- 1848-04-11 — The presence of the Bab in Chihriq attracted much notice. Eventually Yahya Khan softened his attitud...
- 1853-04-08 — Shortly after Baha'u'llah's arrival in Baghdad, the first messenger to reach Him was Shaykh Salman w...
- 1875-00-02 — Baha'u'llah sent Sulayman Khan Ilyas, Jamal Effendi, to India. [BW4:285; GPB195; MC155]
See EB12
- 1875-00-04 — At the request of Baha'u'llah,`Abdu'l-Baha wrote The Mysterious Forces of Civilization, a treatise o...
- 1877-12-00 — Conversion of Siyyid Mustafa Rúmi in Calcutta, while he was travelling with Jamal Effendi. [RSLG]...
- 1882-06-00 — Baha'i books were published for the first time, in Bombay and Cairo by the Nasiri Press. The Bombay ...
- 1886-00-02 — Birth of Narayanrao Rangnath Vakil, the first Hindu to become a Baha'i in Surat, Gujarat, India....
- 1888-00-00 — Jamal Effendi, accompanied by Haji Faraju'llah-i-Tafrishi, embarked on a long journey to the East vi...
- 1889-00-00 — Baha'u'llah instructed Jamal Effendi, a Persian scholar of noble birth and high rank, to proceed to ...
- 1891-00-00 — In Bombay, on the instructions of Baha'u'llah, the Kitab-i-Aqdas was published for the first time. [...
- 1897-00-00 — Haji Mirza Muhammad-`Ali, the first Baha'i to have settled China, died in Bombay on his way back to ...
- 1902-12-00 — One of the chief promoters of Mirza Muhammad-'Ali in India was Mirza Husayn-'Aliy-i-Jahrumi.
See ...
- 1904-12-01 — Sydney Sprague arrived in Bombay, India. [BFA2:XVI]
He was the first American Baha'i travelling t...
- 1906-11-10 — Harlan Ober and Hooper Harris sailed from Hoboken, New Jersey for Naples and 'Akka on their teaching...
- 1909-11-00 — Charles Mason Remey and Howard Struven left the United States on the first Baha'i teaching trip to c...
- 1911-00-00 — A systematic teaching campaign was launched in India with the assistance of two American women and a...
- 1912-05-13 — `Abdu'l-Baha, very unwell, attended a reception and gave a talk to the New York Peace Society at the...
- 1912-10-31 — `Abdu'l-Baha arrived in Chicago and gave a talk at the Plaza Hotel. The subject of this talk was The...
- 1913-08-19 — 'Abdu'l-Baha took the decision to send Lua Getsinger to India. His words to her were published SoW V
- 1914-00-03 — The publication of Kitab-i Badayi'u'l-Áthar written by Mirza Mahmúd-i Zarqani, by Elegant Photo-Li...
- 1914-01-22 — 'Abdu'l-Baha sent Lua and Dr. Getsinger on a teaching tour in India. The duration of the tour and th
- 1917-00-00 — The passing of Hand of the Cause of God Haji Mirza Muhammad-Taqiy-i-Abhari (Ibn-i-Abhar). He was bo...
- 1919-11-21 — In the period after the war 'Abdu'l-Baha was flooded with requests from India and points East for Hi...
- 1920-12-27 — The first All-India Baha'i Convention was held in Bombay with 175 in attendance. [AB446; BBRSM194; 1...
- 1921-00-00 — A journal called Baha'i News started publishing in English and Persian. [BWNS1289]...
- 1922-02-18 — Laura and Hippolyte Dreyfus-Barney arrived in Haifa from their travel teaching trip in Burma and Bom...
- 1923-02-03 — Shoghi Effendi wrote to the editors and manager of the Star of the West Albert Vail Miss Edna True ...
- 1923-04-21 — The formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma.. It was incorporated in 1932. ...
- 1930-12-00 — The first Asian Women's Conference was held in India. [BW17:180]...
- 1933-01-00 — The National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma incorporated in Lahore, in the state of Punjab un...
- 1936-00-02 — The first woman was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of India, Shirin Fozdar....
- 1936-12-31 — Khusraw Biman (Thabit) passed away in Bombay at the age of 103 or 104. [Imm:56]
He is the first Z...
- 1937-12-20 — Mirza Ḥusayn-'Aliy-i-Jahrumi represented the arch-breaker of the Covenant, Mirza Muhammad-'Ali, in...
- 1938-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of India, (Pakistan) and Burma launched a Six Year Plan, the Indian ...
- 1938-09-00 — The first Baha'i summer school to be held in India took place in Simla. [BBRSM194; BW8:199]...
- 1943-05-02 — The passing of Narayanrao Rangnath (Shethji) Vakil (b. Navsari, 1866) in Poona. He was the first pe...
