MODERN HISTORY TIMELINE

1707 Battle of Jajau, accession of Bahadur Shah I1708 Death of Guru Govind Singh1712 Death of Bahadur Shah I, accession of Jahandar Slah1713Accession of Farukh Siyar, murder of Jahandar Shah1714 Hussain All viceroy of the Deeccan, Treaty between Hussain Mir and Marathas1716 Execution of Banda Bahadur, Swman Embassy to the Imperial Court.1717 Emperor Farukh siyars firman to East India Co. Appointment of Murshid Quli Khan as Governor of Bengal1719 Farukh Siyar put to death, accession and deposition of puppet emperors, accession of Muhammad Shah1720 Fall of the Sayyid brothers1724 Appointment of Saadat Khan as governor of Oudh, virtual independence of the Nizam in the Deccan, appointment of Qamaruddin as wazir1739 Nadir Shah took Delhi and sacked it, death of Sujauddin and appointment of his son, Sarfaraz, as Governor of Bengal. capture of bassein and Salsette Kha &1740 Aliwardi Khan defeated and killed Sarfraz Khan and became Nawab of engal1742 Marathas invaded Bengal, appointment of Duplex as Governor of Pondicherry1744 First Camatic (Anglo-French) War (1744-48)1745 Rohullas in occupied of Rohllkhand1746 Capture of Madras by La Bourdonnais1747 Invasion by Ahmad Shah Abdul1748 Death of Nizam Chin Qilich Khan, death of Emperor Muhammad Shah. accession of Ahmad Shah1749 Restoration ofMadras to the English1749 Second Carnatic War (1749-54)1750 Defeat and death of Nizam Nasir Jang after him Muzaffar Jang became Nizam1751 Capture and defence of Arcot by Robed Clive, death of Muzaffar Jang, accession of Salabat Jang as Nizam, conclusion of treaty by NawabAlivardi Khan with the Marathas by surrendering Cuttack1754 Recall of Dupleix, Godehus appointment as governor and his treaty with the English, accessi6n of Alamgirll1756 Death of Alivardi Khan (21 April) accession of Sirajuddaulab who captured Calcutta (20 June)1757 Recovery of Calcutta by the English (2 January), Delhi and Mathura sacked by Abmad Shah Abdali (January) treaty of Alinagat between Siraj and the English (9th Feb.), capture of Chandernagoreby the English (March), battle of Plassey (23x June), Mir Jafar installed as Nawab (28 June), capture and execution of Siiajuddaulah (2nd July).1758 Third Carnatic War (1758-63)1758 Arrival of Lally in India, occupation of the Punjab by the Marathas, Manulipatnam captured by Forde.1759 Battle of Bedara, Prince Au Jafar, second Governorship of Clive in Bengal, treaty of Allahabad, grant of the Diwani of Bengal, Bihar and Orissa b31 Shah Alam II to the Company.1766 Acquisition by the company of the Northern Circars.1766First Mysore War (1766-69)1767 Departure of dive, Verelest governor in Bengal1770 The Great Bengal Famine1772 Warren Hastings Governor in Bengal, death of Peshwa Madhava Rao, accession and murder of Peshwa Narayan Rao1773 Enactment of the Regulating Act, Peshwaship of Raghnath Rao of Raghaba1774 Accession of Narayn Rao as Peshwa, the Rohilla war. Warren Hastings installed as Governor General, establishment of Supreme Court in Calcutta1775 Trial and execution of Nanda Kumar, commencement of the First Maratha War which continued till 7821776 Treaty of Purandhar1779 Convention of Wadgaon1780 Gwalior captured by General Popham, Second Mysore War (178044)1781 Deposition of Chait Singh, Amendment of the Regulating Act1782 Affair of the Begums of Oudh, the treaty of Salbai, death of Haider Ali1783 Foxs India Bill1784 Treaty of Mangalore closed the Second Mysore War, Pitfs India Act1785 Warren Hastings resigned Governor Generalship1786 Lord Cornwallis appointed Governor.General1790 Commencement of the Third Mysore War (1790-92)1792 Treaty of Seringapatnam ended the Third Mysore War, Ranjit Siugh became the ader of a SikhMisl1793 Permanent Settlement of land revenue in Bengal, renewal of the Companys Charter, retirement of Lord Comwaflis, sir john Shore Governor General1794 Death of Mahadaji Sindhia1795 The Battle of Kharda or Khrdla, death of Ahalya Bai1796 Death of Peshwa Madhava Rao