Warren Hastings ;------
Became Bengal governor as a result of the Regulating Act of (1773). The Act saw Kolkata
become the 1st capital of British India.
He with William Jones, formed Asiatic society of Bengal(1784).
In his time, postal service made available to public.
Lord Cornwalis - executed permanent settlement in Bengal.
Known as Father of Indian civil service.
Lord Vellesy -Subsidiary alliance materialized to add Indian provinces to British empire.
Lord William Bentick - abolished 'Sathy'.
Caused to spread western education in India.
Made English the official language of India.
Govt of India Act (1858) saw Governor General post scraped & Viceroy post created.
He with William Jones, formed Asiatic society of Bengal(1784).
In his time, postal service made available to public.
Lord Cornwalis - executed permanent settlement in Bengal.
Known as Father of Indian civil service.
Lord Vellesy -Subsidiary alliance materialized to add Indian provinces to British empire.
Lord William Bentick - abolished 'Sathy'.
Caused to spread western education in India.
Made English the official language of India.
Govt of India Act (1858) saw Governor General post scraped & Viceroy post created.
Viceroys of British India ;-------------------
Lord Canning (1856-1862) ;----
Nickname 'Clemency'.
Governor General during Sepoy Mutiny(1857).
Last Governor General of British India during Queen's proclamation (1858), thus British Crown assumed charge.
Posted as 1st Viceroy of British India.
Passed 1858 law which saw East India company terminate in India.
Indigo revolt(1859-60).
Indian Councils Act(1861) passed.
Criminal Procedure Code brought to effect.
Indian Civil Service Act(1861).
Indian Penal Code (1862).
Introduced budget system in India.
James Wilson- 1st 'Financial member' in Viceroy's executive council, presented 1st budget in British India.
Lord Elgin-1(1862-1863);----
2nd Viceroy of India.
Suppressed Wahhabis mutiny.
1st Viceroy to pass away while in office.
Lord John Lawrence(1864-1869);----
Known as 'Saviour of Punjab'.
Punjab Tenancy Act.
Nickname 'Clemency'.
Governor General during Sepoy Mutiny(1857).
Last Governor General of British India during Queen's proclamation (1858), thus British Crown assumed charge.
Posted as 1st Viceroy of British India.
Passed 1858 law which saw East India company terminate in India.
Indigo revolt(1859-60).
Indian Councils Act(1861) passed.
Criminal Procedure Code brought to effect.
Indian Civil Service Act(1861).
Indian Penal Code (1862).
Introduced budget system in India.
James Wilson- 1st 'Financial member' in Viceroy's executive council, presented 1st budget in British India.
Lord Elgin-1(1862-1863);----
2nd Viceroy of India.
Suppressed Wahhabis mutiny.
1st Viceroy to pass away while in office.
Lord John Lawrence(1864-1869);----
Known as 'Saviour of Punjab'.
Punjab Tenancy Act.
British India war with Bhutan(1864).
Opened telegraph link b/w India & Europe.
Faced Odisha famine(1866),
Appointed Henry Campbell Famine commission.
Lord Mayo (1869- 1872) ;----------------------
Established Statistical Survey of India.
1st population survey in India(1871).
Established dept.of Agriculture & Commerce.
Established Rajkot college at Kathiawar & Mayo college at Ajmer for the Indian princes.
Introduced financial decentralization.
Indian Evidence Act(1872) passed.
Was assassinated while visiting port Blair, Andaman in 1872.
John Strachey was the acting Viceroy succeeding him.
Lord Northbrook(1872-1876);----
Materiological Department established in British India.
Opened telegraph link b/w India & Europe.
Faced Odisha famine(1866),
Appointed Henry Campbell Famine commission.
Lord Mayo (1869- 1872) ;----------------------
Established Statistical Survey of India.
1st population survey in India(1871).
Established dept.of Agriculture & Commerce.
Established Rajkot college at Kathiawar & Mayo college at Ajmer for the Indian princes.
Introduced financial decentralization.
Indian Evidence Act(1872) passed.
Was assassinated while visiting port Blair, Andaman in 1872.
John Strachey was the acting Viceroy succeeding him.
Lord Northbrook(1872-1876);----
Materiological Department established in British India.
Abolished income tax imposed by Lord Canning.
