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*54 ICONIC PHOTOS THAT DEFINED INDIA in the last 100 years. . .* भारत माता की जय <https://www.facebook.com/J4JaiHind> (GLORY to INDIA) *54 Iconic Photographs That Defined India In These Last Hundred Years* There have been a whole lot of historic landmarks that we, as a country, have been through in the last century or so. But how many of them can we actually recall accurately? How many of them are we even aware of? All said and done, India has had a magnificent past, and while we eagerly wait for what the future has in store for us, we should definitely spare a moment to celebrate our country's glory. *P.S.* – Some of these images are over a century old, and aren't as clear as some of the later ones. Apologies in advance. 1. Rabindranath Tagore wins the Nobel Prize for Literature – 10th December, 1913. *[image: Rabindranath Tagore]* 2. The first Indian movie ever, *Dadasaheb Phalke's* “Raja Harishchandra” releases on 3rd May, 1913. *[image: Dadasaheb Phalke]* 3. CV Raman accepts the Nobel Prize for Physics, 10th December, 1930. *[image: CV Raman]* 4. Mahatma Gandhi's statue inaugurated at Madame Tussaud's Wax Museum, 1939. *[image: Mahatma Gandhi]* 5. Hindustan Motors begins production of the first car. They were India's first car manufacturer in 1942. *[image: Hindustan Motors]* 6. *History created*. Jawaharlal Nehru *declares India as a free country*, 15th August, 1947. *[image: Jawaharlal Nehru]* His first speech to free Indians in Independent India. *[image: India]* 7. Father of the nation, Mahatma Gandhi *assassinated on January 30th, 1948* . *[image: Mahatma Gandhi]* 8. India's first President, Dr Rajendra Prasad, is the *last to sign the Constitution*, and India is born as a Republic *2 days later* on 26th January, 1950. *[image: Dr. Rajendra Prasad]* 9. Millions of voters turn out at India’s first general elections in 1951. *[image: India Elections]* 10. India hosts the first Asian Games, 4th March, 1951. *[image: Asian Games]* 11. Manohar Aich wins the Mr. Universe title, August, 1952. He's hale and hearty at age 103. *[image: Manohar Aich]* 12. Mihir Sen becomes the *first Indian* to swim across the English Channel, 1958. *[image: Mihir Sen]* 13. Arati Saha became the *first Asian woman* to swim across the English Channel, 29th September, 1959. *[image: Arati Saha]* 14. Sunil Dutt's film 'Yaadein' wins *Guinness Book of World Records* for least number of characters in a film, 1964. *[image: Sunil Dutt]* *In fact, he was the only actor in the film apart from Nargis. That, in a silhouette in the final scene. * 15. Reita Faria becomes the *first Indian* to win the Miss World crown in 1966. *[image: Reita Faria]* 16. Bangladesh *gets freedom* (Independence) as *Pakistani forces surrender to India*, 16th Dec, 1971. *[image: Pakistan surrender]* 17. The Chipko Movement comes into effect to save trees, 26th Mar, 1974. *[image: Chipko Movement]* 18. First nuclear test carried out at Pokhran by India, 18th May, 1974. *[image: Pokhran]* 19. Mother Teresa wins Nobel Peace Prize for her unforgettable work for the poor of India on 10th December, 1979. *[image: Mother Teresa]* 20. *Launch* of Aryabhatta satellite, 19th April, 1975. *[image: Aryabhatta]* 21. Bhanu Athaiya wins the first Oscar for India, 11th April, 1983. She did the costume design *for Richard Attenborough's film* – “Gandhi”. *[image: Bhanu Athaiya]* 22. India wins the Cricket World Cup for the first time, 25th June, 1983. *[image: Kapil Dev]* 23. Rakesh Sharma becomes the *first Indian to **travel in space*, 2nd April, 1984. *[image: Rakesh Sharma]* 24. Bachendri Pal *climbs the tallest mountain in the world*, Mount Everest, 23rd May, 1984. *[image: Bachendri Pal]* 25. *India's first TV series* 'Hum Log' is launched, 7th July, 1984. *[image: Hum Log]* 26. Viswanathan Anand becomes a Chess Grandmaster at the age of 18 in 1988. *[image: Vishwanathan Anand]* 27. LIBERALIZATION is introduced by