- 1943-08-16 — The passing of Sydney Sprague (b. Oshkosh WI in 1875) in Los Angeles. He was buried in Inglewood Cem...
- 1945-08-01 — Initially founded as a hostel for Baha'i children with sixteen children, what was the New Era High S...
- 1946-04-21 — India and Burma launched a Four and One-Half Year Plan, Indian 4½ Year Plan. (1946-1951) [Ruhi 8.2...
- 1946-10-11 — The Baha'is of Iran launched a Forty-five Month Plan, the Persian 45 Month Plan ( 11 October 1946 to...
- 1947-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of India and Burma added the newly formed nation of Pakistan to thei...
- 1948-04-21 — When the state of Pakistan was formed it was incorporated into the National Spiritual Assembly of In...
- 1949-00-00 — A Baha'i in Kamshatti, near Calcutta, was martyred by a religious fanatic. [BW11:34]...
- 1951-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India, Pakistan and Burma launched the Indian Nine...
- 1951-04-21 — Several National Spiritual Assemblies-Britain, Egypt, India, Iran and the United States, joined forc...
- 1952-10-08 — Holy Year, "The Great Jubilee", October 1952 to October 1953, was inaugurated. [MBW16-18; BW12:116; ...
- 1953-07-00 — Rawshan Áftabi and Firúzih Yiganigi arrived in Goa and were named Knights of Baha'u'llah. [BW13:45...
- 1953-07-03 — Sa'id Nahvi arrived in Pondicherry and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah. [BW13:455]...
- 1953-08-00 — Shawkat Nahvi arrived in Pondicherry and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah. [BW13:455]...
- 1953-08-03 — Shiyam Behari arrived in Pondicherry and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah. [BW13:455]...
- 1953-08-09 — Udai Narain Singh arrived in Sikkim and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah. [BW13:455; PH63]...
- 1953-10-08 — The Asian Intercontinental Teaching Conference was held in New Delhi. [BW12:178; CBN No 50 Mar 1953 ...
- 1953-11-06 — Dr Khodadad M. Fozdar, an Indian of Parsi background, arrived in the Andaman Islands and was named a...
- 1953-12-01 — Kay Khusraw Dahamobedi, Bahiyyih Rawhani and Gulbar Áftabi arrived on Diu Island and are named Knig...
- 1954-01-15 — 'Abdu'l-Rahman Zarqani, from India, arrived in the Seychelles and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah.
- 1954-06-24 — Shapúr Rawhani and Ardishir Furúdi, Iranian residents of India, arrived in Bhutan by foot and were...
- 1955-06-00 — Travelling by foot, Udai Narain Singh arrived in Tibet from Gangtok, Sikkim, and was named a Knight ...
- 1956-00-00 — Kedarnath Pradhan, from neighbouring Sikkim, arrived in Nepal, the first pioneer to the country. [Ba...
- 1957-12-26 — The passing of Mirzā Asad-Allāh, known as Fāżel Māzandarāni (b. Babol, Persia 1881).
He bec...
- 1959-04-21 — Upon the establishment of an independent Spiritual Assembly for Burma, the Regional Assembly of Indi...
- 1961-01-01 — Hand of the Cause of God Dr Rahmatu'llah Muhajir traveled to India and demonstrated the principle of...
- 1962-00-02 — Thirty thousand new Baha'is enrolled in India in six months. [VV9]...
- 1962-10-00 — A property was acquired outside of Gwalior, India, for a teaching institute. [DM192]
The institut...
- 1964-02-03 — Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum and her companion Violette Nakhjavani left Haifa at ...
- 1967-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Sikkim was formed with its seat in Gangtok. [...
- 1967-10-05 — Six Intercontinental Conferences were held simultaneously in Panama City, Wilmette, Sydney, Kampala,...
- 1971-00-00 — The publication of ...
- 1971-08-27 — The first Baha'i Youth Conference for Western Asia took place in New Delhi. [BW15:335]
Two thousa...
- 1975-10-00 — The New Era Rural Development Project, the first project of its kind in the world, began in the vill...
- 1977-05-01 — The Himalayan Conference was held in Gangtok, Sikkim. [BW17:180–2]...
- 1977-10-13 — The Asian Baha'i Women's Conference was held in New Delhi, attended by more than a thousand women fr...
- 1977-10-17 — At the end of the Asian Baha'i Women's Conference Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum la...
- 1980-05-02 — The Baha'is of India commemorated the centenary of the founding of the Baha'i Faith in their country...
- 1982-06-27 — The Baha'i Youth Academy was established in Panchgani, India. [BW18:230–2]...
- 1983-00-00 — The Association for Baha'i Studies, India, was established. [BW19:360]...
- 1983-02-24 — The inauguration of the Baha'i Vocational Institute for Rural Women at Indore, India. It offered rur...
- 1985-08-00 — An International Youth Conference to support the United Nations International Youth Year was held in...
