Vidurashwatha Massacre, the Forgotten Jallianwala Bagh of South India
3 years, 8 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 author of a book ‘The forgotten Jallianwala Bagh of South India’ said the firing led to the Mirza-Patel pact, an agreement between then Diwan of Mysore Mirza Ismail and Indian statesman Vallabhbhai Patel, which resulted in the formation of the first government with the participation of the people in Mysore state. Gandhi, who visited Wardha on learning about the firing, released a statement on April 29, part of which read: “the sacrifices of the 32 people who died in Vidurashwatha in an attempt to achieve independence through non-violence are not in vain.” While the cops involved in the firing got a clean chit, the government claimed only 10 people lost their lives. “After visiting several villages around Vidurashwatha, they concluded that 32 people were killed in the firing,” he said.

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President Murmu, PM Modi, others pay tribute to Jallianwala Bagh massacre victims
9 months 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, 9 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 …

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Background, causes, aftermath and significance
2 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 …

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

Watch | The newly renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex
3 years, 4 months ago

Watch | The newly renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex

The Hindu  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the renovated Jallianwala Bagh complex in Amritsar on August 28, 2021. Renovation work was carried out at the site of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre by the Archaeological Survey of India and NBCC India, under the supervision of the Culture Ministry. Before Independence, surrounded by the back walls of houses in the cramped Walled City, Jallianwala …

Jallianwala Bagh | Monument of a massacre
3 years, 4 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 …

Decoded | Why renovated Jallianwala Bagh Smarak has landed in controversy
3 years, 4 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, 4 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, 4 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. …

102 Years of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Harsimrat Kaur Badal pay tribute to martyrs
3 years, 9 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, …

102 years of Jallianwala Bagh massacre: When British General Dyer rained bullets on thousands of Indians
3 years, 9 months ago

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

Firstpost  

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 …

Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: Narendra Modi, Amarinder Singh, Kejriwal pay tribute to martyrs on tragedy's 101st anniversary
4 years, 9 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 …

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

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Lack of formal apology from UK casts shadow over memorial event in London
5 years, 9 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, 9 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, 9 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 …

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Centre, state plan separate events
5 years, 9 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 later: The many meanings of Jallianwala Bagh
5 years, 9 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 …

In Jallianwala Bagh, 1919, Kishwar Desai documents little-known stories of events before and after the massacre
6 years, 2 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 …

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