Amritsar
The Jallianwala Bagh, near the Golden Temple, is a memorial park (established in 1951) honouring those unarmed civilians who were killed without warning by British troops under the command of Brigadier-General Dyer in April 1919 while demonstrating peacefully against the repressive Rowlatt Act (which allowed the British to imprison anyone suspected of sedition). The official death toll was put at 379, though some sources claim that as many as 2,000 people died. It was undoubtedly one of the most shameful acts committed during the period of British rule in India and strengthened the resolve of those struggling to secure India's independence. In the small museum in the park is this painting depicting the appalling massacre.
Amritsar
The Jallianwala Bagh, near the Golden Temple, is a memorial park (established in 1951) honouring those unarmed civilians who were killed without warning by British troops under the command of Brigadier-General Dyer in April 1919 while demonstrating peacefully against the repressive Rowlatt Act (which allowed the British to imprison anyone suspected of sedition). The official death toll was put at 379, though some sources claim that as many as 2,000 people died. It was undoubtedly one of the most shameful acts committed during the period of British rule in India and strengthened the resolve of those struggling to secure India's independence. In the small museum in the park is this painting depicting the appalling massacre.