The history of India is shrouded in antiquity. The country has been thought of as a nation of philosophers with a well-developed and even idyllic society. Excavations of sites belonging to the Harappan era show that the people lived in brick houses in towns with excellent drainage. One of the oldest scriptures in the world is the four-volume Vedas that many regard as the repository national thoughts that anticipated some of the modern scientific discoveries. Despite formidable barriers in the form of the mighty Himalayas and oceans, India also received a succession of foreigners, many of them carrying swords and guns. But nearly all of them stayed on. Out of these waves of immigration has emerged the composite culture of India and made it a land of unity in diversity. India became a land of assimilation and learning, a land of change and continuity. The Aryans were among the first to arrive in India, which was inhabited by the Dravidians. Others who came here included Greeks, Persians, Mughal and even British, Portugese and French. Over the years there have been many major ruling dynasties like the Shakas, the Kushans, the Maurayas and Guptas. Nearly every major religion in the world i represented in India, which is also the land of the Lord Buddha, Lord Mahavira and Guru Nanak Dev, the founders of Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism.
| Year |
Event |
| 2700
BC |
Harappa
Civilisation |
| 1000
BC |
Aryans expand into the Ganga valley |
| 900
BC |
Mahabharata War |
| 800
BC |
Aryans expand into Bengal; Beginning of the
Epic Age: Mahabharata composed, first version of Ramayana |
| 550
BC |
Composition of the Upanishads |
| 544
BC |
Buddha's Nirvana |
| 327
BC |
Alexander's
Invasion |
| 325
BC |
Alexander
marches ahead |
| 324
BC |
Chandragupta Maurya defeats Seleacus Nicator |
| 322
BC |
Rise
of the Mauryas; Chandragupta establishes first Indian Empire |
| 298
BC |
Bindusara
Coronated |
| 272
BC |
Ashoka
begins reign ; Exclusive
Interview with Ashoka |
| 180
BC |
Fall
of the Mauryas ; Rise of the Sungas |
| 145
BC |
Chola king Erata conquers Ceylon |
| 58
BC |
Epoch of the Krita-Malava-Vikram Era |
| 30
BC |
Rise
of the Satvahana Dynasty in the Deccan |
| 40
AD |
Sakas in power in Indus Valley and Western
India |
| 50
AD |
The
Kushans and Kanishkas |
| 78
AD |
Saka Era begins |
| 320
AD |
Chandragupta
I establishes the Gupta dynasty |
| 360
AD |
Samudragupta
conquers the North and most of the Deccan |
| 380
AD |
Chandragupta
II comes to power; Golden Age of Gupta Literary Renaissance |
| 405
AD |
Fa-hein begins his travels through the Gupta
Empire |
| 415
AD |
Accession
of Kumara Gupta I |
| 467
AD |
Skanda
Gupta assumes power |
| 476
AD |
Birth of astronomer Aryabhatta |
| 606
AD |
Accession of Harshavardhan Gupta |
| 622
AD |
Era of the Hejira begins |
| 711
AD |
Invasion of Sind by Muhammad Bin Qasim |
| 892
AD |
Rise
of the Eastern Chalukyas |
| 985
AD |
The
Chola Dynasty: Accession of Rajaraja, the Great |
| 1001
AD |
Defeat of Jaipal by Sultan Mahumd |
| 1026 |
Mahmud Ghazni sacks Somnath Temple |
| 1191 |
Prithviraj
Chauhan routs Muhammad Ghori: the first battle of Tarain |
| 1192 |
Ghori
defeats Prithviraj Chauhan: the second battle of Tarain |
| 1206 |
utbuddin
establishes the Slave Dynasty |
| 1221 |
Mongol invasion under Genghis Khan |
| 1232 |
