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The
First Partition of Bengal
CALCUTTA IS the centre from which the Congress Party is manipulated
throughout the whole of Bengal, and indeed the whole of India. |
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| 1906
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Formation of Muslim League;
Congress declaration regarding Swaraj |
| 1908 |
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Newspaper Act |
| 1911 |
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Delhi Durbar; Partition of Bengal modified to create
the Presidency of Bengal |
| 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 |
| 1916 |
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Home Rule League founded; Foundation of Women's
University at Poona |
| 1919 |
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Rowlatt
Act evokes protests;
Jalianwalla Bagh massacre; The Montague-Chelmsford
Reforms offer limited autonomy .The Rowlatt Act passed in 1919
authorised the government to imprison people without trial. |
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| 1920 |
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The
Khilafat Movement started; Mahatma Gandhi leads the Congress;
Non-co-operation
Movement
Seeking to unite Hindus and Muslims, Gandhi joined the Ali brothers
and Azad in organizing the Khilafat Movement.The
Khilafat Conference held at Delhi to which Gandhiji was invited. |
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| 1921 |
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Moplah
(Muslim) rebellion in Malabar; Census of India
Led by Mohammed Abdurahman sahib and Ali Musaliar, a conference of Khilafat
held at puthuponnani, paved way for the uprisings in Malabar which then
became a widespread movement called Malabar Struggle. |
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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 |
| 1925 |
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Reforms Enquiry committee Report |
| 1926 |
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Royal Commission on Agriculture; Factories Act |
| 1927 |
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Indian Navy Act; Simon Commission Appointed |
| 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
The second session of the conference opened in London on September 7,
1931. The main task of the conference was done through the two committees
on federal structure and minorities. |
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| 1932 |
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Suppression of the Congress movement; Third
Round Table Conference; The Communal Award; Poona Pact |
| 1933 |
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Publication of White Paper on Indian reforms |
| 1934 |
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Civil
Disobedience Movement called off; Bihar Earthquake
The Congress started a Civil Disobedience Movement under Gandhi's command. |
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| 1935 |
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Government
of India Act
After the failure of the Third Round Table Conference, the British government
gave the Joint Select Committee the task of formulating the new Act for
India. |
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| 1937 |
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Inauguration of Provincial Autonomy; Congress ministries
formed in a majority of Indian provinces |
| 1939 |
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Political deadlock in India as Congress ministries
resign |
| 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
The Gandhi-Jinnah Talks have eminent significance with regard to the
political problems of India and the Pakistan Movement. |
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| 1945 |
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First trial of the Indian Army men opened |
| 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
With the decision by Britain to withdraw from the Indian subcontinent,
the Congress Party and Muslim League agreed in June 1947 to a partition
of India along religious lines. |