- 1986-05-23 — Fourteen State Baha'i Councils were elected in India by members of local spiritual assemblies. [BW19...
- 1986-12-23 — International Teaching Conference was held in New Delhi in conjunction with the opening of the Mashr...
- 1986-12-24 — The House of Worship in New Delhi, the Mother Temple of the Indian Subcontinent, was dedicated in th...
- 1987-00-04 — The film, Heart of the Lotus, made by Elizabeth Martin, documented the dedication of the House of Wo...
- 1987-04-21 — A reorganization of the areas of jurisdiction of local spiritual assemblies in India resulted in the...
- 1988-06-00 — Over 100,000 people, including large numbers of women, youth and families, became Baha'is in Uttar P...
- 1988-09-00 — A teaching project in Maddhya Pradesh, India, enrolled 20,000 new Baha'is in Morena District. [BINS1...
- 1988-10-01 — In the State of Orissa, India, 2,600 people became Baha'is and 16 new local spiritual assemblies wer...
- 1988-11-00 — The first members of the Jhana tribe to become Baha'is enrolled in India. [BINS189:5]...
- 1988-11-03 — One thousand one hundred people became Baha'is in the State of Gujarat, India. [BINS190:5]...
- 1988-11-04 — Six hundred people became Baha'is in West Bengal and 5,150 in Orissa, India. [BINS189:4–5]...
- 1989-04-06 — Some four million persons had visited the House of Worship in New Delhi to this date. [AWH61]...
- 1989-10-00 — In India, 4,300 people became Baha'is in the State of Orissa. [BINS213:3]...
- 1990-04-09 — The establishment of the Chair for Baha'i Studies at the University of Indore (later renamed Devi Ah...
- 1991-07-15 — The first summer school of Sikkim was held in Saramsa. [BINS257:6]...
- 1992-00-06 — The publication of the statement entitled "Baha'u'llah", prepared by the Office of Public Informatio...
- 1992-05-29 — A statement titled Baha'u'llah was published by the office of the Baha'i ...
- 1992-06-05 — The Baha'i Vocational Institute for Rural Women, a non-profit education project based in Indore, Ind...
- 1992-11-23 — The Second World Congress was held in New York City to commemorate the centenary of the passing of B...
- 1993-10-24 — The establishment of the India Hindi Baha'i Academy (The Rashtriya Baha'i Uchcha Shiksha Sansthan) i...
- 1994-10-24 — The Supreme Court of India, in judgment to settle a religious dispute between Hindus and Muslims, ci...
- 1995-01-02 — The first meeting of the Association of Baha'i Doctors and Health Professionals in India took place....
- 1995-10-31 — More than a million people visited the Baha'i House of Worship in India in this period. [BINS357:5]...
- 1996-01-15 — A Chair for Baha'i Studies was inaugurated at the University of Lucknow. [BINS354:3]...
- 2000-10-29 — The President of the Republic of Iceland, Olafur Ragnar Grimmson, and his family visited the Baha'i ...
- 2000-11-21 — Under the auspices of the ISGP, a colloquium on Science, Religion and Development was held in New De...
- 2002-06-06 — City Montessori School in Lucknow, India won the UNESCO Peace Education award in recognition of its ...
- 2003-03-18 — The President of India, Abdul Kalam, visited the Baha'i House of Worship in New Delhi, the first off...
- 2003-12-17 — The Baha'i´International Community, with UNICEF, UNESCO, and major international non-governmental ...
- 2006-07-15 — The Baha'i Academy in Panchgani, India, entered into a formal agreement with one of India's top-rank...
- 2008-04-00 — The publication of Attaining the Dynamics of Growth: Glimpses from Five Continents by International ...
- 2008-06-00 — In a show of solidarity for the imprisoned Yaran, an open letter was sent from a number of members o...
- 2008-11-15 — Regional Conferences were held in Bangui, Central African Republic, Bangalore, India and Uvira, Demo...
- 2008-11-22 — Regional Conferences were held in Quito, Ecuador, New Delhi, India, Kolkata, India, and Lubumbashi, ...
- 2011-04-22 — The Preparation for Social Action programme was implemented under the Five Year Plan.
The programme...
- 2012-04-21 — Plans were announced that the Universal House of Justice was entering into consultations with respec...
- 2015-10-30 — The cemetery of the 20,000 strong Baha'i community of Rajasthan, located in Jaipur, was violently a...
- 2018-01-25 — The announcement of the opening of an educational centre at the Baha'i Lotus Temple. The educationa...
- 2018-04-31 — Some 80 members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors met for a conference at the Baha'i World Ce...
- 2020-04-29 — The design for the local Baha'i House of Worship to be built in Bihar Sharif was unveiled. (Due to t...
- 2021-02-21 — The ground breaking ceremony for the first local Mashriqul-Adhkar in India was held in Bihar Sharif....
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