Modern Indian Historical Figures

Lord Cornwallis is known as the father of the Indian Civil Service and the creator of the modern police system in India, having established a regular police force in 1791.

Lord Dalhousie introduced the modern postal system in India and issued the first postage stamps in 1852 in Scinde. His tenure as Governor-General saw major infrastructural developments including railways and the telegraph.

Following the Government of India Act 1858, which transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown, Lord Canning became the first Viceroy of India.

C. Rajagopalachari was the last Governor General of independent India and the only Indian to hold this office. Lord Mountbatten was the last British Governor General.

Following the Government of India Act 1858, Lord Canning, who was the Governor-General, was designated as the first Viceroy of India.

Lord Mayo was assassinated in 1872 while visiting the penal settlement at Port Blair in the Andaman Islands.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak is famously known as the 'uncrowned prince of Maharashtra' and was a key figure in the Indian nationalist movement.

The Hunter Committee was appointed by the British Government in 1919 to investigate the Jallianwala Bagh massacre.

The Grand Trunk Road, one of Asia's oldest and longest major roads, was rebuilt and extended by Sher Shah Suri in the 16th century.

Lord Mountbatten was the last British Viceroy of India and served as the first Governor-General of independent India. Thus, he was the last British Governor-General.

Lord Canning served as the first Viceroy of India following the Government of India Act 1858, which transferred power from the East India Company to the British Crown.

Napoleon Bonaparte was famously nicknamed 'The Little Corporal' by his soldiers.

Velupillai Prabhakaran was the founder and leader of the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (LTTE), a militant organization that sought to create an independent Tamil state in Sri Lanka.