1853 in India
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Template:Year in region Events in the year 1853 in India.
Events[edit]
- April 16 – The first Indian train steamed off from Bombay to Thane. The train was drawn by three steam locomotives and covered the 34 km distance in 57 minutes.
- The Nizam of Hyderabad cedes Berar to the British so that its revenues could support the Hyderabad contingent in the British army .[1]
- Annexations of Jhansi and Nagpur.
Law[edit]
- Coinage (Colonial Offences) Act
- Customs Consolidation Act
Births[edit]
- Chattampi Swamikal, Hindu sage and social reformer (died 1924).
References[edit]
- ↑ Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 255