From the books of history - 01 November special

What Happened

"1956: The landmark States Reorganisation Act came into effect. It completely reshaped boundaries along linguistic lines, establishing 14 states and 6 Union Territories. 1858: Following the Revolt of 1857, the British Crown officially issued the Queen’s Proclamation. This abolished the British East India Company's rule and brought India under direct British Crown administration. 1954: France officially completed the de facto transfer of its remaining enclaves—Pondicherry, Karaikal, Yanam, and Mahé—to the Indian Union. 1981: The Caribbean nation achieved full independence from the United Kingdom. 1966: Haryana Was Created And Punjab Reorganised. Haryana was created from the Hindi-speaking areas of the former Punjab state. Punjab was reorganised around its Punjabi-speaking areas, while Chandigarh became a Union Territory and the shared capital of Punjab and Haryana. 2000: Chhattisgarh Became India’s 26th State, Chhattisgarh was carved out of Madhya Pradesh on 1 November 2000, with Raipur as its capital."