1857–1947: The Long Road to Independence India’s independence was not the achievement of a single movement, a single leader or a single generation. It was the culmination of a long, complex and often painful historical […]
Is it time for the British Empire to apologize for the worst massacre reported in recent times? The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large […]
April 13, 1919, marked a turning point in the Indian freedom struggle. It was Vaisakhi that day, a harvest festival popular in Punjab and parts of north India. Residents of Amritsar decided to assemble at […]
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 horrendous incident of the brutal, cold-blooded murder of […]
The massacre was a catalyst for fusion of multiple strands of anti-imperialist politics The tragic moment also became a transformative moment. The transformation manifested itself at four levels — local, regional, national and even global. […]
Was Jallianwala Bagh, a conspiracy or planned massacre? Did it give birth to the concept of state terrorism? Was it handiwork of General Dwyer alone? Has the country done justice to martyrs and their families? […]
Farmer unions in Punjab have announced a march towards Delhi on April 21, indicating that the over four-month-long protest is not going to end soon. They said that farmers, activists and women protesters will begin […]
On Jallianwala Bagh Massacre anniversary 102 years ago, on April 13, the Vaisakhi Day, General Dyer of the British Government opened fire on peaceful protestors in Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, India. Killing 379 Indians, according […]
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