1861 in India

1861 in India

"See also:"
1860 in India, other events of 1861, 1862 in India and the
Timeline of Indian history.

Events

*The Indian Police Act 1861 is passed and a force created to protect and perpetuate colonial rule in the country. Indian civil and criminal codes were enacted. (Lord Macaulay had drafted the Indian Penal Code in 1835).

Births

*7 May - Rabindranath Tagore, poet, artist, playwright, novelist and composer (d.1941).


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