Indian History

Why exactly is this?

A hand drawn timeline of all major Indian events since the independence, covering 15th August 1947 -> 15th August 2020. It covers events across society, politics, technology, sports and religion

Why did I do this?

As part of my volunteering effort with the NGO iTeach Schools, I conducted an extensive summer program for students. One of the programs that I organised was a recap of India's recent history

How did I do it?

Me and my students used the links used Wikipedia fo guidance followed by a 4 session discussion and QnA on these events. I then drew the noteworthy events using a digital pen in OneNote* on a SurfacePro.

Next steps

  • Adding the relations between events. For instance, dotted lines between:
    • J&K instrument of accession -> Abrogation of Article 370
    • Dalai Lama exile -> 1962 War -> 1965 War
  • Of course there are events missing in this overview, you can add^ further details. Eg - LAC conflict, Bhumi Pujan
*Find better alternatives to OneNote. while drawing was seamless, exporting it was a huge pain.
^If you are interested in using/ building on this, send me a mail asking for the higher resolution image.

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