1855 in India
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Events in the year1855 inIndia.
Incumbents
[edit]- James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie,Governor-General of India,1848 to 1856
- Muhammad Said Khan,Nawab of Rampurfrom 1840 to 1855, died on 1 April
- Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan,Nawab of the Carnatic, 1825–1855
- Balwantrao Raje Ghorpade, Raja of Mudhol State, December 1854-27 March 1862
- Thakur Sahib Jashwantsimhji Bhavsimhji, Rajput of Bhavnagar State, 1854–11 April 1870
Events
[edit]- 30 June -Santhal rebellionagainst British rule inDamin-i-koh,Bengal Presidency.[1]
- The British annexedThanjavur Maratha kingdom
- Dinavartamaniwas established inMadrasas a weeklyTamil-Telugupaper
- Bombay, Baroda and Central India Railwaywas incorporated to undertake the task of constructing a railway line betweenBombayandVadodara
- Rani Rashmonifunded construction of theDakshineswar Kali TempleinDakshineswarnearKolkata
- Central Museum of Natural History, Economy, Geology, Industry and Artswas established in Bombay
- Napier Museum,an art and natural history museum situated inThiruvananthapuram,was established
- Madras Zooopened
- Narayan Jagannath High School,the first government school established inSindh,was established inKerachi
- William Healey Dallmoved to India to work as a missionary
Law
[edit]- Legal Representatives Suits Act
- Fatal Accidents Act
Births
[edit]- G. Subramania Iyer,leading Indian journalist, social reformer and freedom fighter who foundedThe Hindu,born on 19 January in Tiruvadi,Tanjore district
- A. Subbarayalu Reddiar,a landlord, Justice Party leader and Chief Minister or Premier of Madras Presidency from 17 December 1920 to 11 July 1921, born on 15 October in Madras
- N. G. Chandavarkar,born on 2 December inHonavarin theBombay Presidency
- Sudhakar Dwivedi,Indian scholar in Sanskrit and mathematics, born in Khajuri, a village nearVaranasi
- Hakim Abdul Aziz,prominentUnaniphysician, born inLucknow
- Govind Ballal Deval,aMarathiplaywright fromMaharashtra
- Kottarathil Sankunni,author ofMalayalamliterature, was born on 23 March inKottayam,Travancore
- Rashid-un-Nisa,first Indian women Urdu Novelist.
Deaths
[edit]- Henry Valentine Conolly,British administrator in southern India, murdered by Moplah (Mappila - Muslim) insurgents at Collector's Residence at West Hill Bungalow, Calicut on 11 September
- Muhammad Said Khan,Nawab of Rampurfrom 1840 to 1855, died on 1 April
- Ghulam Muhammad Ghouse Khan,Nawab of the Carnatic
- Mahmud Gami,introduced in Kashmiri the Persian forms of the masnavi and ghazal
References
[edit]- ^"An Expert Explains: Why the Santal Hul has been ignored in public memory".The Indian Express.2024-06-30.Retrieved2024-07-01.