Foundation
of the Qutub Minar |
| 1288 |
Marco Polo visits India |
| 1290 |
Jalaludin
Firuz Khalji establishes the Khalji dynasty |
| 1320 |
Ghiyasuddin Tughluk founds the Tughluk dynasty |
| 1325 |
Accession
of Muhammad-bin-Tughluk |
| 1336 |
Foundation
of Vijayanagar (Deccan) |
| 1398 |
Timur
invades India |
| 1424 |
Rise
of the Bahmani dynasty (Deccan) |
| 1451 |
The
Lodi dynasty established in Delhi |
| 1489 |
Adil Shah dynasty at Bijapur |
| 1490 |
Nizam Shahi dynasty at Ahmednagar |
| 1498 |
First voyage of Vasco da gama |
| 1510 |
Portuguese
capture Goa |
| 1518 |
Kutub Shahi dynasty at Golconda |
| 1526 |
Establishment
of the Mughul Dynasty; First Battle of Panipat: Babur defeats Lodis |
| 1526-1530 |
Reign
of Babur |
| 1530 |
Humayun
succeeds Babur |
| 1538 |
Death of Guru Nanak |
| 1539 |
Sher
Shah Suri defeats Humayan and becomes Emperor of Delhi |
| 1555 |
Humayun
recovers the throne of Delhi |
| 1556 |
Death
of Humayun; Accession of Akbar;
Interview with Akbar |
| 1564 |
Akbar abolishes poll tax on Hindus |
| 1565 |
Battle of Talikota: Muslim rulers in Deccan
defeats and destroys Vijaynagar Empire |
| 1568 |
Fall of Chittor |
| 1571 |
Foundation of Fatehpur Sikri by Akbar |
| 1572 |
Akbar annexes Gujarat |
| 1573 |
Surat surrenders to Akbar |
| 1575 |
Battle of Tukaroi |
| 1576 |
Battle of Haldighat: Akbar
defeats Rana Pratap;
Subjugation of Bengal |
| 1577 |
Akbar troops invade Khandesh |
| 1580 |
Accession of Ibrahim Adil Shah II in Bengal;
Rebellion in Bihar and Bengal |
| 1581 |
Akbar's march against Muhammad Hakim and
reconciliation with him |
| 1582 |
Divine Faith promulagated |
| 1586 |
Annexation of Kashmir |
| 1591 |
Mughul conquest of Sind |
| 1592 |
Annexation of Orissa |
| 1595 |
Siege of Ahmednagar; Annexation of Baluchistan |
| 1597 |
Akbar completes his conquests |
| 1600 |
Charter to the English
East India Company |
| 1602 |
Formation of the United East India Company
of Netherlands |
| 1605 |
Death of Akbar and Accession of Jahangir |
| 1606 |
Rebellion of Khusrav; Execution of the Fifth
Sikh Guru, Arjan |
| 1607 |
Sher Afghan first, husband of Nur Jahan,
killed |
| 1608 |
Malik Ambar takes Ahmednagar |
| 1609 |
The Dutch open a factory at Pulicat |
| 1611 |
The English establish a factory at Masulipatnam |
| 1612 |
The Mughul Governor of Bengal defeats the
rebellious Afghans; Mughuls annex Kuch Hajo |
| 1615 |
Submission of Mewar to the Mughuls; Arrival
of Sir Thomas Roe in India |
| 1616 |
The Dutch establish a factory at Surat |
| 1620 |
Capture of Kangra Fort; Malik Ambar revolts
in the Deccan |
| 1622 |
Shah Abbas of Persia beseiges and takes Qandahar |
| 1623 |
Shah Jahan revolts against Jahangir |
| 1624 |
Suppression of Shah Jahan's rebellion |
| 1626 |
Rebellion of Mahabat Khan |
| 1627 |
Death of Jahangir; Accession of Shah Jahan |
| 1628 |
Shah Jahan proclaimed Emperor |
| 1631 |
Death of Shah Jahan's wife Mumtaz Mahal;
The construction of Taj Mahal |
| 1632 |
Mughul invasion of Bijapur; Grant of the
"Golden Firman" o the English Company by the Sultan of Golkunda |
| 1633 |
End of Ahmednagar Dynasty |
| 1636 |
Aurangzeb appointed Viceroy of Deccan |
| 1639 |
Foundation of Fort St. George at Madras by
the English |
| 1646 |
Shivaji captures Torna |
| 1656 |
The Mughuls attack Hyderabad and Golkunda;
Annexation of Javli by Shivaji |
| 1657 |
