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1885
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First
meeting of the Indian National Congress; Bengal Tenancy Act
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1891
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Indian
Factory Act
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1892
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Indian
Councils Act to regulate Indian administration
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1897
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Plague
in Bombay; Famine Commission
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1899
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Lord
Curzon becomes Governor-General and Viceroy
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1905
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The
First Partition of Bengal
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1906
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Formation
of Muslim League; Congress declaration regarding Swaraj
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1908
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Newspaper
Act
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1911
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Delhi
Durbar; Partition of Bengal modified to create the Presidency of
Bengal
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1912
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The
Imperial capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi
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1913
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Educational
Resolution of the Government of India
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1915
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Defence
of India Act
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1916
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Home
Rule League founded; Foundation of Women's University at Poona
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1919
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Rowlatt
Act evokes protests; Jalianwalla Bagh massacre; The
Montague-Chelmsford Reforms offer limited autonomy
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1920
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The
Khilafat Movement started; Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress;
Non-co-operation Movement
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1921
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Moplah
(Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India
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1922
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Civil
Disobedience Movement; Chauri-Chaura violence leads to Gandhi
suspending movement
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1923
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Swarajists
in Indian Councils; Certification of Salt Tax; Hindu-Muslim
riots
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1925
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Reforms
Enquiry committee Report
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1926
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Royal
Commission on Agriculture; Factories Act
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1927
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Indian
Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed
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1928
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Simon
Commission comes to India: Boycott by all parties; All Parties
Conference
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1929
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Lord
Irwin promises Dominion Status for India; Trade Union split;
Jawaharlal Nehru hoists the National Flag at Lahore
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1930
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Civil
Disobedience movement continues; Salt Satyagraha: Gandhiji's
Dandi March; First Round Table Conference
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1931
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Second
Round Table Conference; Irwin-Gandhi Pact; Census of India
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1932
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Suppression
of the Congress movement; Third Round Table Conference; The
Communal Award; Poona Pact
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1933
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Publication
of White Paper on Indian reforms
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1934
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Civil
Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake
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1935
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Government
of India Act
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1937
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Inauguration
of Provincial Autonomy; Congress ministries formed in a majority
of Indian provinces
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1939
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Political
deadlock in India as Congress ministries resign
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1942
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Cripps
Mission to India; Congress adopts Quit India Resolution;
Congress leaders arrested; Subhash Chandra Bose forms Indian
National Army
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1944
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Gandhi-Jinnah
Talks break down on Pakistan issue
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1945
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First
trial of the Indian Army men opened
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1946
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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
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3
June 1947
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Announcement
of Lord Mountbatten's plan for partition of India
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15
Aug 1947
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Partition
of India and Independence
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