July 26
On July 26th 1999, the Kargil war between India and Pakistan came to an end. The Kargil war was an armed conflict that took place between India and Pakistan between May and July 1999. The war took place in the Kargil district of Kashmir and other places along the Line of Control (LOC). The Kargil war is also referred to... Read More →
July 25
On July 25th 1997, K.R. Narayanan was sworn in as the tenth President of India becoming the first Dalit to hold the prestigious office. It was due to a request from Indira Gandhi that Narayanan joined politics and won three consecutive general elections to the Lok Sabha and served as a Minister of State in the Union Cabinet, under... Read More →
July 24
On July 24th 1206, Qutub-ud-din-Aibak was crowned in Lahore upon the death of Muhammad of Ghur. The Delhi Sultanate was the first Muslim Sultanate in northern India. Existing between the thirteenth and the sixteenth century, the sultanate owed its origin to Muhammad of Ghur and his lieutenant Qutub-ud-din-Aibak. Between 1175 and 1206 CE, Muhammad of Ghur annexed large... Read More →
July 23
On July 23rd 1906, famous Indian revolutionary, Chandra Shekhar Azad was born in Bhawra in Madhya Pradesh. Born Chandra Shekhar Tiwari, he was only 15 when he joined the non-cooperation movement headed by Mahatma Gandhi, which eventually led to his arrest. On the day of his arrest, Chandra Shekhar took on the name ‘Azad’, which meant the liberated... Read More →
July 22
On July 22nd 1981, India’s first geo-stationary satellite APPLE started functioning. The Ariane Passenger PayLoad Experiment (APPLE), an experimental communication satellite was launched by the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO) on July 19th 1981, which began functioning on July 22nd of the same year. APPLE was an experimental communications satellite with a C-Band transponder. This satellite was launched... Read More →
July 21
On July 21st 1947, the National Flag was adopted by the Constituent Assembly. During the 19th century, India was under British rule and a variety of flags were used by rulers of independent states in India, before the Indian independence movement began. It was after the Revolt of 1857 that the idea of a common Indian flag was... Read More →
July 20
On July 20th 1905, the first partition of Bengal along religious lines was approved in London by the Secretary of State of India. The decision to partition the state of Bengal was announced by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India in July 1905. This partition came into effect in October 1905 and divided the Muslim majority of eastern... Read More →
July 19
On July 19th 1955, famous Indian cricketer Roger Binny was born in Bangalore, Karnataka. Roger Binny was a popular cricket all-rounder who is especially remembered for his outstanding bowling performance in the 1983 cricket World Cup, which India won against the West Indies. Binny was a right-handed batsman and a right-arm medium bowler. Binny was the highest wicket taker... Read More →
July 18
On July 18th 1947, the India Independence Act 1947 was given the royal assent and came into force. The India Independence Act was a United Kingdom act of parliament which separated British India into two new dominions of India and Pakistan. Pakistan came into being on August 14th 1947 and India on August 15th of the same year. After... Read More →
July 17
On July 17th 1996, M. Karunanidhi, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu announced in the state assembly that the state capital of Madras would from then on be known as Chennai. The name Madras was originally given to an area comprising of the present state of Tamil Nadu and neighbouring areas of North Kerala, Lakshadweep Islands, Coastal Andhra... Read More →
