10 Biggest Incidents That Shook India After 1947

Partition of India (1947) Estimated Death Toll: 500,000 – 2,000,000

Bhopal Gas Tragedy (1984) Estimated Death Toll: 15,000 – 17,000 World’s worst industrial disaster.

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1984 Anti-Sikh Riots Estimated Death Toll: 8,000 – 17,000 (As per the People’s Union for Civil Liberties).

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Gujarat Earthquake (2001) Death Toll: 13,805 confirmed (Government of India); up to 20,000 (WHO estimate).

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2002 Gujarat Riots Death Toll: 1,044 (Official); 1,926 – 2,500 (Independent sources: Citizens for Justice and Peace, Human Rights Watch).

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Odisha Super Cyclone (1999) Death Toll: 9,887 – 10,000 (Official Records).

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Latur Earthquake (1993) Death Toll: 9,748

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Kerala Floods (2018) Death Toll: 483 (Kerala government); 5,000+ (Lancet, including disease-related aftermath).

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Uttarakhand Floods (2013) Death Toll: 5,700+ (Official); 25,000+ (Local NGOs).

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COVID-19 Pandemic (2020–2022) Death Toll: 533,000+ (Official); 3–5 Million (WHO Estimate).

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