Narayan, Baji Rao II Peshwa1797 Zarnan Shah in the Punjab, death of Nawab Asafiiddaulah of Oudh1798 Lord Wellesley Governor General, acceptance of subsidiary alliance by the Nizam1799 Fourth Mysore War, death of Tipu, fall of Seringapatnam, partition of Mysore, installation of the Hindu Raj family in Mysore, Ranjit Singh appointed Governor of Lahore by Zaman Shah, Malcolm led English tnision to Persia, opening of the Baptist Mission at Serampore by William Carey1800 Death of Nana Phadnavis.1801 Carnatic annexed to the British Empire. The battle of Poona, Treaty of Bassein1803 The SecondMarathaWar (1803-05), capture of Aligarh, Battles offleihi, Assaye, Laswari and Argaon, treaty of Deogaon and cession of Cuttack, treaty of Surji-Arjungaon1804 War with the Holkar, defeat of Monson, battle of Deeg1805 Failure of the English seige of Bharatpur, recall of Lord Wellesley, second term of Lord Cornwallis Governor General, death of Lord Cornwallis, Sir George Barlow Governor General, treaty with the Holkar1806 Vellore Mutiny1807 Lord Minto I appointed Governor General (1807-13)1808 English missions under Malcolm to Persia and under Elphinstone to Kabul1809 Treaty of Amritsar between the English and Ranjit Singh1813 Companys Cahrterf renewed, retirement of Lord Minto I, appointed of Lord Hastings as Governor General (1813-23)1814 Outbreak of War with Nepal (1814- 16)1816 Treaty of Sagauli closed war with Nepal1817 The Pindari War and Third Mathura War, battle of Kirkee and Sitabaldi, deposition of Appa Saheb Bhonsle, battle of Mahidpur, treaty with Holkar (1817-18)1818 Battle of Aasthi, defence of Koregaon, surrender of Peshwa Baji Rao II1819 Capitulation of Asirgarh, abolition of the Peshwaship and retirement of Baji Rao II Bithur as a British pensioner, protective alliances with the states of Rajputana, earthquakes1820 Appointment of Sir Thomas Munro as governor of Madras (1820-27)1823 Departure of Lord Hastings, Mr. Adams acting Governor General, Lord Amherst Governor General1824 The first Burmese War (182426), Barrackpore Mutiny1826 Fall of Bharatpur, treaty of Yandabo, annexation of Assim Arakan and Tennasserim1827 The Enterprise, a man-of-war propelled by steam, lay off Madras.1828 Lord William Bentinck appointed Governor General (1828-36)1829Suppression of Thuggee (1829-37)1830Annexation of Cachar, Raja Rammohan Roy visited England1831 Deposition of the Rajas of-Mysore and assumption of its administration by the English, journey of flumes up the Indus, meeting at Rupar between Ranjit Singh and Lord William Bentick1832 Annexation of Jaintia1833 Renewal of the Company's Charter, various reforms1834 Annexation of Coorg, institution of L4w Member in Supreme Council with Lord Macaulay as the first incumbent,1835 Foundation of Calcutta Medical College, Education Resolution, retirement of Lord William Bentinek, Sir Charles Metcalfe officiating Governor General, abolition of Press restrictions1836 Appointment of Lord Auckland as Governor Genral (1836-42)1837Famine in North India (1837-38)1838 Tripartite treaty of the English with Saha Shuja and Ranjit Singh1839 New treaty forced on the Amirs of Sind; death of Ranjit Singh, First Afghan War (1839-42), Capture of Ghazni and occupation of Kabul1840 Risings of Afghan tribes, deposition of Dost Muhammad1841 Murders of thirties andMacnaghten by the Afghans1842 British disaster in Afghanistan, retirement to Jalalabad of Dr. Brydon alone, Lord Ellenborough became Governor General (1842- 44), relief of Jalalabad, reoccupation of Kabul, restoration of Dost Muhammad British evacuation of Afghanistan.1843 War with the Amirs of Sind, battles of Miani and Dabo, annexation of Sind battle of Maharpur, Suppression of slavery1844 Recall of Lord Ellenborough, Lord Hardinge became Governor General (1844-48)1845 The First Sikh War (1845-46), battles of Mudki and Ferozpur1846 Battles of Aliwal and Sobraon, treaty of Lahore1848 Lord Dalhousie became Governor General (1848-56), revolt of Mulraj, the