Prince of Wales visited India(1876).
Resigned after Afghan issue(1876).
Lord Lytton (1876- 1880) ;----
Was a writer, pen name Owen Meredith.
Called the Viceroy of 'reverse characters'.
Queen Victoria was declared as the Empress of India(1877).
Vernacular press Act(1878).
Passed the Arms Act(1878).
Appointed 1st Famine commission under Sir Richard Strachy.
Introduced Budget.
Introduced Forward Policy.
Lytton brought down lower age bar to apply for civil service from 21 to 18.
2nd Anglo-Afghan war.
Lord Rippon (1880- 1884) ;----
Regarded as most popular Viceroy that England ever send to India.
Introduced Famine Code(1880).
Passed 1st Factory Act (1881) for the welfare of child labour.
Father of Local Self Government.
Founded LSG in 1882.
Introduced Labour Act for the 1st time.
Repealed Vernacular press Act(1882).
Appointed an Education Commission under Sir William Hunter(1882).
Passed llbert Bill in 1883.
Civil service age bar raised to 21 again.
Lord Dufferin(1884-1888);----
INC formed in 1885.
Denounced INC as 'microscopic minority'.
Formed 'Safety Valve Theory'.
Lower Burma annexed to British empire.
Lord Lansdowne(1888-1893);----
Durant Commission was appointed to demarcate the boundary b/w British India & Afghanistan.
Introduced 2nd Factory Act(1891).
Categorized Civil Services as Imperial, Provincial & Subordinate.
Indian Council Act (1892).
Lord Elgin 2(1894-1898);----
Munda uprising.
Unified armies of Bengal, Bombay & Madras presidencies under single leadership(1895).
Famine Commission under Sir James B Lyall(1897).
Chapekar Brothers committed 1st political murder in modern India killing 2 unpopular british officials at Pune(1897).
Lord Curzon (1899- 1905) ;-------------------
Gokhale called himthe 'Aurangazeb of British India'.
Established Archaeological Survey of India.
Victoria memorial was established in Calcutta to exhibit ancient art forms.
Punjab Land Eviction Act(1900).
Created Northwest Frontier Province directly under Govt of India(1901).
Appointed University Commission(1902) under Sir Thomas Roe.
Ancient Monument Protection Act(1904).
Indian Universities Act (1904).
Bengal divided in 1905.
British coin sovereign made the official coin of India.
Formed Trade- commerce department.
Appointed Raleigh Commission.
Formed Railway Board.
Queen Victoria passed away.
Edward 7 declared emperor of India.
Indian Coinage & Currency Act.
Bore a life long spine injury due to horseback riding.
Lord Minto(1905-1910);----
Communal reservation introduced to Muslims.
Shimla Deputation led by Agha Khan met him in 1906.
Introduced Minto-Morley reforms.
SP Sinha became the first Indian member of Viceroy's Executive Council.
Khudiram Bose was hanged.
Witnessed Swadeshi movement.
Lord Hardinge(1910-1916);-------
Grand Coronation of George 5 held at Delhi(1911).
Bengal division cancelled (1911).
Capital of British India transferred from Kolkata to Delhi.
Survived a bomb explosion at Chandni Chowk(1912).
Laid foundation of campus of Benarus Hindu University.
Defence of India Act(1915).
Lord Hardinge medical college(1916).
Bihar & Orissa separated from Bengal.
Lord Chelmsford (1916- 1921) ;--------------
Montague- Chelmsford report became the fundamental record of Govt of India Act 1919. Thus Provincial subjects divided to Reserve subjects & Transferred subjects.
Non-co operation movement started in this period.
1st Woman's university in India(at Pune ) established.
Home rule league founded by Annie Besant in 1916.
3rd Afghan war started.
Aligarh Muslim University (1920).
Qhilaphat movement strengthened in his time.
Jalian wala bagh.
Hunter commission was appointed to enquire Jalian wala bagh incident.
Rowlatt Act passed.
Gandhiji's 1st Satyagraha.
S P Sinha became 1st Indian Governor.
Council of States was formed as 2nd chamber of Central Legislative Assembly.
Lord Reading (1921- 1925) ;-----------------
Prince of Wales visited India(1921).
Mapla revolt(1921).
