Modern Indian History

The British Cabinet Mission arrived in India in 1946 to discuss the transfer of power from the British government to Indian leadership.

Lord Curzon announced the partition of Bengal in July 1905, and it took effect in October 1905. This event triggered the Swadeshi movement in India.

While the first census was taken in 1872, the first synchronous and regular census in India was conducted in 1881 under British rule.

Bal Gangadhar Tilak, also known as Lokmanya Tilak, famously declared this during the Indian independence movement.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre occurred on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, when British troops opened fire on a peaceful gathering.

Lala Hardayal was a key figure in the Ghadar Party, which organized revolutionary activities against British rule from the United States.

Mahatma Gandhi first employed the technique of Satyagraha in South Africa to protest against the discriminatory laws against Indians.

The Government of India Act 1935 provided for the separation of Burma from British India, which took effect in 1937.

The Indian National Congress declared January 26 as Purna Swaraj day, and independence was celebrated for the first time on January 26, 1930. This date was later chosen to enact the Constitution of India. August 15, 1947, marks the actual date of independence, not the first celebration.

The Indian Independence Act 1947 was introduced in the British Parliament on July 4, 1947, and passed on July 15, 1947. It received royal assent shortly after on July 18, 1947. Therefore, the exact date the bill was passed by Parliament is July 15, 1947.

Vande Mataram was first sung at the 1896 session of the Indian National Congress, which was held in Calcutta.

The All-India Muslim League was founded in Dhaka on December 30, 1906. It was formed to protect the political rights of Muslims in British India.

The Deccan Education Society was founded in 1884 by Bal Gangadhar Tilak, Gopal Ganesh Agarkar, and Vishnushastri Chiplunkar, with Justice Mahadev Govind Ranade playing a significant guiding role in its establishment.

The Partition of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon in July 1905 and took effect in October 1905, aiming to divide the province along religious lines.

The Instrument of Accession for the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir was signed by Maharaja Hari Singh on October 26, 1947, following the tribal invasion.