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This is a timeline of Indian history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in India and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see History of India. Also see the list of governors-general of India, list of prime ministers of India and list of years in India.
26 January – The Indian National Congress declares January 26 as Independence Day, or the day for Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence). 28 February - Sir C V Raman Received Nobel Prize in Physics. 2 March – Mohandas Gandhi informs British viceroy of India that civil disobedience would begin nine days later.
Independent India's first years were marked with turbulent events—a massive exchange of population with Pakistan, the Indo-Pakistani War of 1947 and the integration of over 500 princely states to form a united nation. [10] Vallabhbhai Patel, Jawaharlal Nehru and Mahatma Gandhi also ensured that the constitution of independent India would be ...
This is an accepted version of this page This is the latest accepted revision, reviewed on 9 December 2024. Public holiday celebrated on 15 August "15 August 1947" and "August 15, 1947" redirect here. For other uses, see August 1947 § August 15, 1947 (Friday). The flag of India hoisted at the Red Fort in Delhi ; hoisted flags are a common sight on Independence Day. Observed by India Type ...
List of years in India Timeline of Indian history: Events in the year 1947 in India. It was a very eventful year as it became independent from the British crown ...
On 3 June 1947, Viscount Louis Mountbatten, the last British Governor-General of India, announced the partitioning of British India into India and Pakistan. With the speedy passage of the Indian Independence Act 1947 , at 11:57 on 14 August 1947 Pakistan was declared a separate nation.
28 January – S. Venkitaramanan, Governor of the Reserve Bank of India (died 2023). 3 February – Imtiaz Qureshi, chef (died 2024). 3 February – Charanjit Singh, hockey player (died 2022). 10 May – M. Chidananda Murthy, historian (died 2020). 16 May – K. Natwar Singh, politician and Minister. 27 May – O. N. V. Kurup, poet (died 2016).
List of years in India Timeline of Indian history: Events in the year 1869 in India ... political and spiritual leader in India and the Indian independence ...