1853 in India

Events in the year 1853 in India.

← Template:Year in region/link Template:Year in region/link Template:Year in region/link 1853 in India → Template:Year in region/link Template:Year in region/link Template:Year in region/link
Centuries:	18th
Decades:
See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events

• 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 .
• Annexations of Jhansi and Nagpur.

Law

• Coinage (Colonial Offences) Act
• Customs Consolidation Act

Births

• Chattampi Swamikal, Hindu sage and social reformer (died 1924).

References

{{#seo: |keywords=Years of the 19th century in India |description= }}