• 1857 – Revolt of 1857 begins at Meerut (First War of Independence).
• 1858 – British Crown takes control from East India Company (Government of India Act 1858).
• 1885 – Indian National Congress founded at Bombay by A. O. Hume.
• 1905 – Partition of Bengal by Lord Curzon; Swadeshi Movement begins.
• 1906 – All India Muslim League founded at Dhaka.
• 1907 – Surat Session of Congress; split between Moderates and Extremists.
• 1911 – Partition of Bengal annulled; capital shifted from Calcutta to Delhi.
• 1915 – Mahatma Gandhi returned to India from South Africa.
• 1917 – Champaran Satyagraha (first Gandhian movement in India).
• 1919 – Rowlatt Act passed; Jallianwala Bagh massacre.
• 1920 – Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi.
• 1922 – Non-Cooperation Movement withdrawn after Chauri Chaura incident.
• 1927 – Simon Commission appointed (all-British commission).
• 1929 – Lahore Session of INC declares Poorna Swaraj (Complete Independence).
• 1930 – Dandi March begins Civil Disobedience Movement.
• 1931 – Gandhi–Irwin Pact signed.
• 1935 – Government of India Act 1935 enacted.
• 1942 – Quit India Movement launched (“Do or Die”).
• 1943 – Azad Hind Government formed by Subhas Chandra Bose.
• 15 August 1947 – India became independent.