India

Sources

1. WebsiteIndian Independence Act 1947 (10 & 11 Geo. 6 c. 30), as enacted
2. WebsiteConstituent Assembly Debates, 14 August 1947

Appears in40 items

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  A History of Film6 items
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    Raja Harishchandra: India’s first feature3 May 1913
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    Alam Ara: India’s first talkie14 Mar 1931
  • The first Cannes Film Festival20 Sep 1946
  • Pather Panchali26 Aug 1955
  • UNESCO ranks Nollywood second in the worldMay 2009
  • Naatu Naatu wins the Oscar12 Mar 2023
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  Chess: From Chaturanga to AlphaZero2 items
  • Chaturangac. 550 CE
  • Al-Biruni describes chess for four players1030
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  Everest: Mallory to Hillary and Tenzing1 item
  • A George Medal for Tenzing1 Jul 1953
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  HIV and AIDS1 item
  • Cipla offers triple therapy for a dollar a day7 Feb 2001
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  Krakatoa, 18831 item
  • Blue and green suns9 Sep 1883
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  Pandemics3 items
  • First cholera pandemic1817
  • Third plague pandemic1855
  • Sixth cholera pandemic1899
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  Recorded Sound1 item
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    “My name is Gauhar Jaan”Nov 1902
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  Social Media1 item
  • Orkut22 Jan 2004
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  The 2004 Indian Ocean Tsunami3 items
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    Chennai's Marina Beach26 Dec 2004, 03:00
  • The ocean's own warning centres take over12 Oct 2011
  • The system's first great test11 Apr 2012, 08:38:37
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  The Age of Dinosaurs3 items
  • Lystrosaurus inherits the Earthc. 251 Ma
  • Grass in dinosaur dungc. 66.5 Ma
  • Deccan Traps eruptions66.3 Ma
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  The Big Five Mass Extinctions1 item
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    Deccan Traps66.3 Ma
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  The History of Earth5 items
  • Gondwana550 Ma
  • Gondwana begins to splitc. 183 Ma
  • Cenozoic66 Ma
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    Deccan Traps66.3 Ma
  • India hits Asiac. 59 Ma
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  The History of India3 items
  • Partition: the killings and the great migrationAug 1947
  • Midnight: India is independent14 Aug 1947, 18:30
  • Kashmir accedes to India26 Oct 1947
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  The Islamic Golden Age1 item
  • Al-Biruni finishes his book on India421 AH
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  The Travels of Ibn Battuta1 item
  • Alexandria and a saint’s prophecy1 Jumada al-Ula 726 AH
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  Vaccines1 item
  • India’s last case of wild polio13 Jan 2011
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  Votes for Women1 item
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    India: universal suffrage from the first day26 Jan 1950
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  Women’s Rights Beyond the Vote5 items
  • India’s first women graduates1883
  • India’s Hindu Code Bills27 Sep 1951
  • The Hindu Marriage Act18 May 1955
  • The Hindu Succession Act17 Jun 1956
  • India: daughters become coparceners5 Sep 2005