102 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: When British General Dyer rained bullets on thousands of Indians
3 years, 11 months ago

102 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: When British General Dyer rained bullets on thousands of Indians

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The Jallianwala Bagh had witnessed a massacre at the hands of the British 102 years ago, when thousands of men, women and children were killed on the orders of British general Reginald Dyer. The official number of deaths, released by the British, stood at 350, but the Congress party said as many as 1,000 people lost their lives in the indiscriminate firing ordered by General Dyer. While many, including Sir Winston Churchill, then secretary of war, condemned General Dyer’s actions, the House of the Lords lauded him and presented him with a sword having “Saviour of the Punjab” inscribed on it. In 2019, on the 100th year of the massacre, Dominic Asquith, British High Commissioner to India, visited the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial and paid tribute to the martyrs of that day.

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Spirit of patriotism of Jallianwala Bagh martyrs will always inspire coming generations: President Droupadi Murmu
11 months, 1 week ago

Spirit of patriotism of Jallianwala Bagh martyrs will always inspire coming generations: President Droupadi Murmu

The Hindu  

President Droupadi Murmu expressed heartfelt tributes on April 13 to the people who sacrificed their lives for the country in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and said the spirit of patriotism of those martyrs will keep inspiring the coming generations. In a post on X, PM Narendra Modi said, “On behalf of my family members across the country, I pay my …

President Murmu, PM Modi, others pay tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims
11 months, 1 week ago

President Murmu, PM Modi, others pay tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims

India TV News  

President Droupadi Murmu and Prime Minister Narendra Modi among other leaders paid tribute to the people killed in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919 on Friday. President Droupadi Murmu also remembered the victims of massacre and said, "My heartfelt tribute to all the freedom fighters who sacrificed everything for the motherland in Jallianwala Bagh! In a post on X PM …

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Date: Some Lesser Known Facts That Everyone Must Know
1 year, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre Date: Some Lesser Known Facts That Everyone Must Know

The Quint  

After people came to know about the Rowlatt Act, they gathered together in Jallianwala Bagh, a public area in Amritsar for peaceful protests, The protesters included people of all age groups including men, women, and children. The protests were considered as a threat to the authority of the British colonial government, led by General Reginald Dyer, who made the decision …

Explained: The Pal-Dadhvav massacre and the calls for Boris Johnson to apologise for the tragedy
2 years, 11 months ago

Explained: The Pal-Dadhvav massacre and the calls for Boris Johnson to apologise for the tragedy

Firstpost  

On 7 March 1922, the British opened fire on tribals protesting in the now state of Gujarat, killing over 1,200 people. As Boris Johnson begins his two-day trip from Ahmedabad, there are growing voices that he should address the matter British prime minister Boris Johnson’s visit to India, which he is starting off from Ahmedabad in Gujarat, has come under …

Gandhi had forgiven General Dyer, man behind Jallianwala Bagh massacre
2 years, 11 months ago

Gandhi had forgiven General Dyer, man behind Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Op India  

Even after 103 years, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre remains one of the “darkest days” in India’s history. General Dyer stormed his troops inside the Jallianwala Bagh and ordered his troops to open fire without any warning killing 379 people, according to the British records. Not just General Dyer, who was the chief perpetrator of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, but the …

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Background, causes, aftermath and significance
2 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Background, causes, aftermath and significance

India Today  

Very few moments in the history of our sub-continent are as repulsive to remember and yet as significant to history as the infamous Jallianwala Bagh massacre. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on April 13, 1919, when a group of peaceful protestors was gunned down in an enclosed park with only one exit. BACKGROUND OF JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACARE If we …

Remembering Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: 5 Bollywood movies that recount the horrors of brutal killings
2 years, 11 months ago

Remembering Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: 5 Bollywood movies that recount the horrors of brutal killings

India TV News  

Highlights Anushka Sharma’s film Phillauri's few scenes were shot at Jallianwala Bagh. Sardar Udham starred actor Vicky Kaushal in the lead role The Legend of Bhagat Singh is a close recreation of Freedom Fighter Bhagat Singh April 13 marks 103 years of the brutal Jallianwala Bagh Massacre where peaceful unarmed protesters were killed on the order of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer. …