Invasion of Bijapur by Aurangzeb; Aurangzeb
captures Bidar and Kalyani |
| 1658 |
Coronation of Aurangzeb |
| 1659 |
Battles of Khajwah and Deorai |
| 1661 |
Cession of Bombay to the English; Mughul
capture of Cooch Bihar |
| 1664 |
Shivaji sacks Surat and assumes royal title |
| 1666 |
Death of Shah Jahan; Shivaji's visit to Agra
and escape |
| 1674 |
Shivaji assumes the title
of Chhatrapati |
| 1678 |
Marwar occupied by the Mughuls |
| 1680 |
Death of Shivaji; Rebellion of Prince Akbar |
| 1686 |
English war with the Mughuls; Fall of Bijapur |
| 1689 |
Execution of Sambhaji |
| 1690 |
Peace between the Mughuls and the English |
| 1691 |
Aurangzeb at the zenith of his power |
| 1698 |
The new English company trading to the East
Indies |
| 1699 |
First Maratha raid on Malwa |
| 1700 |
Death of Rajaram and regency of his widow
Tara Bai |
| 1702 |
Amalgamation of English and the London East
India Companies |
| 1707 |
Death of Aurangzeb; Battle of Jajau |
| 1714 |
Husain Ali appointed Viceroy of the Deccan;
The treaty of the Marathas with Husain Ali |
| 1720 |
Accession of Baji Rao Peshwa at Poona |
| 1739 |
Nadir Shah conquers Delhi; The Marathas capture
Salsette and Bassein |
| 1740 |
Accession of Balaji Rao Peshwa; The Marathas
invade Arcot |
| 1742 |
Marathas invade Bengal |
| 1748 |
First Anglo-French war |
| 1750 |
War of the Deccan and Carnatic Succession;
Death of Nasir Jang |
| 1751 |
Treaty of Alivadi with the Marathas |
| 1756 |
Siraj-ud-daulah captures Calcutta |
| 1757 |
Battle of Plassey: The British defeat Siraj-ud-daulah |
| 1760 |
Battle
of Wandiwash: The British defeat the French |
| 1761 |
Third battle of Panipat: Ahmed Shah Abdali
defeats the Marathas; Accession of Madhava Rao Peshwa; Rise of Hyder Ali |
| 1764 |
Battle
of Buxar: The British defeat Mir Kasim |
| 1765 |
The British get Diwani Rights in Bengal,
Bihar and Orissa |
| 1767-1769 |
First
Mysore War: The British conclude a humiliating peace pact with Hyder Ali |
| 1772 |
Death of Madhava Rao Peshwa; Warren Hastings
appointed as Governor of Bengal |
| 1773 |
The
Regulating Act passed by the British Parliament |
| 1774 |
Warren Hastings appointed as Governor-General |
| 1775-1782 |
The
First Anglo-Maratha war |
| 1780-1784 |
Second
Mysore War : The British defeat Hyder Ali |
| 1784 |
Pitt's
India Act |
| 1790-1792 |
Third
Mysore War between the British and Tipu |
| 1793 |
Permanent Settlement of Bengal |
| 1794 |
Death of Mahadaji Sindhia |
| 1799 |
Fourth
Mysore War: The British defeat Tipu; Death of Tipu; Partition of Mysore |
| 1802 |
Treaty
of Bassein |
| 1803-1805 |
The
Second Anglo-Maratha war: The British defeat the Marathas
at Assaye: Treaty of Amritsar |
| 1814-1816 |
The
Anglo-Gurkha war |
| 1817-1818 |
The
Pindari war |
| 1817-1819 |
The
last Anglo-Maratha war: Marathas finally crushed by the
British |
| 1824-1826 |
The
First Burmese war |
| 1829 |
Prohibition of Sati |
| 1829-1837 |
Suppression of Thuggee |
| 1831 |
Raja of Mysore deposed and its administration
taken over by East India Company |
| 1833 |
Renewal of Company's Charter; Abolition of
company's trading rights |
| 1835 |
Education Resolution |
| 1838 |
Tripartite treaty between Shah Shuja, Ranjit
Singh and the British |
| 1839-1842 |
First Afghan war |
| 1843 |
Gwalior war |
| 1845-1846 |
First
Anglo-Sikh war |
| 1848 |
