Journey Through Time

From Mughal Splendor to Modern India

1526 - 2000

Historical Regions of India

The Mughal Empire (1526-1857)

Battle of Panipat

Babur defeats Ibrahim Lodi, establishing the Mughal Empire

Babur

Akbar's Reign Begins

The Great Mughal ruler starts his 49-year reign

Akbar the Great

Taj Mahal Construction

Shah Jahan begins building the monument of love

British Colonial Rule (1858-1947)

1857 Sepoy Mutiny

First major uprising against British rule

1857

Partition of Bengal

British divide Bengal to weaken nationalism

1905

Jallianwala Bagh

Brutal massacre shocks the nation

1919

Freedom Movement (1885-1947)

Mahatma Gandhi

"Be the change you wish to see in the world"

Non-violent resistance Salt March 1930 Quit India Movement

Jawaharlal Nehru

"At the stroke of midnight, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom"

First Prime Minister Architect of Modern India Non-Alignment Movement

Subhash Chandra Bose

"Give me blood, and I shall give you freedom"

Indian National Army Azad Hind Government Revolutionary Leader

Independence & Partition (1947)

August 14, 1947 - 11:57 PM

The Tryst with Destiny

"Long years ago we made a tryst with destiny, and now the time comes when we shall redeem our pledge..."

The Great Partition

14 million People displaced
1 million Lives lost

Modern India (1947-2000)

Green Revolution

Agricultural transformation in the 1960s

1960s

Pokhran Nuclear Tests

India becomes nuclear power

1974 & 1998

IT Revolution

Software services boom in the 1990s

1990s

Economic Liberalization

Opening up of Indian economy

1991