February

28 days of Indian history

1 February
Gordon's Esplanade building was established in Calcutta's B…
East India Railways were held for formal inauguration; Howr…
35
2 February
Calcutta Museum was established. It was a part of the Asiat…
Press Trust of India' was established.
31
3 February
Banaras Hindu University was opened under the guidance of M…
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi laid the foundation stone of A…
25
4 February
Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) banned. Finance Minister…
Birju Maharaj, famous Kathak Dancer "Guru", was born.
21
5 February
Kauai Aadheenam, Hindu monastery, site of Kadavul Hindu Tem…
Amar Nath Sehgal, sculptor, was born at Campbellpur (W. Pak…
17
6 February
Madurai Kamraj University established.
World Marathi Chember of Commerce' established.
26
7 February
Eastern News Agency was established in Calcutta .
Bal Thackeray, Shiv Sena supremo, found guilty of contempt…
22
8 February
Gopalrao Deuskar, internationally famed painter, passed awa…
Faiyaj Khan, famous Indian classical singer, was born.
24
9 February
Silver prices crash as the govt allows passengers to import…
Congress (I), AIADMK alliance in Tamil Nadu breaks over Hin…
20
10 February
Job Charnock established the first English factory in Calcu…
Mahatma Gandhi inaugurated Kashi Vidya Peeth.
26
11 February
Andhra Naxalites release four out of six hostages.
The Punjab police unearth a plot to kill Prime Minister I.…
32
12 February
Former Union Minister Kalpanath Rai sent to Tihai jail for…
Bardoli Satyagrah (Gujarat) was led by Vallabhbhai Patel ag…
29
13 February
Sarojini Naidu "Nightingale of India", was born at Hyderaba…
Vinod Mehra, famous Hindi film actor, was born.
23
14 February
Rajendra Lal Dutta and M.M.Basu established the first Homoe…
13 bomb blasts take place in Coimbatore an hour before the…
31
15 February
The Division of Publication & Information was established i…
The Central Institute of Agricultural Engineering (CIAE) wa…
19
16 February
Military Museum established at Ahmadnagar.
Surya Sen Masterda, revolutionary freedom fighter, who atta…
25
17 February
Notorious criminal Charles Sobhraj released from jail after…
Shivaji won SinghGarh Fort from Mughals. This victory was o…
24
18 February
Indian Home Rule Society was founded at London by Shyamji K…
Shyamji Krishna Varma established India House in London to…
36
19 February
National Research Centre for Oil Palm(NRCOP), the only inst…
Mass arrests of communists in India.
30
20 February
Turf Club of Royal Calcutta was established.
Sisir Kumar, Basanta Kumar and Hemanta Kumar, three brother…
21
21 February
Press Club of India was founded in New Delhi.
Mother-Pondicherry, greatest world teacher, was born in Par…
21
22 February
Kawasji Nanabhai Dawar started the first Cloth Mill namely…
Sir Muhammad Ekbal, writer of song 'Sare Jahanse Achha', wa…
22
23 February
The N. W. Frontier province is created.
Union government sets up an Indian National Committee for S…
25
24 February
Sheikh Mirza, chieftain of a small state of Ferghana, was b…
Kedarnath Das, geat physiologist, was born.
23
25 February
Second satellite Earth Station established at Dehradun.
113 MPs arrested and Murali Manohar Joshi injured in police…
34
26 February
Bhanubhai Shah established the first kite museum of India c…
The notes of Rs twenty denomination were issued with two is…
18
27 February
Rupee made fully convertible in Man Mohan Singh's third suc…
Union Budget presented. Fiscal deficit cut to 4.4 per cent.
16
28 February
Medical College was started in Calcutta and it was official…
International City Auroville inaugurated the Aurobindo Ashr…
26