Historical facts about India

Rulers of India

Indian History is fall and rise of many kingdoms. The Portuguese were the first arrived in India and The Mauryan Empire was the first largest empire and many other dynasties succeeded them.

Then Mughal Dynasty founded by Babur, invaded India and was apparently at the invitation of some Indian Princes who wanted to dispose some Indian rulers. Taking advantage of the situation, Babur did dispose of the rulers and decided to take control under himself. Their single was to bring entire India under their dominance.

The Mughal Empire started to decline under the rule of Muhammad Shah, giving away most of the control to The Marathas. They wanted to expand their empire up to Deccan and take away all the control from the Mughals and they were also known as Champions of Hinduism.

The Britishers landed in India on August 24, 1608. As we all know their main motive was to acquire more and more resources from our country and fulfilling the need of the British Empire, and succeeded their motive by establishing their own authority. It took us 200 years to get rid of them and establish our own free rule...

Unknown and interesting historical facts about India

1.In India electricity was first used in 24 July 1879 in Calcutta.

2. Spencer plaza was the first shopping mall of India opened in 1864 and again reconstructed in 1985 at Chennai.

3. Calcutta was the capital of India from 1772 to 1911.

4.The foundation stone of India Gate was laid by the Duke of Connaught, on 10th February 1921. It took approximately 10 years to complete and came an end on 1931.

5. Sidrapong Hydroelectric Power Station , located at the foothills of Arya Tea Estate 12 km (7.5 mi) from Darjeeling town, is the oldest hydel power station or hydroelectric power plant in India.

6. Amar Jawan Jyoti on the India gate was unveiled on January 26, 1972, by the then Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. The flame of the Jyoti burns day and night, to remind the nation of soldiers who died in the Indo-Pakistan War of December 1971.

7. On the occasion of 2nd PM of India Lal Bahadur Shastri's birth centenary in 2004, the RBI issued a Rs.100 coin with his portrait on it, commemorating his life. The coin is non-circulating and is available on order alone.

8. Ballia was independent on 19 August in 1942, it was the first independent city in India.

9. After India’s independence, Portugal amended its constitution and declared Goa as a Portuguese state. Indian troops retook Goa on December 19, 1961 and annexed it to India.

10. The founder of the English school in India is a French Capuchin priest Ven. Fr. Ephrem de Nevers. He opened the first English school in India and it functioned at his priestly quarters in 1642, St. George Fort, Madras.