History of India in Pictures - 1947 to 2020
India in Pictures. I have tried to represent each year using an image reflecting the most important event from that year. However, in few cases, there have been more than one important event. Note: Long post, kindly have patience. 1947: India gains independence from British rule. 1947: Partition of India. 1948: First India Pakistan War over Kashmir. (Kashmir accedes to India) 1948: Mahatma Gandhi assassinated. 1950: India adopts the Constitution and becomes a democratic republic. 1951: First Asian Games (Delhi). 1951–52: First general elections. 1952: Nehru and Rajendra Prasad take oath as India’s first Prime Minister and President of free India. 1951: First IIT (IIT-KGP) established, followed by other IITs across the nation. 1956: Asia’s first nuclear reactor - Apsara - installed. 1956: State’s re-organised on linguistic lines based on State Reorganization Act. 1958: First movie nominated for Oscars - Mother India. 1959: The Dalai Lama escapes to India (Tibet problem and trigger t...