Second Sikh War (1848-49), enunciation of the Doctrine of Lapse and annexation of Satan by the application of doctrine1849 Battles of Chillianwalla and Gujarat, annexation of the Punjab, Bethune School for girls started in Calcutta, annexation of Jaitpur and Sambalpur1850 Penal annexation of a part of Sikkim1852 Second Burnese War, annexation of Pegu, death of ex-Peshwa Baji Rao II and stoppage of his pension1853 Opening of first railway in India from Calcutta to Thana, laying of telegraph line from Calcutta to Agra, annexation of Nagpur & Jhansi, annexation of Berar by the Nizam, renewal of the Companys Charter; entrance into 1.C.S. thrown open to competition - -1854 Education Despatch of Sir Charles Wood1855 The Santhal insurrection1856 Annexation of Oudh, the Indian Universities Act, Religious Disabilities Act, Hindu Widows Remarriage Act departure of Lord Dalhousie and appointment of Lord Canning as Governor General. End of Crimean War, General Service Order, Pension War, war in China (1856-60), introduction of the Enfield rifle and greased cartridges1857 Beginning of the Revolt or Sepoy Mutiny, foundation of Calcutta, Bombay and Madras Universities1858 Trial of Emperor Bahadur Shah (Jan-March), proclamation of peace by Lord Canning (July), Act for the better government of India (August), Queens Proclamation (Nov), Lord Canning appointed Viceroy1859 Withdrawal of Doctrine of Lapse, gradual restoration of order, indigo disputes in Bengal (1859-60)1860 Enactment of Indian Penal Code-.1861 Indian Councils Act, establishment of High courts, Civil Service Act, Famine in N.W. India, enactment of the code of Criminal Procedure1862 Retirement of Lord Canning, Lord Elgin I appointed Viceroy (1862-63), amalgamation of Supreme and Sadar Courts into High Courts1864 Sir John Lawrence appointed Viceroy (1864-68), Bhutan War1865 Orissa famine (1865-67), operating of telegraphic communication with Europe1868 Opening of railway from Ambala to Delhi1869 Lord Mayo became Viceroy (1869- 72), visit of the Duke of Edinborough1872 Murder of Lord Mayo, Lord Northbrook appointed Viceroy (1872- 76)1873 Famine in Bihar (1873-74)1875 Deposition of Maihar Rao Gaekwad, visit to Edward, Prince of Wales1876 Retirement of Lord Northbrook, Lord Lytton I became Viceroy (1876-80), the Royal Titles Act, occupation of Quetta, outbreak of famine in the Deccan1877 Delhi Durbar (1 January), Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India1878 Vernacular Press Act, Second Afghan War (1878-80)1880 Resignation of Lord Lytton I, Lord Ripen Viceroy (1880-84)1881 Rendition of Mysore, first Factory Act first General Census1882 Repeal of Vernacular Press Ac Hunter Commission1883 Beginning of legislation establishing local self-government in India, the Ilbert Bill1884 Resignation of Lord Ripen, Lord Duffer in Viceroy1885 Foundation of the Indian National Congress.1889 Foundation of British Committee of the Indian National Congress at London.1890 Publication of India from the Platform of British Committee of National Congress1891 a. Second Factory Act was passed.b. Manipur rebellionc. Passing of the Age of Consent Bill1892 Indian Council Act was passed.1893 Inauguration of the Ganipati festival by Tilak.1895 a. Inauguration of the Shivaji festival by Tilak.b. Establishment of the Deccan Sabha" by Gokhale.1897 Imprisonment of Tilak for 18 months on ground of Treason1905 a. (July) Announcement of revised scheme of partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon.b. (Oct.) Partition of Bengal came into force.c. (Nov.) Establishment of the National Council of Education1906 a. (Dec.) Foundation of Indian Muslim League at Dhaka,b. Starting of a National College with Aurobindo Ghosh as principal in Calcutta.1907 a. Congress split in Suratb. First Annual Session of the Muslim League at Karanchi.1908 Imprisonment of Tilak for 6 years sent to Mandley Jail1909 Indian Council Act or Morley Minto Reforms was passed.1911 a. Coronation of Delhi