JJS HISTORY OF INDIA

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  • british direct rule

    India comes under direct rule of the British crown after failed Indian mutiny.

  • Indian National Congress

    Indian National Congress founded as forum for emerging nationalist feeling

  • Dead People

    Hundreds of thousands die in widespread communal bloodshed after partition.
  • War Over

    War Over

    War with Pakistan over disputed territory of Kashmir.
  • Ghandi killed

    Ghandi killed

    Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist.
  • lose war

    lose war

    India loses brief border war with China.
  • Nuec

    Nuec

    India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.

  • ghandi returnes to power heading

    Indira Gandhi returns to power heading Congress party splinter group, Congress (Indira).
  • economic reform

    economic reform

    Economic reform programme begun by Prime Minister PV Narasimha Rao

  • rural job scheme

    India's largest-ever rural jobs scheme is launched, aimed at lifting around 60 million families out of poverty.