Leaders
After refusing to accept office during the Nehru era, this man walked barefoot through riot-torn areas of Bengal and Bihar while preaching nonviolence.
Mahatma Gandhi
A mughal mosque that was razed by hindu nationalists who claim that the mosque was installed over the place of “Lord Ram’. The supreme court decided that a hindu mundir may now be built over the demolished mosque.
Babri Masjid 1992
This is the act of stripping a currency unit of its status as legal tender. It occurs whenever there is a change of national currency. In 2016 the government surprisingly withdrew high notes from circulation, leading to chaotic bank scenes.
Demonetization
In 1998 India exploded the first device in an underground test. In 1998 India carried out tests leading to international condemnation. In 2002 India tested a ballistic missile successfully. In 2006 India signed a deal with the U.S. agreeing to greater scrutiny for its program.
Nuclear weapons
The belief that the indian subcontinent should be predominantly hindu and should be a country that serves hindus
Hindutva
This Indian politician was the third prime minister of India and only female Indian prime minister to date. She was a central figure of the Indian National Congress and was assassinated in 1984.
Indira Gandhi
India helps Bangladesh achieve independence in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. The genocide of bangladesh begins March 1971.
Bangladesh 1971
This term refers to the act of loosening or removal restrictions on something. It is typically used in the context of an economic or political system
Liberalization
The constitutional amendment added to the indian constitution that gave Kashmir special rights. This amendment was revoked in 2019 making Kashmir an union territory like every other state in the country.
Abolish article 370
A type of social organization that refers to the social community that you were born into
Caste
The elder son of Indira Gandhi who took office following his mother’s assasination despite not being a member of her cabinet.
Rajiv Gandhi
Indian intervention in the Sri Lankan civil war meant for a “peacekeeping mission”
IPKF 1987
This refers to projects for the development, modernization, enhancement, or maintenance of a single IT asset or a group of IT assets. India has seen growth in this area since its further economic liberalization -- Bangalore is seen as a the center for this type of development.
IT Investment
The son of Indira Gandhi, this young politician was widely expected to succeed her as the head of the Indian National Congress. He died in a plane crash before having the opportunity to do so.
Sanjay Gandhi
Congress won the first general elections under leadership of this Indian politician.
Jawaharlal Nehru