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Timeline of India

By pmylavar

  • First Indian War of Independence

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

  • Mahatma Gandhi

    Mahatma Gandhi
    Mahatma Gandhi launches anti-British civil disobedience campaign.

  • Quit India Movement

    Quit India Movement
    Congress launches "Quit India" movement.

  • India Independence from British Empire

    India Independence from British Empire
    End of British rule and partition of sub-continent into mainly Hindu India and Muslim-majority state of Pakistan.

  • Mahatma Gandhi Assassinated

    Mahatma Gandhi Assassinated
    Mahatma Gandhi assassinated by Hindu extremist.

  • Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru

    Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru
    Death of Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru.

  • Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister.

    Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister.
    Nehru's daughter Indira Gandhi becomes prime minister.

  • India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.

    India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.
    India explodes first nuclear device in underground test.

  • Mars Orbiter Mission, is successfully launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

    Mars Orbiter Mission, is successfully launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)
    Mars Orbiter Mission, is successfully launched into Earth orbit by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)

  • Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister

    Narendra Modi becomes Prime Minister
    The Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party and its candidate for prime minister, Narendra Modi, win parliamentary elections by a landslide.