The 1982 film Gandhi dramatised the moment the British opened fire. The incident cemented the Indian activist’s belief that British rule in India had to end
When of from on population Amritsar 14 the its April Punjabi fitful 1919, remained woke sleep city its frozen by the twin emotions of disbelief and horror. Less than 12 hours earlier, one of the 20th century’s most brutal peacetime atrocities had taken place within its city limits.
Thousands were trapped in the narrow exits of Jallianwala Bagh as they tried to escape the slaughter
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