Important Dates in Indian History

Anandwan was established by Baba Amte in 1949. For exams remember this work linked with service to leprosy patients.

Kandukuri Veeresalingam was born in 1848. For exams connect him with social reform and widow remarriage in Andhra Pradesh.

Begum Rokeya was born in 1880. For exams connect her with women's education and Muslim social reform.

Sakhawat Memorial Girls' School started in Kolkata in 1911. For exams connect Begum Rokeya with women's education institutions.

The Bahishkrit Hitakarini Sabha was founded in 1924 and is linked with Dr Ambedkar. For exams remember dates of Dalit uplift organizations.

The Mahad Satyagraha took place in 1927. For exams connect it with Dr Ambedkar and the water rights movement.

The Harijan Sevak Sangh was founded in 1932. For exams connect it with removal of untouchability and Gandhi.

The Temple Entry Proclamation was issued in Travancore in 1936. For exams connect it with social equality and temple entry reform.

The annulment of the Partition of Bengal was announced in 1911. For exams, remember it with the Delhi Durbar and the shift of capital.

Gautama Buddha is generally considered to have been born in 563 BCE. For exams, remember it with Lumbini and the Shakya clan.

Gautama Buddha's Mahaparinirvana is generally considered to have taken place in 483 BCE. Link it with Kushinagar and Buddhist history.

Mahavira Swami is generally considered to have been born in 599 BCE. Remember him as the twenty-fourth Tirthankara of Jainism.

Mahavira Swami's Nirvana is generally considered to have taken place in 527 BCE. Link it with Pawapuri and Jain tradition.

Chandragupta Maurya is generally considered to have died in 297 BCE. Remember him as the founder of the Mauryan Empire.

Emperor Ashoka is generally considered to have been born in 304 BCE. Link him with the Kalinga War and Dhamma policy.

Emperor Ashoka is generally considered to have died in 232 BCE. Remember it as an important year in the Mauryan timeline.

Aryabhata was born in 476 CE. Link him with the great tradition of mathematics and astronomy.

Aryabhata is generally considered to have died in 550 CE. For exams, also remember his work Aryabhatiya.

Varahamihira is generally considered to have been born in 505 CE. Remember him with astrology and astronomy.

Varahamihira is generally considered to have died in 587 CE. In exams, link him with Brihat Samhita.