Modern Indian History

The rest of the India voted only in February–March 1952 for the Lok Sabha and Vidhan Sabha elections. Polling was held between 25 October, 1951 and 27 March, 1952. The very first votes of the election were cast in the tehsil (district) of Chini in Himachal Pradesh.

The Home Rule Movement in India was led by Annie Besant and Bal Gangadhar Tilak, who sought self-government for India within the British Empire.

B.P. Wadia, N.M. Joshi, and Dhundiraj Thengdi were all prominent figures involved in the early trade union movement in India, such as the formation of the AITUC.

The Discovery of India was written by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of India, during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort in 1944.

The first experimental telephone line in India was established in 1851 in Kolkata (then Calcutta) by the British East India Company.

The State Emblem of India, which is an adaptation of the Lion Capital of Ashoka, was officially adopted on January 26, 1950, the day India became a Republic.

The Constituent Assembly of India adopted the National Flag in its present form on 22 July 1947. This occurred shortly before India's independence on 15 August 1947.

Pandit Madan Mohan Malviya was the primary founder of the Banaras Hindu University in 1916. He was a prominent educationist and freedom fighter.

Gopal Krishna Gokhale was the political mentor of Mahatma Gandhi. Gandhi famously regarded Gokhale as his guide in political matters.

Dadabhai Naoroji's book, Poverty and Un-British Rule in India, published in 1901, was a landmark work that criticized British economic exploitation. In it, he formulated the Drain Theory, explaining how India's wealth was being systematically transferred to Britain. This book played a crucial role in the development of Indian nationalist thought.

Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar started the weekly newspaper Muknayak in 1920 to advocate for the rights of the Dalit community. The other figures listed were prominent reformers or leaders, but they are not associated with this specific publication.

Swami Vivekananda founded the Ramakrishna Mission in 1897 in honor of his guru, Ramakrishna Paramhansa. It is a philanthropic and spiritual organization.

Pandita Ramabai founded the Arya Mahila Samaj in Pune in 1882 to promote women's education and improve their social status. She was a pioneer in women's rights in India.

Swami Dayananda Saraswati founded the Arya Samaj in 1875. It is a monotheistic Indian Hindu reform movement that promotes values and practices based on the belief in the infallible authority of the Vedas.

Lal Bahadur Shastri, the second Prime Minister of India, coined the slogan Jai Jawan Jai Kisan during the 1965 war to boost the morale of soldiers and farmers.