1853 in India

Events in the year 1853 in India.

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
• Charter Act 1853

Births

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

Deaths

• Kerala Varma IV, monarch of Kingdom of Cochin died at Benaras.

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