Make a timeline of various educational reforms introduced by the British along with the names of the viceroys of that time.
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Viceroys in India from 1858 to 1947
Viceroy Tenure Achievement
Lord Canning 1858-1862
Abolished doctrine of lapse
Lord Elgin 1862 – 1863
Wahabi Movement
Lord Lawrence 1864 – 1869
Establishment of High court in Calcutta, Madras during his reign.
Anglo-Bhutanese war
Lord Mayo 1869 – 1872
Financial Distribution between centre and state introduced for the first time
First Census in 1872
Mayo College for the royal elite was set up
Lord Mayo was the only Governor-General who was killed in India. He was killed by Sher Ali Afridi in Port Blair
Establishment of Statistical Survey of India
Lord Northbrook 1872 – 1876
Civil Marriage and Arya Samaj marriage introduced
Universal Marriage Act introduced in 1872
Intercaste Marriage allowed
Kuka Movement in Punjab
Lord Lytton 1876 – 1880
Vernacular Press Act, 1878
Arms Act, 1878
Nationalist view – Due to High rate of taxation purchasing power had reduced.
Government view – Drought is natural phenomena due to which people became poor
Ignored severe famine and organized durbar. Proclaimed Queen Victoria “The Empress of India”
Abolished tax on cotton for British traders
Maximum age to take up civil services exam lowered from 21 to 19
Lord Ripon 1880 – 1884
Was the most loved Governor-General
Repealed the controversial Arms and Vernacular press act
Set up Local self-governments – Panchayats and Municipal Boards due to which he was known as Father of Self Government
2 new universities opened – Punjab University 1884, Allahabad University 1887
Illbert Bill – Indian judge cannot try English Judge
Appointment of Hunter Commission
Lord Dufferin 1884 – 1888
III Anglo-‐Burmese war (1885-‐1886)
Indian National Congress was founded in 1885
Lord Lansdowne 1888 – 1894
Indian Councils Act, 1892 (Indirect election was introduced for the first time)
Factory Act, 1891
Lord Elgin II 1894 – 1899
First British Officer called Rands was killed.
He was killed by Chapekar (Ramkrishna & Damodar) Brothers. This was the first political murder.
Lord Curzon 1899 – 1905
Indian Universities act – to control Indian Universities
Raleigh Commission
Partition of Bengal
Curzon-Kitchener controversy
Lord Minto II 1905 – 1910
Morley – Minto reforms
Lord Hardinge II 1910 – 1916
Mesopotamian Campaign
Transfer of Capital from Calcutta to Delhi
Hindu Mahasabha was established by Madan Mohan Malaviya
Lord Chelmsford 1916 – 1921
Home Rule League Movements
Rowlatt Act was passed
Montague – Chelmsford reform was passed
Lord Reading 1921 – 1926
Swaraj Party was formed
Chauri – Chaura incident took place
Lord Irwin 1926 – 1931
Launch of civil disobedience movement and Dandi march
First round table conference was held
Lord Willingdon 1931 – 1936
Second & Third Round Table Conference
Poona pact was signed
Communal award was started
Lord Linlithgow 1936 – 1944
Cripps Mission
Quit India movement
Lord Wavell 1944 – 1947
CR Formula 1944
Launch of Direct Action day
Wavell Plan & Shimla conference
Lord Mountbatten 1947-48
June 3rd Plan
Last Viceroy and First Governor-General of free India
To know more about governors-general of India, refer to the linked article.
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