Modern Indian History

India gained its independence from British colonial rule on August 15, 1947, following the Indian Independence Act.

Mahatma Gandhi was a lawyer, anti-colonial nationalist, and political ethicist who led the successful campaign for India's independence from British rule.

Mahatma Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, at Birla House in New Delhi by Nathuram Godse.

Pingali Venkayya was an Indian freedom fighter who designed the Indian national flag, which was adopted in its present form in 1947.

New Delhi was officially inaugurated as the capital of India on February 13, 1931, replacing Calcutta.

Maulana Abul Kalam Azad was a prominent Indian independence activist and the author of the autobiographical book India Wins Freedom. It provides his perspective on the events leading up to the partition of India.

Subhash Chandra Bose famously declared, Give me blood and I will give you freedom, while addressing the Indian National Army. This slogan served as a powerful rallying cry for the independence movement.

The Constitution of India was adopted on 26 November 1949, but it officially came into effect on 26 January 1950. This date was chosen to commemorate the Purna Swaraj declaration of 1930.

The Purna Swaraj declaration, or Declaration of the Independence of India, was promulgated by the Indian National Congress on 26 January 1930. It marked the shift from the demand for dominion status to complete independence.

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919 in Amritsar, Punjab. British troops opened fire on a peaceful gathering, leading to a turning point in the Indian independence movement.

The Indian Independence Act 1947 was passed by the British Parliament and received royal assent on 18 July 1947. It provided for the partition of British India into two independent dominions, India and Pakistan.

Young India was a weekly journal or magazine published by Mahatma Gandhi from 1919 to 1931. He used this platform to propagate his ideas and philosophy of non-violence and satyagraha.

The patriotic poem Sarfaroshi Ki Tamanna was written by Ram Prasad Bismil in 1921. It became a rallying cry for Indian revolutionaries during the struggle for independence.

Dadabhai Naoroji, often called the Grand Old Man of India, formulated the Drain of Wealth theory. He argued that the British were systematically draining India's resources and wealth to England.