Sibika 9th monthly

• India gained independence from Great Britain

  August 15, 1947
• Muslims on the subcontinent declared their independence and formed the Islamic Republic of Pakistan
• Dominion of Ceylon declared independence, later replaced with Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka in 1972


  1948
• Jawaharlal Nehru


  • First elected prime minister of the vast republic of sixteen language based states of India after its independence
  • Pushed for two-pronged program of agricultural and industrial development
  • Died in 1964
• Hindi


  Language of the Delhi area and the Ganges valley
• Lal Bahadur Shastri


  Took over after Nehru's death but was only able to stay in office due to his ultimate death
• Indira Gandhi


  Only son of Nehru
• The Green Revolution Program


  Promoted the use of better quality seeds and fertilizers and more irrigation facilities resulted in higher yields
• Prime Minister Narendra Modi


  Embarked on a massive infrastructure program to improve transportation and connectivity and hasten development in impoverished areas of the country
• Muhammad Ali Jinnah


  Formed the Muslim League
• Corruption in the government led Field Marshal Ayub Khan to stage a coup d'etat
• Benazir Bhutto


  Daughter of Ali Bhutto, became prime minister in 1988 but was removed from the office by president Ghulam Khan
• Bangladesh used to be part of the Islamic Republic Of Pakistan as East Pakistan
• Bangladesh was known as one of the poorest countries but now has the promising records in terms of economic growth and poverty reduction
• Awami League


  Political party of Bengalis, won 160/162 seats allotted for East Pakistan
• General Ziaur Rahman


  Announced the declaration of East Pakistan's Independence over the radio on March 26, 1971
• The People's Republic of Bangladesh was recognized in December 1971 with Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
• Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated in 1975
• Sri Lanka, formerly the Dominion of Ceylon, adopted its Sinhalese name in 1972 after it became an independent nation on February 4, 1948
• Don Stephen Senanayake


  First prime minister of the parliamentary government
• Sirima Bandaranaike


  Stephen's widow, took over and continued the nationalization of the economy
• The kingdoms

  • Bhaktapur
  • Kathmandu
  • Patan
• Prithvi Narayan


  Conquered the three kingdoms, ruler of Gorkha
• Pratap Singh Shah


  Son of Prithvi Narayan, succeeded him but only ruled for 3 years
• Wars

  • Noli-Nepalese
  • Anglo-Nepalese
• The Kot Massacre of 1846 ended the Shah Dynasty and started the Rana Dynasty over Nepal
• Birendra


  Mahendra's son, became an authoritarian and cruel regime
• Druk Yul


  Land of the thunder dragon
• Drukpa people


  People from Bhutan refer to themselves as this
• Bhutan

  Came from the 2 Sanskrit words: Bhotant - End of Tibet, Bhutanni - high land
• Shabdrung Ngawang Namgyal


  Lama (religious leader)
• Ugyen Wangchuck


  First elected king
• Majesty Jigme Singye Wangchuck


  Fourth king
• Crown Prince Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck


  Was crowned as next king