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.Everyman's Dictionary of Dates; 6th ed. J. M. Dent, 1971; p. 255 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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