Lord Dalhousie becomes
the Governor-General |
| 1848-1849 |
Second
Anglo-Sikh war : (Rise
of Sikh Power) British annex Punjab as Sikhs are defeated |
| 1852 |
Second
Anglo-Burmese war |
| 1853 |
Railway opened from Bombay to Thane; Telegraph
line from Calcutta to Agra |
| 1857 |
First War of Indian Independence:
The Sepoy Mutiny |
| 1858 |
British Crown takes over the Indian Government |
| 1861 |
Indian Councils Act; Indian High Courts Act;
Introduction of the Penal Code |
| 1868 |
Punjab Tenancy Act; Railway opened from Ambala
to Delhi |
| 1874 |
The Bihar Famine |
| 1877 |
Delhi Durbar: The Queen of England proclaimed
Empress of India |
| 1878 |
Vernacular Press Act |
| 1881 |
Factory Act; Rendition of Mysore |
| 1885 |
First meeting of the Indian
National Congress; Bengal Tenancy Act |
| 1891 |
Indian Factory Act |
| 1892 |
Indian Councils Act to regulate Indian administration |
| 1897 |
Plague in Bombay; Famine Commission |
| 1899 |
Lord Curzon becomes Governor-General and
Viceroy |
| 1905 |
The First Partition of
Bengal |
| 1906 |
Formation of Muslim League;
Congress declaration regarding Swaraj |
| 1908 |
Newspaper Act |
| 1911 |
Delhi Durbar; Partition of Bengal modified
to create the Presidency of Bengal |
| 1912 |
The Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta
to Delhi |
| 1913 |
Educational Resolution of the Government
of India |
| 1915 |
Defence of India Act |
| 1916 |
Home Rule League founded; Foundation of Women's
University at Poona |
| 1919 |
Rowlatt Act evokes protests; Jalianwalla
Bagh massacre; The Montague-Chelmsford Reforms offer limited autonomy |
| 1920 |
The Khilafat Movement started;
Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress; Non-co-operation Movement |
| 1921 |
Moplah (Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census
of India |
| 1922 |
Civil Disobedience Movement; Chauri-Chaura
violence leads to Gandhi suspending movement |
| 1923 |
Swarajists in Indian Councils; Certification
of Salt Tax; Hindu-Muslim riots |
| 1925 |
Reforms Enquiry committee Report |
| 1926 |
Royal Commission on Agriculture; Factories
Act |
| 1927 |
Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed |
| 1928 |
Simon Commission comes to India: Boycott
by all parties; All Parties Conference |
| 1929 |
Lord Irwin promises Dominion Status for India;
Trade Union split; Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the National Flag at Lahore |
| 1930 |
Civil Disobedience movement
continues; Salt Satyagraha: Gandhiji's Dandi March; First Round Table Conference |
| 1931 |
Second Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi
Pact; Census of India |
| 1932 |
Suppression of the Congress movement; Third
Round Table Conference; The Communal Award; Poona Pact |
| 1933 |
Publication of White Paper on Indian reforms |
| 1934 |
Civil Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar
Earthquake |
| 1935 |
Government of India Act |
| 1937 |
Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy; Congress
ministries formed in a majority of Indian provinces |
| 1939 |
Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries
resign |
| 1942 |
Cripps Mission to India;
Congress adopts Quit India Resolution; Congress leaders arrested; Subhash
Chandra Bose forms Indian National Army |
| 1944 |
Gandhi-Jinnah Talks break down on Pakistan
issue |
