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Kashmir Disrupted
Maharaja Hari Singh of Kashmir and Governor-General Lord Louis Mountbatten signed the papers for the accession of Kashmir. Since then, Kashmir has been a disputed state and had led to as many as 4 wars between India and Pakistan. -
India's Constitution
BR Ambedkar, Chairman of the Drafting committee of 308 members that was preparing the constitution of India, presented a fully drafted Constitution and it was passed on November 26, 1949. That constitution has since ranked as the best constitution in the world. -
India's First General Election
India’s first General Election was held at this time. The election was left open for more than 175 million Indians across the country, with a large percentage of them being uneducated. -
State Reorganization Act
This act entailed the reorganization of states based on language. Potti Sriramulu’s fast facilitated a new plan for uniting India based on Linguistic lines, rather than ethnicity or religion. In 1964, India’s map was redrawn by coalescing people with same language into separate sovereign states. -
First Neuclear Test
India’s first nuclear explosion Pokhran 1 was launched. It paved way to Pokhran in 1998. -
The License Raj Ends
1991 is marked by India’s Economic Liberalization. Owing to Rajiv Gandhi’s efforts, the License Raj ended in India accompanied by lowering of Central taxes. -
Telecom Revolution
This is the year when owning a personal phone became possible for the aam admi. The privatization of the telecom sector took place in the November 1994 and the act of revenue sharing between the government and the telecom operators was passed in 1999. -
Formation of the Task Force
This was the first step in India’s IT revolution. The Government of India formed the National IT Task Force in 1998. -
US Signs Neuclear Deal with India
After the administration of United States of America determined that India is a responsible nuclear weapons power, it signed a nuclear deal in July to indicate that the earlier bans no longer withstood. -
India's Largest Terrorist Attack
This day saw possibly the worst terrorist attack ever on Indian soil. Mumbai hotels were under siege for three days by terrorists from Pakistan who killed hundreds of people. The India-Pakistan ties severed badly after this event.