Non-Co-Operation movement repealed.
Rowlatt Act repealed.
Rastriya swayam sevak sangh (RSS), founded by KB Hedgewar at Nagpur(1925).
Viswabharati University started by Rabindranath Tagore(1921).
Train robbery at Kakori(1925).
Chauri Chaura incident.
Repealed Press Act(1921).
Lord Irwin (1926- 1931) ;----
Known as 'Christian Viceroy'.
Born with a withered arm & no left hand.
Simon commission arrives. Gandhiji boycotted Simon commission on the ground that no members were Indians.
Gandhiji started Dandi march.
Nehru selected as the president of INC at Lahore congress section(Poorna Swaraj). 1st round table conference(1930).
Gandhiji-Irvine pact(1931) saw Gandhiji participate in 2nd round table conference.
Pact ended civil Disobedience movement.
Inaugurated New Delhi city(1931).
Made 'Deepavali Declaration'.
Viceroy when Nehru report was presented.
All India Woman's Federation established Lady Irwin college(1926) at Delhi.
Lord Wellington (1931- 36) ;----
Prince of Wales visited India(1876).
Resigned after Afghan issue(1876).
Lord Lytton (1876- 1880) ;----
Was a writer, pen name Owen Meredith.
Called the Viceroy of 'reverse characters'.
Queen Victoria was declared as the Empress of India(1877).
Vernacular press Act(1878).
Passed the Arms Act(1878).
Appointed 1st Famine commission under Sir Richard Strachy.
Introduced Budget.
Introduced Forward Policy.
Lytton brought down lower age bar to apply for civil service from 21 to 18.
2nd Anglo-Afghan war.
Lord Rippon (1880- 1884) ;----
Regarded as most popular Viceroy that England ever send to India.
Introduced Famine Code(1880).
Passed 1st Factory Act (1881) for the welfare of child labour.
Father of Local Self Government.
Founded LSG in 1882.
Introduced Labour Act for the 1st time.
Repealed Vernacular press Act(1882).
Appointed an Education Commission under Sir William Hunter(1882).
Passed llbert Bill in 1883.
Civil service age bar raised to 21 again.
Lord Dufferin(1884-1888);----
INC formed in 1885.
Denounced INC as 'microscopic minority'.
Formed 'Safety Valve Theory'.
Lower Burma annexed to British empire.
Lord Lansdowne(1888-1893);----
Durant Commission was appointed to demarcate the boundary b/w British India & Afghanistan.
Introduced 2nd Factory Act(1891).
Categorized Civil Services as Imperial, Provincial & Subordinate.
Indian Council Act (1892).
Lord Elgin 2(1894-1898);----
Munda uprising.
Unified armies of Bengal, Bombay & Madras presidencies under single leadership(1895).
Famine Commission under Sir James B Lyall(1897).
Chapekar Brothers committed 1st political murder in modern India killing 2 unpopular british officials at Pune(1897).
Lord Curzon (1899- 1905) ;-------------------
Gokhale called himthe 'Aurangazeb of British India'.
Established Archaeological Survey of India.
Victoria memorial was established in Calcutta to exhibit ancient art forms.
Punjab Land Eviction Act(1900).
Created Northwest Frontier Province directly under Govt of India(1901).
Appointed University Commission(1902) under Sir Thomas Roe.
Ancient Monument Protection Act(1904).
Indian Universities Act (1904).
Bengal divided in 1905.
British coin sovereign made the official coin of India.
Formed Trade- commerce department.
Appointed Raleigh Commission.
Formed Railway Board.
Queen Victoria passed away.
Edward 7 declared emperor of India.
Indian Coinage & Currency Act.
Bore a life long spine injury due to horseback riding.
Lord Minto(1905-1910);----
Communal reservation introduced to Muslims.
Shimla Deputation led by Agha Khan met him in 1906.
Introduced Minto-Morley reforms.
SP Sinha became the first Indian member of Viceroy's Executive Council.
Khudiram Bose was hanged.
Witnessed Swadeshi movement.
Lord Hardinge(1910-1916);-------
Grand Coronation of George 5 held at Delhi(1911).
Bengal division cancelled (1911).
Capital of British India transferred from Kolkata to Delhi.
Survived a bomb explosion at Chandni Chowk(1912).