| 1945 |
First trial of the Indian Army men opened |
| 1946 |
Mutiny in Royal Indian Navy; Cabinet Mission's
plan announced; Muslim League decides to participate in the Interim Government;
Interim Government formed; Constituent Assembly's first meeting |
| 3
June 1947 |
Announcement of Lord Mountbatten's plan for
partition of India |
| 15
Aug 1947 |
Partition of India and
Independence |
| 15
Aug 1947 |
India obtains Independence from the British;
Jawaharlal
Nehru becomes the first Indian Prime Minister |
| Oct
1947 |
Maharaja of Kashmir accedes to Indian Sovereignty |
| Nov
1947 |
John Mathai presents the First Railway Budget |
| Jan
1948 |
Reserve Bank of India Nationalised |
| 30
Jan 1948 |
Assassination of Mahatma
Gandhi in New Delhi |
| Sep
1948 |
Troops of Government of India enter Hyderabad
state |
| Nov
1948 |
B.R.Ambedkar presents first Draft Constitution
to Constituent Assembly |
| 1
Jan 1949 |
United Nations monitored cease fire takes
effect in Kashmir |
| Sep
1949 |
Rupee devalued by approximately 31 percent |
| 26
Nov 1949 |
New Constitution of India adopted and signed |
| 26
Jan 1950 |
Constitution of India comes into force |
| March
1950 |
Planning Commission set up |
| July
1951 |
First Five year plan set in motion |
| 25
Oct'51- 21 Feb'52 |
First General Election |
| 1952 |
Atomic Energy establishment set up in Bombay;
Chandernagar incorporated with India |
| 1953 |
Private Airlines are Nationalised; Chandigarh
inaugurated as Capital of Punjab |
| 29
Dec 1953 |
The States Reorganisation Commission |
| April
1954 |
India concludes treaty with China |
| July
1954 |
Nehru inaugurates Bhakhra Dam |
| December
1954 |
Imperial Bank renamed as State Bank of India |
| 1955 |
Chinese troops enter India's Garhwal district
in Uttar Pradesh |
| 18
May 1955 |
Hindu marriage Act is amended |
| 1
June 1955 |
Untouchability Act comes into force |
| 1956 |
Second Five year Plan |
| Jan
1956 |
Nationalisation of Insurance Companies |
| 17
June 1956 |
Hindu Succession Act |
| Feb
24- June 9 1957 |
Second General Election held |
| Sep
1957 |
Wealth Tax Bill passed |
| Feb
1958 |
Finance Minister T.T.Krishnamachari resigns
following Mundhra LIC share scandal |
| 1959 |
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation set up; Television
transmission introduced in New Delhi; Indo-Portuguese dispute |
| March
1959 |
Dalai Lama flees from Tibet to India |
| Oct
1959 |
Military confrontation with China in Aksai
Chin |
| 19
April 1960 |
Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi |
| 1960 |
Bombay Presidency bifurcated into Maharashtra
and Gujarat states |
| 21
Jan 1961 |
Arrival of Queen Elizabeth at New Delhi |
| 19
Dec 1961 |
Liberation of Goa |
| Feb
16- June 6 1962 |
Third General election |
| Oct
1962 |
Indo-China war |
| Jan
1963 |
Gold Control Order comes into force |
| 10
Aug 1963 |
The Kamraj Plan |
| 27
May 1964 |
Jawaharlal Nehru dies |
| 09
June 1964 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri becomes Prime Minister |
| July
1964 |
UTI and IDBI set up |
| April
1965 |
Pakistan tanks penetrate India |
| 30
June 1965 |
Ceasefire agreed under UN auspices |
| 1
Sep 1965 |
Indo-Pak war |
| 4-10
Jan 1966 |
Tashkent Conference between Pakistan and
Indian leaders |
| 11
Jan 1966 |
Lal Bahadur Shastri dies |
| 24
Jan 1966 |
Indira Gandhi becomes Prime
