25 Most Significant Events in Post-Independence India

Someone alerted me to the Breaking News Online blog, and more specifically to their 1000th post titled Breaking News Online 1000: 25 Most Significant Events in India (After Independence) which lists out what are in their view the 25 most significant events in India post-1947. It reads much like one of those India Today issues around 15th August, but below is their list (in chronological order), with more details on each in the original blog post.

Would you agree with this list? Any additions/deletions?

In any case, this looks like an interesting exercise to try out in a History class - see if the students feel any different...

1. Accession of Kashmir to India - 1947
   2. Mahatma Gandhi's Assassination - 1948
   3. Birth of Indian Constitution - 1950
   4. Liberation of Goa - 1961
   5. Indo-Pak War - 1971
   6. Pokhran Nuclear Test - 1974
   7. India launched its first Satellite - 1975
   8. General Emergency - 1975
   9. India's World Cup Cricket win - 1983
   10. Rakesh Sharma in Space - 1984
   11. Assassination of Indira Gandhi and Anti-Sikh riots - 1984
   12. Mandal Commission Report - (1990 - 1991)
   13. Economic Reforms in India - 1991
   14. The Securities Scam - 1992
   15. Babri Demolition - 1992
   16. Pokhran II Nuclear Explosion - 1998
   17. The Kargil Conflict - 1999
   18. Indian Women winning all three International Beauty Pageants - 2000
   19. Militant Attack on Indian Parliament - 2001
   20. Godhra Tragedy and Gujarat Riots - 2002
   21. Taj Mahal as Numero Uno among New 7 Wonders of the World - 2007
   22. Pratibha Patil became the fist Woman President of India - 2007
   23. India's Twenty20 World Cup Victory - 2007
   24. BSE Sensex hit 20,000 Mark for the first time - 2007
   25. India not qualifying for Olympics Hockey - 2008