The descendant of men who survived the Amritsar massacre in 1919 says an apology from the British government is "futile". Hundreds of Indians were shot dead by British troops 100 years ago on ...
Visitors can inspect a bullet-ridden wall at the site of the massacre Hundreds of Indians attending a public meeting were shot dead by British troops in the northern Indian city of Amritsar in 1919.
The aftershocks of what became known as ‘the Amritsar Massacre’ were acutely felt a year later. They rumble on still as its centenary approaches with a row erupting over a bid to extend ...
Then Wood takes us on to the First War, the Amritsar Massacre of 1919, the move to Independence and the fateful Partition of 1947, one of the most crucial events in the history of modern India.
Also known as Amritsar massacre, as many as 1100 peaceful protesters were killed when British troops opened fire on April 13, 1919 at this place. The brutal murder of thousands added fuel to the ...
The words of Brigadier General Reginald Dyer himself -- the perpetrator of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre which left ... martial law existed de facto in Amritsar at that time although only ...
One hundred years on from the massacre at Amritsar, a book by Queen Mary academic Dr Kim Wagner, from the School of History, has shed new light on one of the ugliest incidents in Britain’s imperial ...
Travelling to Amritsar is like a journey through the pages of history, brimming with spiritual enlightenment and cultural ...
DAVID CAMERON attempted yesterday to play down suggestions that the Thatcher government colluded in a massacre by Indian security forces ... to remove dissident Sikhs from the Golden Temple at ...
Amritsar holds both historical and mythological significance for Indians. It was one of the most important cirties during the Indian freedom struggle and witnessed the brutal massacre of ...
Amritsar is famous not just for its Golden ... during festivals This public garden is the site of a heartbreaking massacre on ...