British Raj & Independence Movement

Supoy mutiny- 1857 May 10 (Meerut,U.P)- called 1st war for independence- 

One among the cause was the use of new type of gun 'Enfield'.
Mangal Pande- the army man of 34th regiment, barakpur was the 1st to be hanged for the liberation call on 29th March 1857.
Simone Fraser- British political delegate killed by strikers while conquering Delhi.
Lord Canning was the then Governor General.
Nana Saheb died on the forests of Nepal in 1859.
Jhansi Rani (a.k.a Chabeli, manikarnika, manubhai) killed in 1858 June 17 the war.
Tanthia Tope (Ramchandra Panduranga) led the guerrilla war at the time.
He was hanged on 1859 April 15th at Sivapuri.
Mansingh, a semindar friend cheated him to British.
The then Britt queen was Victoria & P.M was Lord Parmaster.
Breach loada, newly invented gun which can be loaded from behind, used by Britt to suppress the movement.
The mutiny ended in 1858 June 20.
It resulted in the Govt of India Act 1858.
In 1885, Indian National Congress formed.
1st INC president WC Banerjee.
1st overseas president of INC - George Yule (1888).
1905- indigenous movement started, Bengal divided & Indigenous movement started.
1906 December 30 in Dhaka, Muslim league formed. Agha Khan was the founder of Muslim league.
1907 Surat meeting INC spilt.
1911-British India capital changed to Delhi from Kolkata.
1915-January 9th; Gandhiji returned India from South Africa.
1916- Home rule movement started in belgaum.
1917- Chambaran strike.
1919- Raulet Act (judge Sidney Raulet committee). The act authorized British govt to imprison any person without trial & conviction in the court of law.
The arrest of Dr.Kitchlu & Dr.Satyapal on 10th April led to the meeting at Jalian wala Bagh.
Jalian wala Bagh massacre- 1919 April 13. General Michael O' Dyer ordered the shooting.
Gandhiji returned Kaizer-e-Hind to British in protest to the massacre.
Uddam Singh shot dead Michael O'Dyer.
In 1919, Qhilaphat movement started(to restore the power of khalifa of Turkey after 1st world war) by Ali brothers, Maulana Muhammad Ali & Maulana Shaukath Ali.
It was in 1920 August 18, Gandhiji visited Kerala for the 1st time along with Maulana Shaukath Ali for the spreading of Quilaphat movement.
Non-co operation movement (1920)- Gandhiji with support of INC.
In 1922 February 5, farmers strike in Kharaghpur(UP), led to the lighting of Chawrichawra police station. This led to the end of Non-co operation movement.
Gandhiji presided in 1924 Belgaum INC meeting.
1924- Hindustan Republican Army(HRA)forme at Kanpur. Later HRA changed to Hindustan socialist republican association in 1928 heading Chandra Sekhar Asad.
Jawaharlal Nehru became president of INC in 1929 Lahore meeting.
In opposition to Nehru report in 1929, Muhamed Ali jinna formulated 14 points.
In 1929, 'poorna swaraj' was declared & 1930 January 26th was celebrated as 1st day of India's independence.

Subash Chandra Bose elected president in 1938 haripura meeting & 1939 tripuri meeting.
In 1939 he defeated Pattabhi Sitaramayya to the presidentialship.
His work 'An Indian Pilgrim'.
Rajendra Prasad succeeded SC Bose.
"Swaraj is my birth right. Sure I'll earn it"- Bala Gangadara Tilak.
Civil Disobedience Movement started in 1930 March 12, with Dandi march.

Lord Irvin called it 'Storm in a tea cup'. Called Gandhiji's decision as 'Kindergarten stage of revolution'.
In 1931, this movement dissolved because of Gandhi-Irvine treaty.
1930- 1st round table meeting(London) presided by Ramsey MacDonald.
1931- 2nd round table meeting(London), Gandhiji delegated congress & Sanrojini naidu delegated Indian women.
1931- March 23 Sukdev, Rajguru, Bhagat Singh executed.
1935- The 3rd round table conference resulted in
Government of India Act. The act proposed formation of PSC, RBI.
BR Ambedker & Tej Bahadur Sapru participated in all 3 conferences.
1937- provincial assembly election.
1940- Muslim league lahore meeting passed Pakistan resolution.
Gandhiji started personal Satyagraha.
1942- Cripps mission formed
1942- Quit India resolution drafted by J.Nehru passed in INC meeting, Bombay.
1943- Asad Hind formed by Subash Chandra Bose as lead.
1946 March 15- Cabinet mission to India headed by Pethic Lawrence.
J Nehru led temporary govt formed(1946).
1947- Lord Mount Batten , last British Viceroy assumed charge & 1st Governor General of independent India.
1947 june 3- Mount batten plan.
1947 August 15 - Independence awarded by British PM Clement Atley. Then British king was George 6th. British parliament passed the Indian Independence Act.
Boundary commission headed by Cyril Radcliff demarcated boundary b/w India & Pakistan.