 |
1658 |
Coronation of Aurangzeb. |
123 |
1636 |
Treaties with Bijapur and Golcunda. |
122 |
1631 |
Death of Mumtaz Mahal. |
121 |
1628 |
Shah Jahan proclaimed Emperor. |
120 |
1627 |
Death of Jahangir. |
119 |
1615 |
Sir Thomas Roe in the court of Jahangir. |
118 |
1609 |
William Hawking visited Jahangir. |
117 |
1605 |
(1605 - 1627): Reign of Jahangir. |
116 |
1605 |
Death of Akbar and accession of Jahangir. |
115 |
1600 |
Charter to British East India company. |
114 |
1600 |
Deccan expedition and siege of Ahmadnagar. |
113 |
1581 |
Din-i-Ilahi promulgated by Akbar. |
112 |
1579 |
Infalliability decree issued by Akbar. |
111 |
1576 |
Battle of Haldighati and defeat of Maharana Pratap. |
110 |
1571 |
Foundation of Fatehpur Sikri. |
109 |
1565 |
Battle of Talikota Vijayanagar destroyed. |
108 |
1565 |
Battle of Talikota, decline of the empire of Vijayanagar. |
107 |
1564 |
Abolition of Jezyah. |
106 |
1556 |
(1556 - 1605): Akbar's reign. |
105 |
1556 |
Death of Humayun and accession of Akbar. Second Battle of Panipat. |
104 |
1555 |
Battle of Sirhind. Sikandur Suri was defeated by Humayun, Humayun recovers the throne of Delhi. |
103 |
1545 |
Death of Sher Shah. |
102 |
1545 |
Battle of Kalinjar. |
101 |
1542 |
Birth of Akbar. |
100 |
1540 |
Humayun's defeat near Kanauj. |
99 |
1539 |
Sher Shah defeats Humayun at Chausa and assumes sovereignty. |
98 |
1538 |
Death of Guru Nanak. |
97 |
1530 |
Accession of Humayun. |
96 |
1527 |
Battle of Khanwa. Babur defeats Rana Sanga of Mewar. |
95 |
1526 |
Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodhi at the first battle of Panipat. Formation of Mughal empire. |
94 |
1526 |
The first Battle of Panipat (1526) Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodhi. |
93 |
1510 |
Conquest of Goa from the Adilshahi Sultan of Bijapur - 1510. |
92 |
1509 |
(1509 - 1530): Reign of Krishnadeva Raya, the greatest king of Vijayanagar. |
91 |
1505 |
De Almeida, the first Viceroy of Portuguese in India. |
90 |
1498 |
Vasco da Gama arrives at Calicut. |
89 |
1451 |
(1451 - 1526): Bahlul Lodhi (1451-89), Sikandar Lodhi (1489-1517), and Ibrahim Lodhi (1517-26). |
88 |
1438 |
(1438 - 1468): Reign of Rana kumbha in Mewar. |
87 |
1420 |
Visit of Nicolo Conti. |
86 |
1414 |
(1414 - 1451): Reign of Sayyid dynasty. |
85 |
1398 |
Invasion of Timur during the reign of Sultan Nasiruddin Mahmud. |
84 |
1351 |
(1351 - 1388): Sultan Firuz Tughlaq. |
83 |
1346 |
Foundation of the Bahmani kingdom by Ala-ud-din Hasan Bahman Shah (1347-1358). |
82 |
1336 |
Foundation of the empire of Vijayanagar by Harihara and Bukka. |
81 |
1333 |
Ibn Batuta arrives in India. |
80 |
1325 |
(1325 - 1351): Muhammad-bin-Tughlaq. Transferred the capital from Delhi to Daulatabad-1327. Issue of token currency - 1329. |
79 |
1320 |
(1320 - 1325): Ghiyasuddin Tughlaq (Ghazi Malik),founder of the Tughlaq dynasty. |
78 |
1309 |
(1309 - 1311): Malik Kafur's expedition into South India. |
77 |
1296 |
(1296 - 1316): Reign of Sultan Alauddin Khalji. |
76 |
1296 |
Alauddin Khalji invades Devagiri. |
75 |
1290 |
(1290 - 1296): Sultan Jalal-ud-din Firuz Khalji, founder of the Khalji dynasty. |
74 |
1288 |
(1288 - 1293): Visit of Marco Polo in India. |
73 |
1266 |
(1266 - 1287): Reign of Sultan Balban. |
72 |
1236 |
(1236 - 1240): Reign of Empress Raziya, daughter of Iltutmish, the first and last woman ruler of Medieval India. |
71 |
1231 |
Iltumish completed the construction of Qutub Minar at Delhi. |
70 |
1221 |
Mongol invasion under Chenghis Khan. |
69 |
1210 |
(1210 - 1236): Reign of Iltutmish. |
68 |
1210 |
Death of Qutub-ud-din Aibak. |
67 |
1206 |
Foundation of the Sultanate of Delhi by Qutub-ud-din Aibak. |
66 |
1192 |
Mohammad Ghori defeated Prithviraj in theSecond Battle of Tarain in 1192. |
65 |
1191 |
Prithviraj III, defeated Muhammad Ghori in the first battle of Tarain. |
64 |
1021 |
Mahmud Ghazni defeats Tarnochalpal and annexes Punjab. |
63 |
1014 |
(1014 - 1044): Reign of Rajendra Chola. Naval campaign against Sri Vijaya kingdom. |
62 |
1000 |
(1000 - 1027): Invasion of Mahmud of Ghazni. |
61 |
985 |
(985 - 1014): Reign of Rajaraja, the Great. Starts a great land survey (AD 1000). |
60 |
973 |
(973 - 1190): Chalukya dynasty of Kalyani. |
59 |
916 |
(916 - 1203): Construction of Khajuraho Temples. |
58 |
871 |