Laid foundation of campus of Benarus Hindu University.
Defence of India Act(1915).
Lord Hardinge medical college(1916).
Bihar & Orissa separated from Bengal.
Lord Chelmsford (1916- 1921) ;--------------
Montague- Chelmsford report became the fundamental record of Govt of India Act 1919. Thus Provincial subjects divided to Reserve subjects & Transferred subjects.
Non-co operation movement started in this period.
1st Woman's university in India(at Pune ) established.
Home rule league founded by Annie Besant in 1916.
3rd Afghan war started.
Aligarh Muslim University (1920).
Qhilaphat movement strengthened in his time.
Jalian wala bagh.
Hunter commission was appointed to enquire Jalian wala bagh incident.
Rowlatt Act passed.
Gandhiji's 1st Satyagraha.
S P Sinha became 1st Indian Governor.
Council of States was formed as 2nd chamber of Central Legislative Assembly.
Lord Reading (1921- 1925) ;-----------------
Prince of Wales visited India(1921).
Mapla revolt(1921).
Non-Co-Operation movement repealed.
Rowlatt Act repealed.
Rastriya swayam sevak sangh (RSS), founded by KB Hedgewar at Nagpur(1925).
Viswabharati University started by Rabindranath Tagore(1921).
Train robbery at Kakori(1925).
Chauri Chaura incident.
Repealed Press Act(1921).
Lord Irwin (1926- 1931) ;----
Known as 'Christian Viceroy'.
Born with a withered arm & no left hand.
Simon commission arrives. Gandhiji boycotted Simon commission on the ground that no members were Indians.
Gandhiji started Dandi march.
Nehru selected as the president of INC at Lahore congress section(Poorna Swaraj). 1st round table conference(1930).
Gandhiji-Irvine pact(1931) saw Gandhiji participate in 2nd round table conference.
Pact ended civil Disobedience movement.
Inaugurated New Delhi city(1931).
Made 'Deepavali Declaration'.
Viceroy when Nehru report was presented.
All India Woman's Federation established Lady Irwin college(1926) at Delhi.
Lord Wellington (1931- 36) ;----
Communal award in 1932 by Ramsey MacDonald.
2nd & 3rd round table conference.
Govt of India Act.
Indian Airforce formed.
RBI formed in 1935.
Lord Linlithgo(1936-1943);----
The longest serving Viceroy of British India.
Made August offer during WW2.
Quit India movement.
Cripps' mission visited India.
Burma separated from India(1937).
Lord Wavell(1943-1947);----
Viceroy at the time of Naval mutiny(1946).
Election to constituent assembly held.
Cabinet Mission visited India.
Interim Govt assumed power on 2nd September 1946.
Clement Atlee announced India freedom.
Lord Mount Batten(1947-1948);----
Last Viceroy of British India.
British Parliament passed Indian Independence Bill.
Appointed Boundary Commission to demarcate boundary b/w India & Pakistan.
1st Governor General of Independent India assumed charge(1947).
C Rajagopalachari;----
Led the march in Tamil Nadu from Thiruchirappally to Vedaranyam, related to salt Satyagraha.
The 1st & last Indian Governor General of independent India.
He formed Swatantra party(1959).
2nd & 3rd round table conference.
Govt of India Act.
Indian Airforce formed.
RBI formed in 1935.
Lord Linlithgo(1936-1943);----
The longest serving Viceroy of British India.
Made August offer during WW2.
Quit India movement.
Cripps' mission visited India.
Burma separated from India(1937).
Lord Wavell(1943-1947);----
Viceroy at the time of Naval mutiny(1946).
Election to constituent assembly held.
Cabinet Mission visited India.
Interim Govt assumed power on 2nd September 1946.
Clement Atlee announced India freedom.
Lord Mount Batten(1947-1948);----
Last Viceroy of British India.
British Parliament passed Indian Independence Bill.
Appointed Boundary Commission to demarcate boundary b/w India & Pakistan.
1st Governor General of Independent India assumed charge(1947).
C Rajagopalachari;----
Led the march in Tamil Nadu from Thiruchirappally to Vedaranyam, related to salt Satyagraha.
The 1st & last Indian Governor General of independent India.
He formed Swatantra party(1959).
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