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Remembering the dark day 103 years later
2 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Remembering the dark day 103 years later

India TV News  

Highlights Shots were fired on the orders of Colonel Reginald Dyer, who was the acting Brigadier He had asked his troops to shoot indiscriminately without asking the crowd to disperse The site was an enclosed garden known as Jallianwala Bagh in Punjab's Amritsar The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place exactly 103 years back on April 13, 1919. Let's look at …

PM pays tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims, says 'Their sacrifice will motivate coming generations'
2 years, 11 months ago

PM pays tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims, says 'Their sacrifice will motivate coming generations'

India TV News  

PM pays tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims, says 'Their sacrifice will motivate coming generations' Hundreds of people protesting peacefully against the Rowlatt Acts, which granted the colonial administration repressive powers, were gunned down by British forces without any provocation in what became one of the most brutal turns in their occupation of India. Highlights PM Modi on Apr 13 …

100 years of Palchitaria massacre and its cover-up by British govt
3 years, 2 months ago

100 years of Palchitaria massacre and its cover-up by British govt

Op India  

On 73rd Republic Day parade at Rajpath in New Delhi, Gujarat’s tableau displayed the freedom movement of the tribals in 1922, marking 100 years of the horrific Palchitaria massacre. When Prime Minister Narendra Modi was Chief Minister of Gujarat, he brought the incident back in front of the world and built a memorial to Motilal Tejawat at the site of …

Armed intruder arrested at Windsor Castle wanted to avenge the dead in Jallianwala Bagh massacre by assassinating Queen Elizabeth II, claims video
3 years, 2 months ago

Armed intruder arrested at Windsor Castle wanted to avenge the dead in Jallianwala Bagh massacre by assassinating Queen Elizabeth II, claims video

Firstpost  

Officers from the Thames Valley and the Metropolitan Police say the suspect was carrying an offensive weapon and the royal family was informed A 19-year-old man with an offensive weapon was arrested on Sunday for breaching the security at Windsor Castle, where Queen Elizabeth II is spending her Christmas. Following the incident, a video has surfaced which alleges that the …

Shoojit Sircar delves deep to explain how Sardar Udham serves as an ode to revolutionaries, immortalises Indian struggle for equality
3 years, 4 months ago

Shoojit Sircar delves deep to explain how Sardar Udham serves as an ode to revolutionaries, immortalises Indian struggle for equality

Firstpost  

In an exclusive interview, director Shoojit Sircar decodes how Sardar Udham passes the test of time with flying colours in the 21st century You know that moment when a movie weaves history into the matrix, holds the fabric of time still in frames for you to feel its folds and know its secrets while adding a dash of deserved immortality …

Jallianwala Bagh | Monument of a massacre
3 years, 6 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh | Monument of a massacre

The Hindu  

A debate over how the Jallianwala Bagh massacre should be remembered was sparked off last week after the government unveiled the renovated look of the site, leading some historians to say history was being distorted. While inaugurating the renovated memorial, Mr. Modi said the new look of Jallianwala Bagh would inspire Indians for years to come. Professor Amandeep Bal, head …

'Insult to martys', Rahul Gandhi slams Jallianwala Bagh Smarak renovation
3 years, 6 months ago

'Insult to martys', Rahul Gandhi slams Jallianwala Bagh Smarak renovation

India TV News  

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday took a dig at the Centre as he slammed the renovation of Jallianwala Bagh Smarak. In a tweet in hindi on Tuesday Rahul Gandhi said, "Disrespect to Jallianwala Bagh Martyrs will be done by those who do not know the meaning of martydoom. Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated the renovated complex of …

Decoded | Why renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak has landed in controversy
3 years, 6 months ago

Decoded | Why renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak has landed in controversy

