Jallianwala Bagh Remembrance I , Cadet Anshuman Oram of NIT Rourkela , 9(O) BN Rourkela , participated in Jallianwala Bagh Remembrance event. I read about this event through several sources and found it a sorrowful incident that happened to the innocent people of Amritsar in the 1919 massacre. The details that I found is described here.

Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden located in Amritsar, Punjab, established in 1951 by the Government of India. Inside the garden, a memorial was built in 1951. This was in remembrance of the innocent people who died in the 1919 massacre. Jallianwala Bagh is of 6 to 7 acres (2.8 ha), walled on all sides, with five entrances. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre 1919 took place on 13 April 1919 when troops of the British Indian army under the command of Acting Brig-Gen Reginald Dyer fired rifles into a crowd of Indians, who had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh , Amritsar, Punjab. The civilians had assembled for a peaceful protest to condemn the arrest and deportation of two national leaders, Satya Pal and Saifuddin Kitchlew.

The Jallianwala Bagh is a symbol of the freedom struggle. A monument to symbolize the sacrifices of innocent Indians killed in the massacre was built and was open to public in 1961, after an inauguration by the then President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad, exactly 42 years after the date of the tragedy. The day on which the incident took place was ‘Baisakhi’, Punjab’s one of the largest festivals.

The precursor to the Massacre was the Rowlatt Act. This act was passed in February 1919.This act was passed in February 1919. The Rowlatt Act gave the British Government the authority to arrest anyone on grounds of mere suspicion. The Rowlatt Act was basically designed for controlling activities of Indian Revolutionaries. On April 10, 1919, two famous leaders, Dr. Kitchlew and Dr. Satyapal were arrested on the basis of Rowlatt Act.Two days later on 12th of April, 1919, General Dyer took command of troops. He issued a proclamation banning all public gatherings. Because people had no idea about the proclamation, a public gathering was called for. . The date was 13th The time for the gathering was 4:30 PM. Nearly 1,650 rounds were fired. Firing stopped when they ran out of ammunitions. Williams DeeMeddy indicated that 1,526 people were killed. According to Indian National Congress, over 1500 people were killed that evening. The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre led Rabindranath Tagore to renounce his Knighthood.

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Cadet Anshuman Oram

NIT ROURKELA

9 (O) BN ROURKELA , Sambalpur Group

Odisha Directorate.