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Copyright: Subhash Ranjan (sranjan)
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| Genre: Places |
| Medium: Color |
| Date Taken: 2007-12-24 |
| Categories: Event |
| Photo Version: Original Version |
| Date Submitted: 2008-02-09 17:48 |
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| [Note Guidelines] Photographer's Note |
Jallianwala Bagh has a special importance attached to it with respect to India's Freedom struggle. It was at this historic park that hundreds of men, women and children sacrificed their lives in front of the ruthless firing of the British forces.
The incident took place on April 13, 1919, on the auspicious day of Baisakhi. On this fateful day thousands of people had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh to voice their feelings against the arrest of their leaders, Dr Satyapal and Dr Kitchlew, by the British Government. The Britishers gave the responsibility to General Dyer to control the crowd. General Dyer tried to silence the gathered crowd with non-stop firing without giving any advance information to the public. Though according to official estimates 397 people were killed but the actual number of persons died and wounded was much more. These bullet marks can be seen even today on the boundary walls of the garden.
Today Jallianwala Bagh has been turned into a spacious and well-laid park and is a major tourist attraction.
Refer:http://www.tajhub.com/tours-to-amritsar/jallianwala-bagh-tours.html |
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