| 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 |
| 30 Jan 1948
|
Assassination of Mahatma Gandhi in New Delhi
|
| 1 Jan 1949 |
United Nations monitored cease fire takes effect in Kashmir |
| 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
|
| 29 Dec 1953 |
The States Reorganisation Commission |
| April 1954 |
India concludes treaty with China |
| July 1954 |
Nehru inaugurates Bhakhra Dam |
| 1956 |
Second five year plan |
| Feb 24-June 9 1957 |
Second General Election held |
| Feb 1958 |
Finance Minister T.T.Krishnamachari resigns following Mundhra LIC share scandal
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| March 1959 |
Dalai Lama flees from Tibet to India |
| Oct 1959 |
Military confrontation with China in Aksai Chin - English |
| 19 April 1960 |
Meeting of Afro-Asian Conference at New Delhi
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