Darbar.b. Partition of Bengal was revokedc. Announcement of transfer of capital from Calcutta to Delhi1912 a. (Dee.) Bomb thrown on Lord Hardinge on his state entry into Delhi.b. Transfer of capital to Delhi.c. Constitution of separate provinces of Bihar & Orissa,1915 a. Gandhiji returned to India from South Africa.b. Foundation of Sabarmati Ashram by Gandhi at Abmedabad.1916 a. (April) Foundation of Home Rule League by Tilak.b. (Sept) Foundation of Home Rule League by Annie Besantc. Foundation of Banaras Hindu University by Pt Madan Mohan Malviya.d. Unity between moderates and extremists.e. Lucknow Pact in which an agreement was made Congress & Muslim league.f. Foundation of women's university at Poona.1917 a. (April) Champaran Satyagrah by Gandhiji.b. (20 Aug) The Congress and the Muslim league dropped the programme of passive resistance.c. Formation of Rowlatt Committee.d. Annie Besant dropped the Home Rule Movement.1918 a. (March) Organisation of first All- India Depressed Classes Conference,b. Ahmedabad Satyagrah by Gandhi.c. Khaira Satyagrah by Gandhi.1919 a. (Feb.) Foundation of Satyagrah Sabba by Gandhiji against the of Rowlatt Billb. (6thApril) Beginning of Rolatt Satyagrahc. (13 April) Jalianwala Baghmassacred. (15 April) Martial law in Punjab.e. (Oct.) Appointment of the Hunter Committee for the investigation of Punjab wrongs.f. (Nov) Foundation of All India Khilafat Committee.g. (Dec.) Montague - Chelmsford Reforms or the Govt. of India Act 1919 was passedh. Gandhi elected as the President of All India Khilafat Committee at Delhii. Formation of National Liberation Federation.1920 a. (June) Passing of Non-cooperation proposal by Khilafat committee in Allahabadb. (1 August) Launching of Non-cooperation Movement by the Congressc. (Dec.) Approval and ratification of the policy of non-violent non-cooperation by the congress in the Nagpur Session.d. First meeting of All India Trade Union Congresse. Foundation of the Aligarh Muslim University:1921 a. (3 Jan) The inauguration of the new constitution according to the Government of India Act 919b. (1 Feb) Gandhi decided to embark on Mass Civil Disobedience at Bardoli.c. (July) Passing a resolution by All India Khilafat Committee prohibited Muslim to serve British Indian Armyd. (Aug.) Moplahs rebellion in Malabar Coaste. Foundation of Chamber of Princess1922 a. (Feb.) Announcement of starting of mass civil disobedience by Gandhib. (Feb) Chauri-Choura incident and suspension of the Non-cooperation Movementc. Opposition of Congress Programmes in Gaya Session -d. (May) Vishva Bharti University started by Rabindranath Tagore -e. (Dec) Foundation of Swaraj Partyf. Liberty given to the people of native states to become a member of Congress.1923Compromise between Swarajijsts and the NoChangers in the congress in the special session of the Congress in Delhi1925 a. Foundation of the Communist Party byM.N. Royb. Foundation of Hindustan Association by Chandra Shekhar Azadc. Vitthalbhai Patel elected as the President in Centre Legislature-1926 a. First All India Non-Brahmin Conference held at Belgaum under the President ship of Ramaswamyb. Announcement of four-point programme k co-operation with the congress by Md. Au Jinnah lathe Nagpur session of Muslim league1927 a. (Nov.) Appointment of the Simon Commission (the statutory commission)b. (Dec.) Passing of "Delhi Proposals by Muslim leadersc. Boycott of Simon Commission in Madras session of Congressd. Foundation of All India Praja Conference, First session under the President ship of Diwan Bahadur M. Ramachandra1928 a. (Feb.) Arrival of Simon Commission in Bombayb. (Feb.) All Party Conference in Delhi and demand of Dominion Statusc. Formation of 8 members committee for framing of Constitution under Motilal Nehrud. (Aug.) Presentation of Nehru Reporte. Assault on Lala Lajpat Rai in Punjab during the Boycott of the Simon Commissionf. (Nov.) Foundation of Independence League by Subhash and Nehrug. Appointment of Butler