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Constitution
History of India
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| | 1211 | Iltutmish | |
| Shams-ud-din Iltutmish, or Altamash, becomes the third Sultan of Delhi and the third ruler of the Mamluk dynasty (or Slave dynasty) |
| 1231 | Iltutmish | |
| Founds an independent Muslim state |
| 1935 | Gandhi, Mohandas Karamchand | |
| The Government of India Act, 11 British Indian provinces with parliaments are created |
| 1947 | Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji | |
| Plays a Major part in drafting the Indian Constitution |
| 1950 | Prasad, Rajendra | |
| 26th Jan India becomes a republic, styled "India, that is Bharat" |
| 26th Jan The Indian Constitution is formally adopted |
| 1952 | Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| 1st Mar India's 1st general elections |
| 1956 | Nehru, Jawaharlal | |
| The Indian states are organized on a linguistic basis |
| 1975 | Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| July Most political organizations are banned & dictatorial powers are given by Parliament |
| 1976 | Gandhi, Indira Nehru | |
| The word secular is inserted into the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976. It implies equality of all religions and religious tolerance |
| The word socialist is added to the Preamble by the 42nd Amendment Act of 1976, social and economic equality for all its citizens, no discrimination on the basis of caste, colour, creed, sex, religion, language etc |
| 8th Jan Basic rights guaranteed by the constitution are removed |
| 8th Jan Parliamentary elections are postponed for the 1st time since Indian independence |
| 1989 | Singh, Vishwanath Pratap | |
| Forms a minority government |
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