India Today  

Last week, on August 28, Prime Minister Narendra Modi invited the general public to be witness to the inauguration of the renovated complex of the Jallianwala Bagh Smarak. PM Modi said the renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak “would display the horrific massacre of April 1919 and instil a spirit of gratitude and reverence towards the martyrs”. However, the renovation of the …

Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM
3 years, 6 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday dedicated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial to the nation virtually. Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM During the event that showcased the multiple development initiatives taken by the government to upgrade the complex, the PM also inaugurated the museum galleries at the national memorial revamped in wake of 100th anniversary of the 1919 …

PM Modi inaugurates renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex, says country's duty to protect its history
3 years, 6 months ago

PM Modi inaugurates renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex, says country's duty to protect its history

India Today  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Saturday that it is every country's duty to protect its history as events of the past "teach us and give us direction to move forward". While virtually inaugurating the Jallianwala Bagh memorial complex and paying homage to the martyrs, PM Modi said, "The global developments remind us of the importance of self-reliance and self-confidence. …

Vidurashwatha Massacre, the Forgotten Jallianwala Bagh of South India
3 years, 11 months ago

Vidurashwatha Massacre, the Forgotten Jallianwala Bagh of South India

Hindustan Times  

The year was 1938 and India’s freedom struggle was at its peak. On the morning of April 25, a group of villages led by leaders of the Indian National Congress had gathered at an open ground in Vidurashwatha village, close to the now Karnataka-Andhra Pradesh border, in Chikkballapur district, to hoist the national flag. Gangadhara Murthy, a retired professor and …

102 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Harsimrat Kaur Badal pay tribute to martyrs
3 years, 11 months ago

102 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Harsimrat Kaur Badal pay tribute to martyrs

Firstpost  

General Dyer entered the premises of Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh and ordered the British Army to open fire on innocent civilians British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered the shooting at Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh 102 years ago, in which 35 Indians had died, as per British figures. Praying tributes to the people who lost their lives, Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweeted, “Their courage, …

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Amarinder Singh, Kejriwal pay tribute to martyrs on tragedy's 101st anniversary
4 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Amarinder Singh, Kejriwal pay tribute to martyrs on tragedy's 101st anniversary

Firstpost  

On 13 April, 1919, British soldiers, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, opened fire at a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on Baisakhi On 13 April, 1919, British soldiers, under the command of Colonel Reginald Dyer, opened fire at a crowd of unarmed protesters and pilgrims who had gathered in …

On March 20, 2000, 36 Sikh men in Chittisinghpura, J and K, were brutally gunned down
5 years ago

On March 20, 2000, 36 Sikh men in Chittisinghpura, J and K, were brutally gunned down

Op India  

On this day, 20 years back, a phalanx of masked terrorists in military clothes had barged into the Sikh-dominated Chittisinghpora village in south Kashmir’s Anantnag district and had killed 36 Sikh men in cold blood, hours before the then American President Bill Clinton’s India visit. The attackers, 15-20 in number, as per the eye-witnesses’ account, split themselves into two groups …

Jallianwala Bagh massacre centenary didn't get attention it deserved: Gulzar
5 years, 4 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh massacre centenary didn't get attention it deserved: Gulzar

India TV News  

Jallianwala Bagh massacre centenary didn't get attention it deserved: Gulzar "Even 150 years of the first war of Independence was marked with a series of programmes but somehow the Jallianwala Bagh incident hasn't been given the attention it deserves," Gulzar said. Jallianwala Bagh massacre is an important incident of Indian history and its centenary didn't received the attention it deserved, …

Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for massacre at Jallianwala Bagh memorial
5 years, 6 months ago

Archbishop of Canterbury apologizes for massacre at Jallianwala Bagh memorial

Live Mint  

Amritsar: Archbishop of Canterbury, Justin Welby on Tuesday visited Jallianwala Bagh memorial and said that he was both 'ashamed and sorry' for the crime which was committed at that site in 1919. While paying homage at the Jallianwala Bagh memorial, Welby said, "I cannot speak for the British Government. The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April, 1919, when …

Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti 2019: All you need to know about the man who avenged Jallianwala Bagh massacre
5 years, 7 months ago