Committeeh. Baradoli Satyagraha under the leadership of Vallabhai Patel on the issue of increase of revenue attempted by Government.i. (Dec.) Demand given by Jinnah in All India Party Conference in Calcutta for the development of Muslim majority areas and reservation for Muslims.j. (Dec.) Warning given to the Government in Calcutta session of Congress that if Government did not accept,-Nehru Report till 31st Dec, 1.929, Congress would begin Civil Disobedience Movement1929 a. (Jan.) Announcement of 14 points demands by Jinnah in the Muslim League meeting at Delhi.b. (April) Dropping of the bomb in the Central Legislative Assembly by Bhagat Singh Batukeshwar Dun.c. (18 Aug.) Observation of Political Sufierers Day by the All India Congress Committeed. (31 Oct.) Announcement the goal of British policy in India that is granting of the Dominion status by Lord Irwin.e. (Dec.) Passing the resolution for of Puma Swarajaya (complete independence) by the Indian National Congress in Lahore Session under the presidentship of Jawaharlal Nehru.f. (3 1 Dec.) Dropping on Nehru Reportg. Report of Butler Committeeh. Hoisting of tricolour flag for the first time on 31 Dec.1930 a. (26 Jan.) The Congress observed Indian Independence Day (14 Feb.) Passing of the Civil Disobedience resolution by the working committee of the congress.b. (2 March) Eleven Points demands of Gandhi given to Irwinc. (12 March) Launching of the Civil Disobedience Movement with the famous Dandi March for Salt Satyagraha (6 April) Violation of Salt Lawd. (May) Publication b (Simon Commission Reporte. (Nov.) The first Round Table Conference in London without the participation of the Congress.1931 a. (5 March) Gandhi & Irwin pactb. Suspension of Civil Disobedience Movement by Gandhic. Gandhi took part in the Second Round Table Conference as the sole representative of the Congressd. Execution of Bhagat Singh, Sukhdeo and Rajgurue. (Sept) Second Round Table Conference1932 a. (Jan.) Beginning of Second phase of the Civil Disobedience Movementb. (Aug.) Announcement of Communal Award" by the British Prime Minister Rarnay Mac Donaldc. (Sept.) Gandhi began fast to protest against Award (Sept.) Poona Pact between Gandhi and Ambedkar and other scheduled castes representativesd. (Nov.) Third Round Table Conference without the participation of the Congress ends without any settlement1933 a. White paper on constitutional developmentb. (May) Suspension of the Civil Disobedience Movement by the Congressc. (Aug.) Beginning of Individual Civil Disobedience1934 a. (May) Withdrawal of civil disobedience Movementb. Beginning of Harijan work by Gandhijic. (17 May) Foundation of Congress Socialist Party by Acharya Narendra Dev and Jai Prakash Narain first meeting in Patna.d. (21-22 Oct.) First open session of Congress Socialist Party in Bombay under the Presidentship of Sampoorna Nand.1935 (Aug.) The Government of India Act was passed1936 Formation of the first All India Peasant Organisation, the All India Kisan Sabba with Sahjananda as the President.1937 a. (April) Provincial autonomy according to the Government of India Act 1935 - Came into force.b. (3 Sept.) WorldWar II broke out and the viceroy declared India a belligerent country.c. Resignation of the Congress Ministries in the province against the war policyd. (22 Dec.) Observance of the Day of Deliverance from the tyranny of the Congress rule at the instance of Jinnah by the Muslim Leaguee. All India Praja Conference under the Presidentship of Jawaharlel Nehru1940a. (March) Passing of the Pakistan Resolution in the Lahore session by the Muslim Leagueb. (10 Aug.) Announcement of August Offerc. (Aug. 18-22) Rejection of August Offer by the Congress working committeed. (17 Oct.) Launching of Individual Satyagraha movement by the congress starting with Vinoba Bhave as first President and Jawaharlal Nehru on the second.1941 a. Death of Rabindranath Tagoreb. (17 Jan.) Escape of Subhash Chandra Bose from Indiac. Suspension of