(871 - 1173): Imperial cholas of Tanjore. |
57 |
788 |
(788 - 820): Sankaracharya and his philosophy of Advaita. |
56 |
760 |
(760 - 1142): Palas of Eastern India. |
55 |
712 |
Arabs occupy Sindh. |
54 |
712 |
First Muslim, Md. Bin Qasim defeats Raja Dahir Guru Nanak. |
53 |
630 |
Harsha's clash with PulakesinII. |
52 |
606 |
(606 - 647): Harsha Vardhana of Kanauj. Hiuen-Tsang visited India (AD 630-644). |
51 |
606 |
Harshavardhana crowned Monarch. |
50 |
500 |
(500 - 757): First Chalukya dynasty of Vatapi. |
49 |
500 |
(500 - 527): Rule of Huns over North India. |
48 |
450 |
Invasions by the Huna. |
47 |
405 |
(405 - 411): The visit of the Chinese pilgrim Fa-hien to India. |
46 |
380 |
(380 - 414): Reign of Chandragupta II (Vikramaditya). |
45 |
380 |
Chandragupta II, Samudragupta's son becomes the Gupta Emperor. |
44 |
335 |
(335 - 380): Reign of Samudragupta known as Indian Napoleon. |
43 |
335 |
King Samudragupta ascends the Gupta throne and expands the empire. |
42 |
320 |
(320 - 335): Reign of Chandragupta-I. |
41 |
320 |
The Gupta dynasty founded by Maharaja Sri Gupta, reunited northern India initiating the "golden Age" of India. |
40 |
300 |
The Pallava dynasty is established in Kanchi. |
39 |
50 BC - 250 AD |
Satavahana dynasty in the Deccan. |
38 |
100 - 300 |
The Sangam Age in south India. |
37 |
78 |
Accession of Kanishka, The Saka era begins. |
36 |
50 AD |
Establishment of the Kushan empire by Kujula Kadphises, first Buddhist stupa is constructed at Sanchi. |
35 |
20 - 46 AD |
Gondophernes, the king of Indo-Parthians. |
34 |
58 BC |
The Vikrama Samvat (vikram era) introduced by King Vikramaditya of Ujjain. |
33 |
90 BC |
Sakas invade India. |
32 |
185 BC |
The Mauryan Empire, collapsed after its emperor Brihadrata was assassinated by his general Pusyamitra Sunga who then established the Sunga dynasty. |
31 |
250 BC |
Third Buddhist council at Pataliputra. |
30 |
257 BC |
Asoka's conversion to Budhism by Upagupta. |
29 |
261 BC |
Kalinga war. |
28 |
273 - 232 BC |
Reign of Ashoka , son of Bindusara. |
27 |
232 BC |
Death of King Ashoka. |
26 |
261 BC |
Kalinga War takes place between Magadha Empire and the kingdom of Kalinga. |
25 |
269 BC |
Ashoka the Great, grandson of Chandragupta Maurya, becomes the emperor of India. |
24 |
322 - 298 BC |
Reign of Chandragupta Maurya, the founder of the Mauryan dynasty. |
23 |
300 BC |
Chola dynasty establishes his kingdom over southern India with capital in Thanjavur. |
22 |
305 BC |
Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleucus Nicator of the Seleucid Empire. |
21 |
321 BC |
Chandragupta Maurya established Mauryan dynasty defeating Dhana Nanda. |
20 |
326 BC |
Alexander the Great moved into India, King Porus who ruled parts of the Punjab, fought Alexander at the Battle of the Hydaspes River. |
19 |
364 - 321 BC |
Rule of Nandas of Magadha. |
18 |
492 - 460 BC |
Rule of Ajatasatru, son of Bimbisara,king of Magadha. |
17 |
540 - 468 BC |
Mahavira - born at Kundagrama near Vaishali (Bihar) and nirvana at Pavapuri (Patna, Bihar). |
16 |
563-483 BC |
Gautama Buddha - born at Lumbini (Nepal); attainment of knowledge - Bodh Gaya (Bihar); first sermon - Sarnath, near Varanasi (UP); Nirvana - Kusinagar (Gorakhpur, Uttar Pradesh). |
15 |
483 BC |
Death of Gautama Buddha in Kushinagar. |
14 |
492 BC |
Bimbisara dies and is succeeded by Ajatashatru in Magadha Empire. |
13 |
1000 - 500 BC |
Later Vedic Period - Samaveda, Yajurveda and Atharvaveda, Brahmanas, Aranyakas, Samhitas, early Upanishads and Sutras. |
12 |
527 BC |
Nirvana of Mahavira. |
11 |
563 BC |
Gautam Buddha, founder of Buddhism is born in Lumbini. |
10 |
599 BC |
Mahavira, 24th Tirthankar of Jainism is born. |
9 |
600 BC |
The Upanishads written. |
8 |
1500 - 1000 BC |
The Early Vedic Age - Rigveda. |
7 |
1400 BC |
The Vedas, the Hindu scripture, was written. |
6 |
2000 - 1500 BC |
Aryans arrive from central Asia. |
5 |
2500 - 1500 BC |
Indus Valley Civilisation. |
4 |
1600 BC |
India is invaded by the Aryans from the west. |
3 |
2600 BC |
Mohenjo-daro and Harappa phase of the Indus Valley Civilization begins, in Punjab and Sindh. Other cities like Lothal, Mehrgarh also emerged during this period. |
2 |
2800 BC |
Indus Valley Civilization begins in the northwestern region of India. |
1 |
7500 BC |
Civilization at Gulf of Khambar. |