Shaheed Udham Singh Jayanti 2019: All you need to know about the man who avenged Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Firstpost  

Following the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in 1919, a little known Indian Udham Singh waited for 21 years to avenge the death of the innocents by assassinating British administrator Michael O’Dwyer in 1940. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre On 13 April, 1919, the day of the Baisakhi festival, about 20,000 unarmed men, women and children gathered at Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh. How his fight …

Forgetting history and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919
5 years, 9 months ago

Forgetting history and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919

Hindustan Times  

It is still April when I visit Jallianwala Bagh, a full 100 years after the 1919 massacre. Free from any discipline of the memorial to observe decorum, visitors picnic merrily in the shaded colonnades But at the Bagh it is just another day in the park. Instead, the visitors are all set to follow the advice of a popular tourism …

Amritsar centenary: Should Britain apologise for its colonial atrocities?
5 years, 11 months ago

Amritsar centenary: Should Britain apologise for its colonial atrocities?

The Independent  

The walled garden at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar is unrecognisable today from the spring of 1919, when it became the scene of the single bloodiest act of violent oppression in Britain’s colonial occupation. open image in gallery Sunil Kapoor holds a portrait of his great-grandfather Lala Wasoo Mal, who was killed at Jallianwala Bagh in 1919 Nonetheless, at 4pm on …

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Lack of formal apology from UK casts shadow over memorial event in London
5 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Lack of formal apology from UK casts shadow over memorial event in London

Firstpost  

London: The failure of the UK government to tender a formal apology on the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre was the overwhelming focus of a commemorative event held at the House of Lords complex in London on Saturday. Indian-origin peers Lord Raj Loomba and Lord Meghnad Desai were joined by fellow members of the Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Commemoration Committee …

Jallianwala Bagh: The massacre that shook the empire
5 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh: The massacre that shook the empire

Live Mint  

The actual shooting is supposed to have lasted only about 10 minutes. As the famous sequence in Richard Attenborough’s film Gandhi suggests, when the British officer Gen. Reginald Dyer saw some men trying to flee the park by trying to scale a wall, he ordered his men to aim in that direction, killing more. Gandhi launched the non-cooperation movement with …

Jallianwala Bagh: Massacre of innocents that shaped history
5 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh: Massacre of innocents that shaped history

Hindustan Times  

Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh was a desolate piece of land partly used for dumping garbage until British General Reginald Dyer oversaw the massacre of several hundred unarmed people gathered there on April 13, 1919, to protest against a draconian law that allowed internments without trial. Davinder Pal Singh, a Sikh scholar whose family has been running a shop for decades near …

100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Rahul Gandhi offers tribute at Jallianwala Bagh Memorial
5 years, 11 months ago

100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Rahul Gandhi offers tribute at Jallianwala Bagh Memorial

ABP News  

Feel blessed as I pay my respects at Sri Akal Takht Sahib along with @INCIndia President @RahulGandhi, soon after his arrival in Amritsar on the eve of #JallianwalaBaghCentenary. pic.twitter.com/IHi69eW5yE — Capt.Amarinder Singh April 12, 2019 : Congress President Rahul Gandhi on Saturday visited Jallianwala Bagh Memorial whose centenary is being observed today. Rahul was accompanied by Punjab Chief Minister Captain …

An ode to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh
5 years, 11 months ago

An ode to martyrs of Jallianwala Bagh

The Hindu  

One of the first poems written in protest after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919 is being republished to mark the centenary of the tragedy that galvanised the movement for Indian independence. Khooni Vaisakhi, a classic work of protest poetry by the late Nanak Singh, was translated by his grandson Navdeep Suri, who is India’s Ambassador to the UAE. The …

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Centre, state plan separate events
5 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Centre, state plan separate events

Hindustan Times  

Even as the centenary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre is being observed as the day of national integration and unity on Saturday, the Centre and the state government are organising separate events to pay tribute to those fell to the bullet of General Dyer on April 13, 1919. On the other hand, the state government has planned its own programme, which …

