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Important Events and Timeline of Indian Freedom Movement[1885 to 1947][Prelims]

 Important Events and Timeline of Indian Freedom Movement[1885 to 1947][Short Notes]

The following are events:


1877:

  • First Delhi Darbar.

1885: 

  • Formation of INC
  • The First INC session was Held in Bombay.

1903:

  • Second Delhi Darbar was organized.

1905:

  • Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon.


1907:

  • Congress Split into two-part: Moderate and Extremist.
  • Formation of Muslim League.


1909:

  • Morely Minto Reforms.
  • Communal Award.

1911:

  • The capital of India shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
  • Delhi Darbar was Organized.

1914:

  • The revolutionary part, the Ghadar party formed in San Francisco.


1915:

  • The arrival of Mahatma Gandhi from South Africa[ 9 January 1915].


1916:

  • Foundation of Banaras Hindu University[ February]
  • The home rule league was started by Tilak in April
  • Lucknow Pact between Congress and Muslims in December.


1917:

  • Champaran Satyagrah[ 10 April]


1918:

  • Ahmedabad Mill Strike; First hunger strike by Gandhi [ February]
  • Kheda Satyagrah[ 11 March]


1919:

  • Rowlette Act[21 march]
  • Jaliawala Bagh Masscare[ 13 April]
  • Formation of Khilafat Committee by Ali Brother[ 27 October]
  • First Khilafat Day was observed on 17 October 1919 in Madras.


1920:

  • Non-Cooperation Movement[ 1 August]


1922:

  • Chauri Chaura Incident[ 4 February]
1923:
  • Formation of Swaraj Party by C.R Das and Moti Lal Nehru[ 1 January]
1924:
  • Kanpur Conspiracy, Members-M N Roy, Muzaffar Ahmad, S A Dorge, Shaukat Usman.
  • Ambedkar Established " Bahishkrit Hitakarni Sabha".

1925:

  • Kakori Train Robbery[ 9 August]
  • Foundation of Communist party by M.N Roy[ 26 Decemebr]


1927:

  • Massive Satyagrah by Ambedkar and thousands of Dalit claimed to right to use water from Public tanks in Mahad.

1928:

  • Simon Commission Visit to India[ February]
  • Death of Lala Lajpat Ray[ 17 Novemebr]
  • Nehru report; Draft of the future constitution [ 28 August]
  • Bardoli Satyagrah[ 12 June]


1929:

  • Jinnah' 14 point demand[ March]


1930:

  • Gandhi's 11 point demand[ January]
  • First round table conference[Novemebr]
  • Dandi March and beginning of Civil disobedience[March-April]


1931: 

  • Gandhi-Irwin Pact[ March]
  • Second round table conference[ September-December]


1932:

  • Ramsay Macdonald Communal Award
  • Poona Pact( Ambedkar and Gandhi)[ September]
  • Third Round Table conference[ November-December]


1933:

  • Launch of Individual Civil disobedience [ 12 March]


1936:

  • Formation of All India Kisan Sabha by Sahajand Saraswati [ 11 April]


1938:

  • Subhas Chandra Bose presided over the Haripura Session of INC.


1939:

  • Subhas Chandra Bose was the President of INC in Tripuri Session.
  • Formation of "Forward block" by Subhash Chandra Bose[ 22 June]


1940:

  • August offer[ offer of dominion status and independent constituent assembly]
  • Individual Satyagraha. First satyagraha, Vinova Bhave.[ 27 September]

1942:

  • Cripps Mission [ March]
  • Quit India Movement[ 8 August]


1944: 

  • C R plan by C. Rajagopalchari[ September]


1945:

  • Wavel Plan[ June]
  • Trial of Indian National Army of Red fort [ November]


1946:

  • Naval Mutiny[ Feb]
  • Cabinet Mission Plan [May]
  • Direct Action plan my Muslim[ 16 August]


1947:

  • Mountbatten Plan[ 3 June]
  • Indian Independence Act [ 18 July]

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