Finance Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, and *India opens up to the global market* on 24th July, 1991. *[image: Manmohan Singh]* 28. Satyajit Ray is awarded the Lifetime Achievement Oscar for his outstanding work in cinema, 30th March, 1992. *[image: Satyajit Ray]* 29. Sushmita Sen is crowned Miss Universe, 20th May, 1994. *[image: Sushmita Sen]* 30. Aishwarya Rai becomes Miss World on 19th November, 1994. *[image: Aishwarya Rai]* 31. Amartya Sen wins Nobel Prize for Economics, 10th December, 1998. *[image: Amartya Sen]* 32. *India recaptures* Tiger Hill, a vital moment in India's victory of the Kargil War, 3rd- 7th July, 1999. *[image: Tiger Hill]* 33. Karnam Malleswari wins a Bronze for weightlifting in the Sydney Olympics, 19th September, 2000. She also becomes the first Indian woman to step on the podium. *[image: Karnam Malleswari]* 34. Koneru Humpy becomes the youngest woman Chess Grandmaster at the age of 15. She is felicitated with the Arjuna Award in 2002-03. *[image: Koneru Humpy]* 35. Sania Mirza wins the *Grand Slam junior* title in doubles at Wimbledon, 6th July, 2003. *[image: Sania Mirza]* 36. Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore *wins Silver* for Double Trap Shooting at the 2004 Athens Olympics, 17th August, 2004. *[image: Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore]* 37. Pratibha Patil becomes the first female President of India, 25th July, 2007. *[image: Pratibha Patil]* 38. India wins the first ever T20 World Cup, 24th September, 2007. *[image: India T20 Team]* 39. Ratan Tata shows who's the boss as Tata acquires Jaguar and Land Rover, 2008. *[image: Ratan Tata]* 40. India puts 10 satellites in one launch into the *Earth's orbit*, 28th April, 2008. *[image: ISRO]* 41. Abhinav Bindra wins a Gold in the 10 m Air Rifle event at the Beijing Olympics, August, 2008. This was *India's first individual gold medal* in Olympic history. *[image: Abhinav Bindra]* 42. A.R. Rahman wins double Oscars for “Slumdog Millionaire,” February 22nd, 2009. The world also got to know who Anil Kapoor was. We regret that. *[image: A. R. Rehman]* 43. India hosts the Commonwealth Games *for the first time*, October, 2010. *[image: Commonwealth Games]* 44. India wins the Cricket World Cup for the *second time*, 2nd April, 2011. Dhoni and his men fought like champions, and won it for Sachin and the nation. *[image: India World Cup]* 45. Sucheta Kadethankar *crosses the Gobi Desert* in 51 days, 11 hours and 40 minutes, 2011. *[image: Sucheta Kadethankar]* 46. London Olympic medal winners (with the President): Mary Kom - Bronze, Vijay Kumar - Silver, Sushil Kumar - Silver, Gagan Narang - Bronze, Saina Nehwal - Bronze, Yogeshwar Dutt - Bronze in August, 2012. *[image: London Olympic Winners]* 47. Cricket Mogul, Sachin Tendulkar hangs his boots after playing his 200th and final test match on 16th November, 2013. *[image: Sachin Tendulkar]* 48. Malavath Purna, age 13, became the *youngest woman in the world* to climb Mt Everest, 25th May, 2014. *[image: Malavath Purna]* 49. The Mangalyaan Mission makes India the *first country to enter the* Mars orbit *on its first attempt*, 24th September, 2014. *[image: Mangalyaan]* 50. M.C. Mary Kom wins a Gold for boxing at the Asian Games on October 1, 2014. *[image: Mary Kom]* 51. The Indian Blind Cricket Team wins the World Cup, 7th December, 2014. *[image: Indian Blind Cricket Team]* 52. Kailash Sathyarthi wins the Nobel Peace Prize, 10th December, 2014. *[image: Kailash Sathyarthi]* 53. Dilwale Dulhaniya Le Jayenge completes 1000 weeks at Maratha Mandir, Mumbai, on December 12th, 2014. *India's **longest running film*, ever! *[image: Shahrukh Khan]* 54. Saina Nehwal becomes World Number 1 in Badminton, 28th March, 2015. *[image: Saina Nehwal]* *Be proud of your heritage.* __._,_.___ ------------------------------ -- With regards, Dr.T.V.Gopalakrishnan -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Thatha_Patty" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