100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Candlelight march for martyrs in Chandigarh
5 years, 11 months ago

100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Candlelight march for martyrs in Chandigarh

India TV News  

100 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Candlelight march for martyrs in Chandigarh A sea of humanity took over the streets of Chandigarh on Friday to pay tributes to the martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. On Saturday, it will be a 100 years since British officer Dyer opened fire at a peaceful meeting at the Amritsar park, leaving scores dead. …

Reflections on a massacre: 100 years since Jallianwala Bagh
5 years, 11 months ago

Reflections on a massacre: 100 years since Jallianwala Bagh

The Hindu  

For Indians, the massacre that evokes strong emotions is not Nader Shah’s slaughter of 30,000 people in Delhi in 1739 but Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, where, a century ago, on April 13, troops commanded by General Dyer fired into an unarmed crowd, killing hundreds. The massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, like later ones in Lidice and My Lai, was relatively small. …

Jallianwala Bagh: Kerala MPs had sought Britain’s apology
5 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh: Kerala MPs had sought Britain’s apology

The Hindu  

It took two Parliamentarians from Kerala, Congress’s Shashi Tharoor and CPI’s M.B. Rajesh, to demand in the Lok Sabha in February this year that Parliament must pass a resolution demanding unequivocal apology from the British for Jallianwala Bagh. British Prime Minister Teresa May on Wednesday described the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar in 1919 as a “shameful scar” on British …

British PM Theresa May expresses deep regrets for Jallianwala Bagh massacre, says it is a despicable scar on the British Indian history
5 years, 11 months ago

British PM Theresa May expresses deep regrets for Jallianwala Bagh massacre, says it is a despicable scar on the British Indian history

Op India  

Days before the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, the UK Prime Minister Theresa May has expressed regret over the carnage meted out by the British troops to an innocuous crowd of people gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in 1919. AFP: British Prime Minister Theresa May in British Parliament today expressed regret for #JallianwalaBaghMassacre; said, “We deeply regret what happened …

UK flags financial implications of Jallianwala Bagh apology
5 years, 11 months ago

UK flags financial implications of Jallianwala Bagh apology

India Today  

The UK government on Tuesday flagged "financial implications" as one of the factors it had to consider while reflecting upon demands for a formal apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to mark its centenary this week. UK Foreign Office minister Mark Field told a debate on "Jallianwala Bagh massacre" at Westminster Hall in the House of Commons complex that while …

Deeply regret suffering caused due to Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British PM Theresa May
5 years, 11 months ago

Deeply regret suffering caused due to Jallianwala Bagh massacre: British PM Theresa May

India Today  

British Prime Minister Theresa May on Wednesday expressed "deep regret" for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre, carried out by British colonial troops in India. Former British Prime Minister David Cameron has also called the Jallianwala Bagh massacre a "deeply shameful" incident during his visit to India in 2013. This is the cross party letter signed by over 80 MPs calling …

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: The unending wait for an apology from Britain
5 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: The unending wait for an apology from Britain

The Hindu  

During a visit to Amritsar in February 2013, the then British Prime Minister David Cameron described the Jallianwala Bagh massacre as a “deeply shameful event in British history,” insisting that “we must never forget what happened there”. In June 2013, the government said it would pay £19.9 million in compensation to more than 5,000 Kenyan claimants, while the then Foreign …

100 years later: The many meanings of Jallianwala Bagh
5 years, 11 months ago

100 years later: The many meanings of Jallianwala Bagh

The Hindu  

It has often been said that Britain lost its empire the day when, a hundred years ago, Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer, 55, commanding a regiment of 50 Gurkha and Baluchi riflemen, ordered firing without warning upon an unarmed crowd of over 15,000 Indians gathered at an enclosure called the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, a stone’s throw from the Golden Temple. It …

Revenge of the Raj: UK disarray as Jallianwala anniversary looms!
5 years, 11 months ago

Revenge of the Raj: UK disarray as Jallianwala anniversary looms!

