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Important Milestone of Indian history from 1857 to 2021
- 1857 - The Indian Rebellion, also known as the Sepoy Mutiny, begins.
- 1858 - British Crown assumes direct control of India from the East India Company.
- 1875 - Foundation of the Indian National Congress (INC).
- 1885 - The first session of the INC takes place in Bombay.
- 1905 - Partition of Bengal leads to widespread protests.
- 1906 - Formation of the Muslim League.
- 1911 - King George V announces the reversal of the Bengal partition.
- 1915 - Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi returns to India from South Africa.
- 1917 - Champaran Satyagraha, Gandhi's first major civil disobedience movement in India.
- 1919 - Jallianwala Bagh Massacre in Amritsar.
- 1919 - The Montagu-Chelmsford Reforms are introduced.
- 1920 - Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Gandhi.
- 1922 - Chauri Chaura incident leads to the suspension of the Non-Cooperation Movement.
- 1927 - The Simon Commission arrives in India, triggering protests.
- 1928 - Motilal Nehru presents the Nehru Report, demanding self-government.
- 1929 - Jawaharlal Nehru's "A Tryst with Destiny" speech at the Lahore session of the INC.
- 1930 - Gandhi's Salt March begins.
- 1931 - Gandhi-Irwin Pact signed, leading to the release of political prisoners.
- 1935 - Government of India Act passed, granting limited self-governance.
- 1937 - Provincial elections held; INC wins in several provinces.
- 1939 - World War II begins; India becomes a party without consent.
- 1940 - Lahore Resolution passed by the Muslim League, calling for a separate Muslim state.
- 1942 - Quit India Movement launched by the INC.
- 1943 - Bengal Famine leads to a massive loss of life.
- 1944 - Gandhi's talks with Jinnah on the issue of Hindu-Muslim unity.
- 1945 - World War II ends; Labour Party comes to power in Britain.
- 1946 - The Cabinet Mission arrives in India to propose a new constitution.
- 1946 - Direct Action Day in Calcutta results in communal violence.
- 1947 - Lord Louis Mountbatten appointed as the last Viceroy of India.
- 1947 - The Indian Independence Act passed in the British Parliament.
- 1947 - June 3 - Plan for partition announced; Punjab and Bengal divided.
- 1947 - August 15 - India gains independence; Jawaharlal Nehru becomes the first Prime Minister.
- 1947 - August 15 - Pakistan is established as a separate nation.
- 1947 - August 17 - Mahatma Gandhi embarks on a fast for communal harmony.
- 1947 - October 26 - Maharaja Hari Singh signs the Instrument of Accession, bringing Jammu and Kashmir into India.
- 1948 - January 30 - Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Nathuram Godse.
- 1948 - Integration of princely states into India begins.
- 1948 - Jammu and Kashmir conflict escalates with the First Indo-Pak War.
- 1949 - Constitution of India adopted.
- 1950 - India becomes a Republic; Dr. Rajendra Prasad becomes the first President.
- 1950 - India's first general elections held.
- 1950 - Adoption of the Indian flag and national emblem.
- 1951 - First Five-Year Plan launched for economic development.
- 1952 - Second general elections held; INC wins under Nehru's leadership.
- 1953 - Formation of the linguistic states of Andhra Pradesh, Kerala, and Karnataka.
- 1954 - The Dalai Lama seeks refuge in India after fleeing Tibet.
- 1955 - India-China Agreement on Tibet.
- 1956 - Reorganization of states on a linguistic basis.
- 1957 - India's first atomic reactor, Apsara, goes critical.
- 1959 - First general elections in Kerala; Communist Party wins.
- 1961 - Liberation of Goa from Portuguese colonial rule.
- 1962 - India-China War.
- 1964 - Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.
- 1965 - India-Pakistan War over Kashmir.
- 1966 - Indira Gandhi becomes the Prime Minister.
- 1967 - Naxalite movement starts in West Bengal.
- 1969 - Nationalization of banks.
- 1971 - India-Pakistan War leading to the creation of Bangladesh.
- 1974 - India conducts its first successful nuclear test, "Smiling Buddha."
- 1975 - Declaration of Emergency by Indira Gandhi.
- 1977 - Emergency lifted; Janata Party comes to power.
- 1980 - Indira Gandhi returns to power as Prime Minister.
- 1984 - Operation Blue Star, an Indian military operation in Amritsar's Golden Temple.
- 1984 - Assassination of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi.
- 1984 - Anti-Sikh riots in Delhi.
- 1985 - Rajiv Gandhi becomes Prime Minister.
- 1986 - Bhopal gas tragedy.
- 1989 - Insurgency in Kashmir intensifies.
- 1991 - Assassination of Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi.
- 1991 - Economic liberalization initiated under Prime Minister Narasimha Rao.
- 1998 - India conducts a series of nuclear tests.
- 1999 - Kargil War with Pakistan.
- 2000 - The Atal Bihari Vajpayee government initiates the Golden Quadrilateral project.
- 2001 - Terrorist attack on the Indian Parliament.
- 2002 - Communal riots in Gujarat.
- 2004 - Indian National Congress returns to power.
- 2008 - Terrorist attacks in Mumbai (26/11).
- 2014 - Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister.
- 2016 - Demonetization of high-denomination currency notes.
- 2017 - Implementation of the Goods and Services Tax (GST).
- 2019 - Abrogation of Article 370, revoking Jammu and Kashmir's special status.
- 2020 - COVID-19 pandemic disrupts the world and India.
- 2020 - India-China border tensions escalate in the Galwan Valley.
- 2021 - Farmers' protests against agricultural reforms gain prominence.
- 2021 - Second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic hits India.