Indian Independance

Mutiny of 1857

Jan 1, 1857

Revolt of the military soldiers at Meerut, soon became widespread and posed a grave challenge to the British rule. Even though the British succeeded in crushing it within a year, it was certainly a popular revolt in which the Indian rulers, the masses and the militia participated so enthusiastically that it came to be regarded as the First War of Indian Independence.revolt of the military soldiers at Meerut, soon became widespread and posed a grave challenge to the British rule.

Refusing against the British

May 9, 1857

Many Hindu's as well as Muslim's soldiers were arrested because they had refused to use such cartridges.The Indian soldiers as well as people in administration could not rise in hierarchy as the senior jobs were reserved for the Europeans. People were not satisfied by the British rule which is why people were getting arrested for refusing.

Figting back

May 10, 1857

[The rebel forces soon captured Delhi and the revolt spread to a wider area and there was uprising in almost all parts of the country.Rani Lakshmibai was proclaimed the ruler of Jhansi who led her troops in the heroic battles with the British. The Hindus, the Muslims, the Sikhs and all the other brave sons of India fought shoulder to shoulder to throw out the British. The revolt was controlled by the British within one year, it began from Meerut on 10 May 1857 and ended in Gwalior on 20 June 1858](//http://www.archive.india.gov.in/knowindia/culture_heritage.php?id=4)

Proclamation

Nov 1, 1868

Queen Victoria's Proclamation declared that India would be governed by and in the name of the British Monarch through a Secretary of State.

Mangal Pandey

Mar 29, 1875

A brave Indian soldier first ever raised his voice against the British Empire and later it resulted to Sepoy Mutiny.The name of the Indian soldier was Mangal Pandey,

Swami Vivekananda

Jan 1, 1893

He talked at the Chicago (USA) Conference of World Religions in 1893 made the westerners realize the greatness of Hinduism for the first time.

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

Apr 13, 1919

The people of Punjab gathered on the auspicious day of Baisakhi at Jalianwala Bagh, adjacent to Golden Temple (Amritsar), to lodge their protest peacefully against persecution by the British Indian Government. General Dyer appeared suddenly with his armed police force and fired indiscriminately at innocent empty handed people leaving hundreds of people dead, including women and children.

Civil Disobedicane Movement

Dec 1, 1929

The aim of this movement was a complete disobedience of the orders of the British Government. During this movement it was decided that India would celebrate 26th January as Independence Day all over the country. On 26th January 1930, meetings were held all over the country and the Congress tricolour was hoisted. The British Government tried to repress the movement and resorted to brutal firing, killing hundreds of people.

Mahatma Gandhi

Jan 1, 1930

He started the famous Salt March which is to protest against the British, many people followed Ghandi for hundreds of miles until at leat 600,000 were arrested bringing an end to the march.

World War 2

Sep 1, 1939

The Second world war broke out without consulting the Indian leaders, India was declared a warring state (on behalf of the British) by the Governor General.

"Quit India" Movement

Aug 1, 1942

Indians were to wage one last struggle to achieve independence, or die in that attempt. Elaborate plans were made to offer non-violent resistance; however, almost the entire Congress leadership, and not merely at the national level, was put into confinement less than twenty-four hours after Gandhi's speech, and the greater number of the Congress leaders were to spend the rest of the war in jail.

India is now free

Aug 14, 1947

India became free at the stroke of midnight,Jawaharlal Nehru became the first Prime Minster of free India and continued his term till 1964. Giving voice to the sentiments of the nation, Prime Minister.