Indian history

BC 326 : Alexander invaded India
BC 323 : Death of Alexander
BC 261 : Asokas Kalinga war
BC 58 : Vikrama year
AD78 : Saka year – first month chithram last falguna (Kanishkan)
AD 320 : Guptha year
AD 622 : Hijra Year
Golden ages of ancient India : Period of Gupta Dynasty
· Designer of Indian national flag : Pingaly Venkaiyya (AP)
· National flag ratio : 3:2. recognized in 1947 July 22
National Anthem by (Bengali) : Tagore (52 seconds) recognized in 1950 Jan 24
National song (vande math ram): Bankim Chandra Chattergy, recognized in 1950 Jan 24
National devotion song : Sare Jahamse Achha (Muhammad Iqbal / 1905)
First independent struggle in India :1857 (Sipai Mutiny)
Tandhiya Thoppy (Reghu Nath) :1814 -1859 (freedom fighter)
Jancy Rani (Mani Karnika -Maratha) :1857 June 17 (death)
· Mangal Pandey (Ist martyr freedom struggle) :1857 April 8
· Damodar Savrkar (book) :1857 the first war of Independence.
· Last emperor of Mugal Kingdom : Bahadurshah II (1862 death).
· Act for the better govt of India passed by British parliament: 1858 (power transferred to Queen Victoria from the east India company).
· Communal representation was introduced in India : Minto Morely Reforms (1909).
· First opposition leader in Indian parliament : A .K. Gopalan.
· Founder of Theosophical Society : Madame Blavtsky
· Mahatmas first sathyagraha at : Chambaran
· First Chief Justice ; Harilal J. Kania
· Governor general first introduce railway line in India : Lord Dalhousie
· Ban dung Conference was held in : 1955
· Internal emergency in India (1975, Indira Gandhi, Declared) withdrawn by: B.D.Jetty.
· First viceroy in India : Lord Caning
· Bengal partition : 1905 ( Lord Kurzon )
· Swadeshi Movement formed : 1905
· Muslim league formed in : 1906 (Dhaka)
· Congress Conference for partition to Radical and liberal : 1907 (Surat)
· Rejoined : 1916 (Luknow)
· Minto Morly reform : 1909 (separate Muslim constituency)
· Aborted Bengal Partition : 1911 ( Lord Hardisnsh)
· Gandhi return to India from South Africa : 1915 Jan 9
· Chambaran (Bihar) Sathya Graham : 1917
· Mondegu Chemsford reform : 1919
· Jalian Walabaag : 1919
· Roulath Act : 1919
· Khilafath Movement : 1920 (Ali brothers)
· Non cooperation movement : 1921
· Chourichura movement :1922 (UP)
· Purna Swaraj : 1929 (Lahore congress)
· Salt Sathyagraha : 1930
· Dendi yathra : 1930 (78 followers)
· Ist round table conference : 1930
· Bagath Sing hanged on : 1931 march 23
· Gandhi-Irvin pact : 1931
· Communal award : 1932 (Ramse Mac Donald British PM)
· Poona Pact : 1932
· Lahore Conference : 1940
· Crips Mission : 1942 (Strafford Cripps)
· Quit India : 1942 Aug 9 ( Bombay )
· INA established : 1943 (Singapore)
· Cabinet Mission : 1946 (Clement Atly)
· Interim government : 1946 (Jawarlal Nehru )
· Inqulab Sindabad by : Muhammad Iqbal
· Jai hind by ; Netaji
· First Indian who elected to British parliament : Dada Bhai Navaroji.
· Political Guru of Mahatma : Gokhale
· Home rule : Anibesent (1915)
· The first non Indian recipient “Bharatha rathna” : Khan Abdul Ghaffer Khan