Minister |
| June
1966 |
Rupee devalued by 36 percent |
| 15-28
Feb 1967 |
Fourth General Election |
| June
1969 |
Forward trading in shares banned |
| 16
July 1969 |
Morarji Desai resigns from cabinet |
| 19
July 1969 |
Fourteen Banks nationalised |
| 12
Nov 1969 |
Indira Gandhi expelled from Congress party
for indiscipline |
| Feb
1970 |
Supreme court holds nationalisation of banks
illegal |
| April
1970 |
Privy Purses and special privileges of former
Indian rulers abolished |
| 11
May 1970 |
A bill for setting up of "North Eastern Council"
passed |
| 1-13
March 1971 |
Fifth General Election |
| April
1971 |
General Insurance nationalised |
| May
1971 |
Wealth Tax doubled to 8 percent of Net Income |
| Dec
1971 |
India-Pakistan War; Formation
of Bangladesh |
| 1972 |
Pakistan and India sign Simla Accord ; Monsoon
failure causes drought |
| 1973 |
Coal mines nationalised; Foreign Exchange
Regulation Act (FERA) passed |
| 18
May 1974 |
Underground nuclear explosion
at Pokhran |
| May
1974 |
Jaiprakash Narayan starts Citizens for Democracy
Movement |
| July
1974 |
Indira Gandhi imposes 12 percent ceiling
on dividends, Stockmarket crashes |
| April
1975 |
Indian satellite Aryabhatta launched from
a Soviet cosmodrome |
| 16
May 1975 |
Sikkim joins India |
| 26
June 1975 |
Emergency declared |
| July
1975 |
Indira Gandhi announces 20-point economic
programme |
| Jan
1976 |
Private Oil companies nationalised |
| Feb
1976 |
Urban Land Ceiling Regulation Act passed |
| Nov
1976 |
Lok Sabha passes 42nd Constitution Amendment
Bill |
| 18
Jan 1977 |
Opposition politicians released from jail |
| 16-20
March 1977 |
Sixth General Election; First Non-Congress
Govt, led by Morarji Desai |
| Jan
1978 |
Currency notes in denominations of Rs 1,000,
Rs 5,000 and RS 10,000 demonetised |
| June
1979 |
Bhaskara, India's second satellite, launched
from a Soviet cosmodrome |
| 19
June 1979 |
Morarji Desai resigns after split in Janata
Party |
| Oct
1979 |
Operation Flood II launched |
| Jan
1980 |
Seventh General Election; Indira Gandhi becomes
Prime Minister again |
| 23
June 1980 |
Sanjay Gandhi, younger son of Indira Gandhi,
dies in plane crash |
| Feb
1981 |
Maruti Udyog set up |
| Feb
1982 |
Datta Samant leads Bombay's 300,000 textile
workers on strike |
| Dec
1982 |
The Ninth Asian games held in Delhi |
| 25
June 1983 |
India wins the Cricket World Cup |
| 6
Oct 1983 |
Indira Gandhi imposes President's rule on
Punjab |
| Oct
1983 |
Government nationalises 13 textile mills
in Bombay |
| 5
June 1984 |
Operation Blue Star: Indian army storms Golden
Temple in Amritsar, killing hundreds of people |
| 31
Oct 1984 |
Indira Gandhi assassinated
in Delhi; Rajiv Gandhi sworn in as Prime Minister |
| 2
Dec 1984 |
India's biggest Industrial disaster: Bhopal
gas tragedy |
| 24-28
Dec 1984 |
Eighth General Election: Congress wins |
| 1985 |
Narmada Bachao Andolan |
| July
1985 |
Rajiv Gandhi signs Punjab Accord |
| Oct
1986 |
V.P.Singh elected as President of Janata
Dal, a new opposition party |
| May
1987 |
The Bofors Deal |
| Nov
1987 |
IPKF deployment and Operation Pawan |
| April
1988 |
Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi)
comes into existence |
| July
1988 |
Insat-IC launched |
| 22
Aug 1988 |
The Darjeeling Accord |
| 22-26
Nov 1989 |
Ninth General Election: Congress loses; V.P.
