British East India Company was granted a royal charter by Queen Elizabeth I.
British defeated Siraj-ud-Daulah and marked the beginning of British rule in India.
Fought between Marathas and Ahmad Shah Abdali; massive loss for Marathas.
First step to regulate British East India Company in India.
Treaty signed between the British and the Marathas ending the First Anglo-Maratha War.
Lord Cornwallis introduced the Zamindari system in Bengal.
Lord Macaulay introduced English as the medium of education in India, favoring Western literature and sciences.
The first passenger train ran between Bombay and Thane.
Started as a mutiny by Indian soldiers in Meerut and spread across the country, a major uprising against British rule.
W.C. Bonnerjee was the first president. INC became a key player in the freedom movement.
British divided Bengal on communal lines; led to the Swadeshi movement. It was annulled in 1911.
The British shifted India’s capital from Calcutta to Delhi.
Returned from South Africa and joined Indian freedom movement on January 9 (Pravasi Bharatiya Divas).
British troops, under General Dyer, fired on peaceful protesters in Amritsar on April 13.
Launched by Mahatma Gandhi to boycott British goods and institutions, and protest against the Rowlatt Act and Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
Boycotted across India due to the absence of Indian members; aimed to review constitutional reforms.
Salt Satyagraha led by Gandhiji against the oppressive salt tax, starting March 12 from Sabarmati Ashram to Dandi.
Largest constitutional reform by the British before Independence, establishing provincial autonomy and a federal structure.
Mass protest launched by Mahatma Gandhi on August 8, demanding an immediate end to British rule in India.
Sent to India by the British government to discuss the transfer of power and formulate a constitution for independent India.
India became an independent nation on August 15, 1947, ending nearly 200 years of British colonial rule.
Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated by Nathuram Godse on January 30.
India adopted its Constitution and became a sovereign socialist secular democratic republic on January 26, 1950.
India's first Five Year Plan focused on agriculture. The first democratic elections were held from Oct 1951 to March 1952.
Fought between India and China over border disputes, particularly in the Aksai Chin and NEFA regions.
Fought over Kashmir; ended in the Tashkent Agreement between India and Pakistan.
India played a key role in supporting the independence of Bangladesh (formerly East Pakistan).
A 21-month period of Emergency was declared by Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975, citing internal disturbance.
Indian Army operation to remove Sikh militants from the Golden Temple complex in Amritsar.
Liberalization, Privatization, and Globalization (LPG) reforms started under PM Narasimha Rao and FM Manmohan Singh, opening up the Indian economy.
Demolition of the disputed structure in Ayodhya on December 6, leading to widespread communal riots.
India conducted 5 underground nuclear tests at Pokhran, Rajasthan, asserting its nuclear capability.
Armed conflict between India and Pakistan in the Kargil district of Jammu & Kashmir.
A massive 7.7 magnitude earthquake killed over 20,000 people in Bhuj, Gujarat, on January 26.
A series of coordinated terrorist attacks shocked Mumbai, leading to significant loss of life and property.
BJP wins with a majority in Lok Sabha; Narendra Modi becomes the 14th Prime Minister. Swachh Bharat Abhiyan was launched for clean India.
On November 8, 2016, ₹500 and ₹1000 notes were declared invalid by PM Modi to curb black money and corruption.
GST was rolled out on July 1, consolidating various indirect taxes under one system.
The special status of Jammu & Kashmir was removed by the Indian government on August 5.
Nationwide lockdown announced on March 24, 2020, to control the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
India's Chandrayaan-3 successfully landed on the moon's south pole on August 23, making India the fourth country to soft-land on the Moon and first to reach the south pole.