india became independent from british rule on 26 january 1950.
india became independent from british rule on 26 january 1950.
when did india become independent from british rule?
26 january 1950
following world war i, which saw large movement of india troops, supplies, arms and industrial goods to and from bombay, the city life was shut down many times during the non-cooperation movement from 1920 to 1922. in 1926, the back bay scandal occurred, when the bombay development department under the british reclaimed the back bay area in bombay after the financial crisis incidental to the post-war slump in the city. in 1927, the first electric locomotives were put into service up to poona and igatpuri and later electric multiple rake commuter trains ran up to virar on the bombay, baroda, and central india railway. in the late 1920s, many persians migrated to bombay from yazd to escape the drought in iran. in the early 1930s, the nationwide civil disobedience movement against the british salt tax spread to bombay. vile parle was the headquarters of the movement in bombay under jamnalal bajaj. on 15 october 1932 industrialist and aviator j.r.d. tata pioneered civil aviation in bombay by flying a plane from karachi to bombay. bombay was affected by the great depression of 1929, which saw a stagnation of mill industry and economy from 1933 to 1939. with world war ii, the movements of thousands of troops, military and industrial goods and the fleet of the royal indian navy made bombay an important military base for the battles being fought in west asia and south east asia. the climactic quit india rebellion was promulgated on 7 august 1942 by the congress in a public meeting at gowalia tank. the royal indian navy mutiny of 18 february 1946 in bombay marked the first and most serious revolt by the indian sailors of the royal indian navy against british rule. on 15 august 1947, finally india was declared independent. the last british troops to leave india, the first battalion of the somerset light infantry, passed through the arcade of the gateway of india in bombay on 28 february 1948. the 282-year-long period of the british period in bombay ended after india's independence in 1947.
history of bombay under british rule (1661–1947)
this is a timeline of major famines on the indian subcontinent during british rule from 1765 to 1947. the famines included here occurred both in the princely states (regions administered by indian rulers), british india (regions administered either by the british east india company from 1765 to 1857; or by the british crown, in the british raj, from 1858 to 1947) and indian territories independent of british rule such as the maratha empire. at least 35 million people may have died in famines caused by droughts and the el niño–southern oscillation phenomenon during the british rule.
timeline of major famines in india during british rule