cinderella man Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 [img]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/muslim_refugees_01.jpg[/img]1947: Independence and PartitionMuslim refugees crowd onto a train near New Delhi during the bloody Partition of Hindu-majority India and Muslim-majority Pakistan. Some 15 million people are displaced and an estimated 500,000 killed in the savage violence sparked by Britain's division of its former colony.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/nehru_02.jpg[/img]1952: Towards SocialismThe Congress Party, headed by India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru, triumphs in the young nation's first general election. Nehru establishes a five-year plan for agricultural reform, committing India to a socialist path to development[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/indian_troops_03.jpg[/img]1962: India vs. ChinaReinforcements head to the front after China steamrolls India's unprepared defenses, seizing a chunk of Kashmir that it holds to this day. The defeat is a dark moment in India's young history and a political blow from which Nehru never recovers. Battling ill health, he dies two years later.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/shooting_04.jpg[/img]1965: The Second Kashmir WarHousewives and students take target practice in Dhaka, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh), responding to a government call to arms during India and Pakistan's second major conflict over the disputed Kashmir region. The Second Kashmir War ends indecisively with a U.N.-mandated ceasefire.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/indian_troops_05.jpg[/img]1971: Independence for BangladeshIndian troops are hailed as liberators as they enter Dhaka, East Pakistan, during India and Pakistan's third major conflict. The war ends with a decisive Indian victory and statehood for East Pakistan, which becomes known as Bangladesh.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/indira_gandhi_06.jpg[/img]1975: The EmergencyBeset by growing political disorder, Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, Nehru's daughter, declares emergency rule. Thousands are detained during India's flirtation with authoritarianism, but the experiment is short-lived: the Emergency is lifted in 1977 and subsequent elections sweep Gandhi and the Congress Party out of power.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/cup_final_07.jpg[/img]1983: A Win for IndiaIndia wins the Cricket World Cup for the first and only time in the cricket-obsessed nation's history, beating tournament favorites West Indies in the final.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/gandhi_08.jpg[/img]1984: Gandhi AssassinatedIndira Gandhi, returned to power in 1980, is killed by her own Sikh bodyguards, leading to anti-Sikh riots in Delhi where thousands die. She is cremated by her son Rajiv (second from left) and daughter-in-law Sonia (in sunglasses) — a Prime Minister and future head of the Congress Party, respectively[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/mosque_rubble_09.jpg[/img]1992: The Destruction of the Babri MasjidFar-right Hindu activists raze a 16th-century mosque, the Babri Masjid, in Ayodhya, Uttar Pradesh, claiming it had been erected on top of a Hindu temple. The destruction sparks religious riots throughout India.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/nuclear_test_10.jpg[/img]1998: A New Nuclear PowerWith its new Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee (third from left) in attendance, India shocks the world by detonating a nuclear weapon beneath the remote Thar Desert on May 11; two weeks later, Pakistan replies with a weapons test of its own. The prospect of two antagonistic nuclear powers on the subcontinent raises fears of nuclear war, especially after India and Pakistan clash again over Kashmir less than a year later.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/train_attack_11.jpg[/img]2002: Gujurat BurnsAfter a train carrying Hindu pilgrims is allegedly set on fire by Muslims, a brutal backlash in the western state of Gujarat results in the deaths of nearly a thousand people. The riots, carried live on television nationwide, spark an outcry against the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), whose officials in Gujarat are accused of being complicit in the violence.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/call_center_12.jpg[/img]2003: The World's Back OfficeIndia's fourth-quarter GDP growth hits double-digits, thanks to bumper crops and growth in IT and outsourcing. The 10.4% rate is the fastest among emerging nations.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/manmohan_sonia_13.jpg[/img]2004: New Faces and OldUnder Sonia Gandhi, the Italian-born widow of former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, a resurgent Congress Party sweeps the ruling BJP out of power. Manmohan Singh, a former Finance Minister who spearheaded India's economic reforms, is appointed Prime Minister.[img width=611 height=404]http://img.timeinc.net/time/2007/india60/timeline/sensex_14.jpg[/img]2007: The Sky's the LimitIn early July, the Bombay Stock Exchange Sensex Index eclipses the 15,000 mark for the first time. The milestone means India's markets have soared fivefold in five years.
The QUEEN Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 nice thread nice thread nice thread
POOLA RANGADU Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 after 2007...there were many updates till 2011 Feb...wud have been interesting to see those developments as well.the way it is depicted here...looks like..not many historical events to be proud of.
Deletedid1 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 dude deentlo 1990 economic reforms mention kuda mention cheyaledu
cinderella man Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Posted February 16, 2011 [quote author=POOLA RANGADU link=topic=156658.msg1858033#msg1858033 date=1297899181]after 2007...there were many updates till 2011 Feb...wud have been interesting to see those developments as well.the way it is depicted here...looks like..not many historical events to be proud of.[/quote]what to be proud of bhayya...war with china...emergency...babri demolition..gujarat riots...indira assasination...rajiv assasination...ivena...they were just turning points...not accomplishments..the recent past events are not even worth mentioning..
The QUEEN Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 [quote author=BENZBABU link=topic=156658.msg1858042#msg1858042 date=1297899318]dude deentlo 1990 economic reforms mention kuda mention cheyaledu[/quote]I think those are at the time of PV's ruling, after him, Congress wasnt allowed to famous his govt efforts. sFun_duh
The QUEEN Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 [quote author=The QUEEN link=topic=156658.msg1858048#msg1858048 date=1297899484]I think those are at the time of PV's ruling, after him, Congress wasnt allowed to famous his govt efforts. sFun_duh[/quote]I dont know much at that time, read news about PV govt, not sure though
NaughtyBoy Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 [quote author=cinderella man link=topic=156658.msg1858047#msg1858047 date=1297899438]what to be proud of bhayya...war with china...emergency...babri demolition..gujarat riots...indira assasination...rajiv assasination...ivena...they were just turning points...not accomplishments..the recent past events are not even worth mentioning..[/quote]i think he said the same thng, not many things to be proud of,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
cinderella man Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Posted February 16, 2011 [quote author=BENZBABU link=topic=156658.msg1858042#msg1858042 date=1297899318]dude deentlo 1990 economic reforms mention kuda mention cheyaledu[/quote] @gr33d @gr33d ....more over 2004 change in govt is not worth mentioning in my view..
cinderella man Posted February 16, 2011 Author Report Posted February 16, 2011 [quote author=POOLA RANGADU link=topic=156658.msg1858033#msg1858033 date=1297899181]after 2007...there were many updates till 2011 Feb...wud have been interesting to see those developments as well.the way it is depicted here...looks like..not many historical events to be proud of.[/quote]sorry mama...i didnt read ur statement properly.. sHa_high5ing sHa_high5ing
Deletedid1 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 [url=http://gleez.com/articles/did-you-know/14-turning-points-indian-history]http://gleez.com/articles/did-you-know/14-turning-points-indian-history[/url]
rajesh550 Posted February 16, 2011 Report Posted February 16, 2011 nice thread[quote author=BENZBABU link=topic=156658.msg1858087#msg1858087 date=1297899933][url=http://gleez.com/articles/did-you-know/14-turning-points-indian-history]http://gleez.com/articles/did-you-know/14-turning-points-indian-history[/url][/quote] *=:
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