1870 in India

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← 1869 1868 1867 1870 in India → 1871 1872 1873
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See also:	List of years in India Timeline of Indian history

Events in the year 1870 in India.

Incumbents[]

• Richard Bourke, 6th Earl of Mayo, Viceroy

Events[]

• The first submarine telegraph cable from UK landed in Bombay.
• The was founded
• The Indian Reform Association was formed on 29 October 1870 with Keshab Chandra Sen as president. It represented the secular side of the Brahmo Samaj and included many who did not belong to the Brahmo Samaj. The objective was to put into practice some of the ideas Sen was exposed to during his visit to Great Britain.

The Indian Reform Association was formed on 29 October 1870 with Keshub Chunder Sen as president. It represented the secular side of the Brahmo Samaj and included many who did not belong to the Brahmo Samaj. The objective was to put into practice some of the ideas Sen was exposed to during his visit to Great Britain.

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