Time is of essence

Dates	Arts and Literature	Politics	Industrial/Stranger things have happened
1877		Queen Victoria proclaimed Empress of India
1883	Kama Sutra was first translated into English by Sir Richard Burton a British linguist.
1878-87			Victoria Terminus in Bombay is consrtucted, designed by Frederick W.Stevens as the headquaters for the Great Indian Peninsula Railway
1885		The Indian National Congress is formed in Bombay.Delegates are divided among those who desire reform but want to remain part of the British empire,and those who wanted total independence for India.
1887-94	Museums open at Tirchur,Udaipur,Bhopal,Madras,Rajkot, Pune, and Lahore.
1892		Dadabhai Naoroji is the first Indian to sit in the British House of Commons
1913	Rabindranath Tagore receives Nobel Peace Prize for Literature

1919		Start of "Indianization" of civil service. Amritsar Massacre - beginning of limited self-rule.
1930		Mahatma Ghandi leads Salt March in India
1942		The Japanese pressed hard on the eastern borders of India, the British War Cabinet tired and failed and reached a political settlement with the nationalist leaders. Therefore arresting Congress Party leaders, including Gandhi.
1944		Ghandi was released from prison
1947		India gained full independence. Partition of India and Freedom at Midnight
1948		Gandhi is assassinated by Nathuram Godse, a Hindu extremist who opposes Gandhi's willingness to work with the Muslim League
1950		India adopts a constitution, which divides power between state and national authorities.

1954	The Indian government opens the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA) in New Delhi
1956		The first constitution of Pakistan is ratified. Mirza was the first President of Pakistan under the 1956 constitution. He declared Martial Law on 7 October 1958 and was its first casualty 20 days later
1971-72		A civil war breaks out between the two halves of Pakistan. With the aid of India,East Pakistan declares its independence and becomes Bagladesh
1980	Indian sculptor Meera Mukherjee is increasingly recognized as a major artist, and gives a boost to women's contribution to modern art.
1982-87	The Festival of India series in held in the U.K., France, Russia, an d the U.S. bringing Indian art to international attention
1983			India wins Cricket World Cup
1991		Indian Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi is assassinated by a Tamil Tiger suicide bomber.
1998	Indian economist Amartya Sen receives the Nobel Peace Prize for his analyses of poverty and causes of famine		India tests nuclear device
2002		Relations between India and Pakistan undergo extreme strain.
2004		Renewed talks between leaders provides a sense of optimism and hope for better relations in the future
2005			Outsourcing creates a service economy boom
2007	I am learning so much about India. Maybe I should travel there and take a mini vacation from graduate school. Just think of it, me and the erotic temples of Kama Sutra in India. It sounds like a whole lot of fun		India wins Cricket Twenty20 World Cup Richard Gere kiss a Bollywood Actress in public and the Indian population is in uproar.