Individual Satyagraha Movement in Bardoli session1942 a. (March) Arrival of Cripps Missionb. (April) The Congress President, Maulana Azad rejected the Cripps Commission Draft Declarationc. (July) The Congress working committee passed the Qult India Resolutiond. (8 August) The passing of the Quit India Resolution at the All India Congress Committee at Bombaye. (12 August) Cripps left India on the failure of his missionf. Beginning of Quit India Movementg. (1 Sept.) Formal Establishment of Indian National Army (And Hind Fauj) by Subhash Chandra Bose.1943 a. Beginning of Gandhis historical 21 day fast (To show flith in nonviolence and purification of self)b. (Oct.21) Proclamation of S.C. Rose to form the Provisional Government of Free Indiac. (Dec.) Adoption of the slogan Divide and Quit by the Muslim League in Karachi session1944(Sept) Gandhi met Jinnah to discuss the C. Rajagopalachari Formula1945 a. (Dec.) The (vial of the I.N.A. prisonersb. General Election in Indiac. Viceroy Wavell organised the Shimla Conference to discuss Wavell Plan1946 a. (Feb. 18) Mutiny of the Indian naval ratings n Bombay (Talwar)b. (15 March) Announcement of Cabinet Mission by the British Prime Minister Attleec. (24 March) Arrival of Cabinet Mission to Delhid. (16 May) The Cabinet Mission Plan was announcede. (16 June) The Cabinet Mission outlined the procedure for fanning the interim Governmentf. (24 July) Muslim League withdraw its acceptance of the Cabinet Mission Plan and called for direct action to achieve Pakistan.g. (July) Elections to the Constituent Assembly as provided in the Cabinet Mission Planh. (14 Aug.) Jawaharlal Nehru invited to form the interim Government at the centrei. (16 Aug.) The Direct Action Day observed by the Muslim Leaguej. (2 Sept.) Formation of the interim Govt.k. (26 Oct.) Muslim League joined the interim Govt.l. (9.Dec.) First Session of the Constituent Assembly m. Muslim League Boycotted Constituent Assemblyl947 a. (20 Feb.) Declaration of granting freedom to India before June 1948 by Attlee.b. (24 March) Appointment of Mountbatten as a viceroyc. (3 June) Mountbatten Plan for the partition of Indiad. (June) the Congress and the Muslim League accepted the Mountbatten Plane. (4 July) Introduction of Indian Independence Billf. (15 July) Passing of Indian Independence Billg. (15 Aug.) freedom to India

1947(1947-64) Jawaharlal Nehru Prime Minister of India.1948a. (January 30) Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi. b. (June 21) Raja Gopalachari appointed first Indian Governor-General.1949New Constitution of India adopted and signed (November 26).1950a. India become a Republic. New Constitution comes into force (January 26). b. Dr. Rajendra Prasad, first President of Indian Republic. c. Planning Commission was set up1951Inauguration of First Five Year Plan.1952a. First General Election in India b. National Development Council (NDC) set up. c. Family Planning is launched.1953a. Conquest of Mount Everest. b. University Grants Commission (UGC) is set up c. CBI is set up d. Formation of Andhra Pradesh on linguistic basis1954a. Chou En-lai, the Chinese Premier visits India. b. Panchashila signed between China and India.1955Hindu Marriage Act and Indian Citizenship Act.1956a. Reorganisation of Indian States on linguistic basis b. 2nd Five Year Plan launched. c. Nationalisation of insurance companies.1957a. Second General election. Introduction of decimal system of coinage. b. National Calender based on Saka era adopted.1959a. Dalai Lama reaches India for political asylum, Indo-Chinese relations worsen. b. Panchayat Raj introduced in Rajasthan.1961a. Goa, Daman and Diu liberated from Portuguese possession.b. Arjun Award introduced.1962Indo-China War.1964a. Death of Jawaharlal Nehru b. Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister.1965Indo-Pak War.1966a. Tashkent Declaration b. Death of Lal Bahadur Shastri c. Indira Gandhi becomes Prime Minister.1969a. First Nationalisation of 14 Banks. b. First Dada Sahib Phalke Award was given to Davika Rani1971a. Indo-Pak War b. Birth of Bangladesh.1972Shimla Agreement between India and Pakistan.1973Project Tiger1974Underground nuclear explosion carried out at Pokhran (May 18).1975a. Emergency declared in the country. b. Aryabhatta goes to orbit.1977a. Janata Party comes to power. b. Vajpayee address UNO in Hindi.1978Denomination of high value notes of Rs. 1,000, Rs. 5,000 and Rs. 10,000 demonetised.1979a. Morarji Desai resigns as Prime Minister. b. Charan Singh becomes Prime Minister. c. Death of Loknayak Jayprakash Narayan. d. Bhakara I launched1980a. Mother Theresa gets Bharat Ratna. b. Six more commercial banks nationalised.1981a. Apple was launchedb. First Indian Antartic Expedition to Qusim. Dakshin Gangothri, Indias first permanent station at Antartica was set up.1983a. Bharat Ratna posthumously awarded to Acharya Vinoba Bhave. b. INSAT-IB successfully launched.1984a. Sqn. Ldr. Rakesh Sharma becomes first Indian cosmonaut to go into space. b. Bachendri Pal becomes first Indian woman to scale Mount Everest. c. Indira Gandhi assassinated d. Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as new Prime Minister. e. Bhopal Gas tragedy1985a. Centenary celebrations of Indian National Congress held. b. Dhronachary Award instituted1986Centre and Laldenga sign Mizo Accord.1987Frontier Gandhi, Khan Abdul Gaffar Khan given Bharat Ratna. First foreigner to get Bharatratna.1988a. Bharat Ratna conferred on M.G.Ramachandran. b. Contingent of Indian Army flown to Maldives to help President Abdul Gayoom.c. Lok Sabha passes Constitutional Amendment Bill reducing voting agefrom 21 to 18 years.1989V.P. Singh sworn in as seventh Prime Minister with Devi Lal as his Deputy.1990a. Nelson Mandela honoured with Bharat Ratna. b. V.P. Singh resigns after losing vote of confidence in Lok Sabha. c. Chandra Shekhar is sworn as New Prime Minister.1991a. Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated at Sriperumbudur in Tamil Nadu.b. Bharat Ratna is conferred on Morarji Desai. Rajiv Gandhi and Sardar Patel are awarded Bharat Ratna posthumously.1992a. Maulana Azad posthumously awarded Bharat Ratna. b. Kar Sevaks demolished Babri Masjid in Ayodhya1993a. Battle tank Arjun inducted into Indian Army. b. Job Quota for OBCs becomes operative. C. Earth quake at Lathur, Maharashtra1994Panchayati Raj Act becomes operational.1995Morarji Desai, dies. Bombay becomes mumbai.1996a. Atal Bihari Vajpayee became PM on 16 May and resigns on May 28.b. H D Deve Gowda became PM on June 1, Madras became Chennai.1997a. Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV-C1) is launched from Sriharikota (AndhraPradesh). b. Arundhati Roy bagged the 29th Booker Prize, c. Kalpana Chawla became the first Indian born US woman to go into space.1998a. Indias second (May 11) and third (May 13) nuclear explosion at Pokhran. b. M.S. Subhalekshmi and Jaya Prakash Narayan win Bharat Ratna. c. Vajpayee becomes 12 Prime Minister of India. d. Param 10000 Indias new super computer unveailed. e. Konkan Railway (760 km) inaugurated.1999a. INSAT 2E was launched on April 3 b. PSLV-C2 launched IRS P4. c. India becomes leading producer of milk in the world. d. Amarthya Sen wins Bharat Ratna. e. India launched Operation Vijay to repel the Pak intruders from Kargil.2000a. Bill Clinton visits India. b. Lara Dutta of India becomes Miss Universe. c. Formation of the states of Chhattisgarh, Jharkhand and Uttaranchal. d. Karnam Malleswary wins bronze medal in Sydney olympics. e. Priyanka Chopra of India becomes Miss world.2001GSLV D1 launches GSAT. Indian parliament attacked.2002a. Ms. Poornima Advani is appointed Chairperson of the National Commission for women.b. Former Indian Air Force Chief, Arjan Singh, is made the first ever marshal of the IAF. c. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam 11th President d. Bhairon Singh Shekhawat is sworn in the 12th Vice-President. e. The first exclusive 1,060 kg. Meteorological satellite (METSAT) is successfullylaunched from the Sriharikotta by PSLV. f. Justice V.N. Khare is sworn in Chief Justice of India.2003a. L.K. Advani is appointed Deputy Prime Minister. b. INSAT 3E, was launched (September 28)c. Air Marshal T.M. Asthana is named the first Commander-in-Chief of the Strategic Forces Command.d. The Prime Minister A.B. Vajpayee Christens METSAT, Kalpana I after Kalpana Chawla.e. 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. f. INS Talwar the Navys first stealth warship is inducted into western fleet. g. G. Madhavan Nair assumes office as Chairman, Space Commission and ISROh. The government constitutes the 17th Law Commission with Justice M. Jayannatha Rao as Chairman.i. The LokSabha passes the POTA Amendment Bill, 2003, providing for safeguard against misuse. j. Rajya Sabha passes dual citizenship bill.2004a. India becomes the first developing country to import LNG. b. India wins its first ever test series in Pakistan.c. Major Rajya Vardhan Singh Rathore gets the silver medal for India in shooting (double trap category) at the Olympic Games.d. EDUSAT - Indias first exclusive satellite for educational services, placed in orbit.e. Tata Motors becomes the first company in the Indian engineering sector to list its securities on the New York Stock Exchange. f. Keralas Palakkad district collectorate is the first in India to be totallycomputerised.g. The Mahatma Gandhi International Peace Award to the former Botswana President Sir Ketimile Masire. h. Over 80,000 people are killed following an undersea earthquake off Sumatrain Indonesia, over 19,000 people are killed in India.i. Lakshya pilotless target aircraft, test flown.2005a. Cabinet decided to offer dual citizenship for all overseas Indians who migrated after January 26, 1950. b. Presidents rule was imposed on Goa and the Assembly kept under suspendedanimation, even after the Pratapsingh Rane Government wins the trust vote.c. 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.d. 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.e. Indias 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. f. The Lok Sabha passes the Right to information Bill.g. The Prime Minister, Manmohan Singh, launches the National Knowledge Commission. h. The Government comes out with the first ever Outcome Budget.i. The trial-run, of the first Amritsar- Lahore service begins linking the two cities for the first time nearly six decades.2006a. Indias first rubber dam is installed across the Janjhavati river in Andhra Pradeshs Vizianagaram district.b. Booker Prize winner Arundhati Roy is awarded the 2005 Sahitya Akademi Award for English for her book of essays The Algebra of Infinite Justice. c. The first-ever-Lahore- Amritsar bus service begins. d. The worlds longest rail is flagged off from Bhilai steel plant.e. The President A.P.J. Abdul Kalam, returns the Office of Profit Bill for reconsiderationf. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam becomes the first President to make a sortie in a combat aircraft after flying in a Sukhoi-30 MK after take off from Lahegaon airbase, Pune. g. N. Gopalaswami takes over as the new Chief Election Commissioner.h. The GSLV - FO2 launch from Sriharikota, Andhra Pradesh ends in failure after the vehicle crashes into the Bay of Bengal.i. Social activist Arvind Kajriwal is elected for the 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award in the Emergent Leadership category.j. The President A.P.J Abdul Kalam, confers the 39th Jnanapith Award on Marathi writer Vinda Karandikar. k. Actor Shabana Azmi is chosen for the Gandhi International Peace Prize 2006. l. The protection of women from Domestic Violence Act 2006 comes into effect.m. The Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, presents the 21st Indira Gandhi Prize for National Integration to lyricist Javed Akhtar.n. Sri Lankan President, Mahinda Rajapaksa inaugurates the three day first Asian Mayors meet in Dehra Dun.