21 JANUARY

2008       India successfully launched a spy satellite of Israel and installed it in Polar Arbit.

1958       Copyright Act enacted.

1945       Renowned lawyer and freedom fighter Ras Bihari Bose died.

22 JANUARY

1965       Steel factory started in Durgapur, West Bengal.

1966       Mughal emperor Shah Jahan died.

1963       The National Library for the Blind was established in 1963 in Dehradun.

23 JANUARY

1897       India’s freedom fighter Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose was born in Cuttack, Odisha.

1926       Bal Thackeray, Indian politician and founder of Shiv Sena was born.

1966       Indira Gandhi became the third Prime Minister of India.

1977       Janata Party was formed.

2009       The ban on smoking scenes in film and television programs is over.

24 JANUARY

1950       On this day, the Constituent Assembly elected the first President of the country. Apart from this, the National Anthem was adopted by the Constituent Assembly on 24 January 1950.

1966       Air India‘s Boeing 707 crashes near the summit of Monblaw in the hills of the Alps. 117 people died in it.

1950       Jana Gana Mana was accepted as the national anthem.

1857       University of Calcutta was established.

1950       Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of independent India.

1950       Jana-gana-mana got the status of national anthem of India in 1950.

1951       Prem Mathur became India’s first female commercial pilot in 1951.

1952       The first International Film Festival was held in Bombay in 1952.

2002       The Indian satellite INSAT-3C successfully orbited in 2002.

25 JANUARY

1971       Himachal Pradesh came into existence as a state.

1980       The Indian Brahmo Samaj was started in 1880 by the famous social reformer Keshav Chandra Sen.

1980       After a gap of three years, in 1980, Padma Vibhushan, Bharat Ratna, etc. civil honors started being awarded again.

1980       The famous philanthropist Mother Teresa was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 1980.

2002       In 2002, Arjun Singh became the first Air Marshal of the Indian Air Force.

2009       The Central Government announced the Padma Bhushan and Padma Shri awards in 2009.

26 JANUARY

1956       In the year 1956, Humayun, son of Mughal emperor Babur, died.

1930       Swaraj Day was celebrated for the first time in India under British rule.

1931       Mahatma Gandhi was released for talks with the British government during the ‘Civil Disobedience Movement’.

1949       The Constitution of India was made to Dr. Rajendra Prasad, President of Constituent Assembly. The Constitution of India was prepared on this day.

1950       India is declared a sovereign democratic republic and the Constitution of India comes into force.

1950       Chakravarti Rajagopalachari, the first and last Governor General of independent India, resigned from his post and Dr. Rajendra Prasad became the first President of the country.

1950       Ashoka Pillar was adopted as the national emblem.

1963       The Government of India declared it a national bird on 26 January due to the peacock’s amazing beauty.

1972       The National Memorial Amar Jawan Jyoti was established at India Gate in Delhi.

1981       Keeping in mind the ease of air traffic in Northeast India, Air service Vayudoot started.

1955       The first parade of Republic Day took place on 1955 at Rajpath in Delhi.

1930       The Indian Constitution was implemented on 26 January keeping in mind the full Swaraj Day (26 January 1930).

27 JANUARY

2008       Bird flu spread in 13 districts of West Bengal.

1974       President VV Giri dedicated the Nehru Memorial Museum at Teen Murti in New Delhi to the nation.

1988       The helicopter postal service was inaugurated for the first time.

1922       Famous Indian actor Bharat Bhushan passed away.

2009       The eighth President of India, Shri. R. Venkataraman died.