Deccan Chronicle  

Has this strange coincidence struck you as well? The closer we get to the anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre — the greater the political disarray in the UK? So if I believed in the afterlife, I would imagine that these coming weeks could see the revenge of those thousands who were killed at Jallianwala Bagh 100 years ago… Could …

In Jallianwala Bagh, 1919, Kishwar Desai documents little-known stories of events before and after the massacre
6 years, 4 months ago

In Jallianwala Bagh, 1919, Kishwar Desai documents little-known stories of events before and after the massacre

Firstpost  

In her book, Kishwar Desai focuses on those accounts of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre which did not find a place in the mainstream narrative “The atrocities perpetuated at Amritsar have proved that Imperialism run mad is more dangerous, more vindictive, more inhuman, than a frenzied uncontrollable mob.” Kishwar Desai begins her book with words by Lala Lajpat Rai, which were …

Partition Museum's Punjab Under Siege exhibit recounts Jallianwala Bagh massacre through personal testimonies
6 years, 7 months ago

Partition Museum's Punjab Under Siege exhibit recounts Jallianwala Bagh massacre through personal testimonies

Firstpost  

Most of us think of Jallianwala Bagh as an isolated incident, but it was part of a much larger violent repression, says Mallika Ahluwalia, curator of Partition Museum in Amritsar It was nearly a 100 years ago, at the tipping point of India’s history, when thousands gathered on a fateful Baisakhi day, the harvest festival of Punjab, at the Jallianwala …

Remembering Udham Singh, the brave heart who avenged Jallianwala Bagh massacre
6 years, 7 months ago

Remembering Udham Singh, the brave heart who avenged Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Op India  

On 13th April 1919, troops of the British Indian Army fired upon a peaceful gathering in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar. Udham Singh, born on 26th December 1899, held Michael D’wyer, who was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab when Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place, responsible for the massacre. He was deeply influenced by Bhagat Singh and his revolutionary group, which, in 1928, …

How Reginald Dyer, the General who ordered Jallianwala Bagh massacre, was honoured by some Indians
6 years, 11 months ago

How Reginald Dyer, the General who ordered Jallianwala Bagh massacre, was honoured by some Indians

Op India  

“I fired and continued to fire until the crowd dispersed, and I consider this is the least amount of firing which would produce the necessary moral and widespread effect it was my duty to produce if I was to justify my action. There could be no question of undue severity.” General Dyer defending his actions on April 13, 1919, in …

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was a horrifying bloodbath on the day of Baisakhi 99 years ago
6 years, 11 months ago

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre was a horrifying bloodbath on the day of Baisakhi 99 years ago

India Today  

A cold-blooded genocide that led to the bloodiest Baisakhi ever. This is probably the most simple and honest way of describing what happened at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab on April 13, 1919. Here's what happened at Jallianwala Bagh that day On Sunday, April 13, 1919, the day of Baisakhi -- one of the largest festivals of the Sikh community …

Amritsar massacre: Sadiq Khan calls on Government to apologise for mass killing of Sikhs by colonial troops
7 years, 3 months ago

Amritsar massacre: Sadiq Khan calls on Government to apologise for mass killing of Sikhs by colonial troops

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Mayor of London Sadiq Khan called on the British government on …

British govt should apologise for Jallianwala tragedy, says London mayor Sadiq Khan
7 years, 3 months ago

British govt should apologise for Jallianwala tragedy, says London mayor Sadiq Khan

Firstpost  

The British government should apologise for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday, calling it a tragedy one “must never forget”. Amritsar: The British government should apologise for the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar, London mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday, calling it a tragedy one “must never forget”. The tragedy in …

British government must apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan
7 years, 3 months ago

British government must apologise for Jallianwala Bagh massacre, says London Mayor Sadiq Khan

India TV News  

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said on Wednesday the British government should apologise for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar. Khan, who arrived in Amritsar on Tuesday, paid tributes to martyrs of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre here on Wednesday. Though British monarch, Queen Elizabeth and her husband, Prince Phillip, had visited the Jallianwala Bagh in October 1997, no apology for the …

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