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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 2024: A turning point in India's fight for freedom
Updated On: 13 April, 2024 05:06 AM IST | Mumbai | mid-day online correspondent
The massacre occurred at Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar, where thousands had come to peacefully protest British govt`s repressive policies, especially the Rowlatt Act
A crowd at Jallianwala Bagh, late summer 1919. PIC Courtesy/The Nehru Memorial Museum and Library for Jallianwala Bagh: An Empire of Fear and The Making of The Amritsar Massacre (Penguin Random House)
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, one of the bloodiest events in India`s war for independence, took place on April 13, 1919, in Amritsar, Punjab, during the British Raj. This tragedy had a lasting impact on the Indian Freedom Movement, galvanising the fight against British colonial control.
The massacre occurred at Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in Amritsar, where thousands of people had come to peacefully protest the British government`s repressive policies, especially the Rowlatt Act, which severely restricted civil liberties and freedom of expression. The mob, which included men, women, and children, had gathered to celebrate Baisakhi and express their dissatisfaction with British rule.
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