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Index
Title page
Contents
About the Author
Also in Puffin by Roshen Dalal
Dedication
Introduction
1. 1947: A Rainbow in the Sky
2. 1948: Beginning with a Tragedy
3. 1949: Integration of the States
4. 1950: India Becomes a Republic
5. 1951: Counting the People
6. 1952: The First Elections
7. 1953: The Paradise of Kashmir
8. 1954: India and China Are Friends
9. 1955: India Becomes a World Leader
10. 1956: Reorganizing the States
11. 1957: Elections Again
12. 1958: Panchayati Raj
13. 1959: The Dalai Lama Enters India
14. 1960: Bombay Is Divided
15. 1961: The Liberation of Goa
16. 1962: The Indo-China War
17. 1963: The Language Problem
18. 1964: The Death of Nehru
19. 1965: War with Pakistan
20. 1966: The Rise of Indira Gandhi
21. 1967: The Fourth General Elections
22. 1968: The Green Revolution Begins
23. 1969: The Congress Splits
24. 1970: The Lok Sabha Is Dissolved
25. 1971: Bangladesh Is Born
26. 1972: Assembly Elections
27. 1973: Economic Problems
28. 1974: Total Revolution—the JP Movement
29. 1975: The Emergency
30. 1976: The Twenty Point Programme
31. 1977: A New Government—the Janata Party
32. 1978: The Forty-Fourth Amendment
33. 1979: Charan Singh
34. 1980: The Seventh General Elections
35. 1981: Internal Developments
36. 1982: The Asian Games
37. 1983: The Demand for Khalistan
38. 1984: Indira Is Assassinated
39. 1985: Rajiv Gandhi—a Young Prime Minister
40. 1986: Peace in Mizoram
41. 1987: Sri Lanka and the IPKF
42. 1988: Attempts towards Peace
43. 1989: V.P. Singh—a New Prime Minister
44. 1990: Another Government—Chandra Shekhar
45. 1991: Rajiv Gandhi Is Assassinated
46. 1992: Narasimha Rao—Economic Reforms
47. 1993: Narasimha Rao Continues as Prime Minister
48. 1994: Economic Growth
49. 1995: The Eighth SAARC Summit, New Delhi
50. 1996: The Eleventh General Elections
51. 1997: I.K. Gujral—a New Prime Minister
52. 1998: A BJP-Led Government
53. 1999: The BJP Again
54. 2000: Three New States
55. 2001: Three Tragedies
56. 2002: A New President—A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
57. 2003: Improving Relations with Pakistan
58. 2004: A New Government—the UPA
59. 2005: The Right to Information Act Is Passed
60. 2006: The Twenty Point Programme Is Restructured
61. 2007: Pratibha Patil—the First Female President
62. 2008: A Terrorist Attack in Mumbai
63. 2009: The UPA Government Again
64. 2010: Maoist Attacks in West Bengal and Chhattisgarh
65. 2011: Anna Hazare against Corruption
66. 2012: Sixty Years of the Indian Parliament
67. 2013: The Mars Orbiter Mission Is Launched
68. 2014: Narendra Modi Becomes Prime Minister
69. 2015: The Aam Aadmi Party Wins in Delhi
70. 2016: Demonetization
71. 2017: India at Seventy
Footnotes
1. 1947: A Rainbow in the Sky
2. 1948: Beginning with a Tragedy
3. 1949: Integration of the States
4. 1950: India Becomes a Republic
7. 1953: The Paradise of Kashmir
8. 1954: India and China Are Friends
12. 1958: Panchayati Raj
15. 1961: The Liberation of Goa
16. 1962: The Indo-China War
17. 1963: The Language Problem
19. 1965: War with Pakistan
20. 1966: The Rise of Indira Gandhi
21. 1967: The Fourth General Elections
23. 1969: The Congress Splits
24. 1970: The Lok Sabha Is Dissolved
26. 1972: Assembly Elections
29. 1975: The Emergency
32. 1978: The Forty-Fourth Amendment
38. 1984: Indira Is Assassinated
39. 1985: Rajiv Gandhi—a Young Prime Minister
40. 1986: Peace in Mizoram
45. 1991: Rajiv Gandhi Is Assassinated
46. 1992: Narasimha Rao—Economic Reforms
47. 1993: Narasimha Rao Continues as Prime Minister
51. 1997: I.K. Gujral—a New Prime Minister
52. 1998: A BJP-Led Government
53. 1999: The BJP Again
54. 2000: Three New States
56. 2002: A New President—A.P.J. Abdul Kalam
58. 2004: A New Government—the UPA
59. 2005: The Right to Information Act Is Passed
60. 2006: The Twenty Point Programme Is Restructured
61. 2007: Pratibha Patil—the First Female President
63. 2009: The UPA Government Again
64. 2010: Maoist Attacks in West Bengal and Chhattisgarh
65. 2011: Anna Hazare against Corruption
67. 2013: The Mars Orbiter Mission Is Launched
70. 2016: Demonetization
Conclusion: A Cultural Revolution Begins
Acknowledgements
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