Singh becomes Prime Minister |
| 1990 |
Mandal Commission Report |
| May
1991 |
V P Singh clears Rs 13,000 crore Sardar Sarovar
project |
| 21
May 1991 |
Rajiv Gandhi assassinated
by LTTE |
| 20
May - 15 June'91 |
Tenth General Election: Congress wins; Narasimha
Rao becomes Prime Minister; Liberalisation initiated by Finance Minister
Dr Manmohan Singh |
| Sep
1991 |
Konkan Railway launched |
| Jan
1992 |
Prices of steel and iron decontrolled |
| April
1992 |
Stock market scandal causes losses to banks |
| July
1992 |
Government allows private producers time
slots on TV and Radio |
| 6
Dec 1992 |
Demolition of Babri Masjid |
| Jan
1993 |
Hindu-Muslim Riots in Bombay |
| Feb
1993 |
Rupee made convertible on trade account |
| March
1993 |
Over 300 people killed in bomb blasts |
| April
1993 |
Motor cars and consumer goods delicensed |
| 30
Sep 1993 |
The Latur earthquake |
| Jan
1994 |
Air India and Indian Airlines converted into
companies |
| May
1994 |
Telecom services sector opened to private
companies |
| 21
Sep 1994 |
Outbreak of Pneumonic Plague in Surat |
| March
1995 |
Lok Sabha passes the Patents Bill |
| July
1995 |
Rajan Pillai dies in Delhi jail |
| Jan
1996 |
Revised carry forward system introduced |
| 27
Jan 1996 |
Prithvi test-fired |
| 29
Feb 1996 |
Jain Hawala case |
| 27
April - 21 May'96 |
Eleventh General Election; BJP's Atal Behari
Vajpayee becomes Prime Minister |
| June
1996 |
BJP loses confidence vote; Deve Gowda takes
over as Prime Minister of United Front coalition government |
| Jan
1997 |
Veteran labour leader Datta Samant shot dead |
| 30
March 1997 |
Congress withdraws support to UF government |
| 21
April 1997 |
I.K.Gujral appointed Prime Minister |
| 15
Aug 1997 |
Nation celebrates 50 years of Independence |
| 5
Sep 1997 |
Mother
Teresa dies |
| 14
Oct 1997 |
Arunadati Roy wins Booker Prize |
| 7
Nov 1997 |
Bimal
Jalan is the new Reserve Bank of India governor; C Rangarajan becomes Andhra
governor |
| 27
Nov 1997 |
Femina Miss India Diana Hayden wins Miss
World 1997 |
| 28
Nov 1997 |
Gujral government falls as Congress withdraws
support |
| 29
Dec 1997 |
Sonia Gandhi stepped into active politics |
| 14
Jan 1998 |
MS Subbualakshmi awarded Bharat Ratna |
| 15
Feb 1998 |
Tennis duo Leander Paes and Mahesh Bhupati
were ranked No. 2 when they won Dubai Open |
| 9
Mar 1998 |
Chess legend Vishwanathan Anand wins teh
Super Grand Master Title |
| 19
Mar 1998 |
BJP-led alliance government is sworn in.
Atal Behari Vajpayee became the Prime Minister of India |
| 28
Mar 1998 |
The BJP-led alliance survived its first test
of trust, with the support of Chandrababu Naidu's Telugu Desam Party. Jayalalitha
continues to call the shots. |
| 11
May 1998 |
India conducted three underground Nuclear
tests at teh Pokhran Range in Rajasthan |
| 1
June 1998 |
Finance Minister announced the Swadeshi budget |
| 9
June 1998 |
Gujarat was hit by cyclone killing 1000 people
in six days |
| 29
June 1998 |
Three new states were announced -- Delhi,
Uttaranchal and Vananchal |
| 22
July 1998 |
24-year old PT Usha won bronze medal in the
400m and 200m anchored the 4x100m relay team to gold and 4x400m for silver
at the Asian Track and Field Championships in Fukuoka, Japan |
| 6
Aug 1998 |
SriKrishna Commission report was tabled by
teh Maharashtra government. It was rejected by the ruling alliance whom
it heavily indicted. |
