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A debate over how the Jallianwala Bagh massacre should be remembered was sparked off last week after the government unveiled the renovated look of the site, leading some historians to say history ...
A new fight is brewing over Jallianwala Bagh. This time, however, the fight is for control of the trust that manages the national monument in Amritsar. AMRITSAR: A new fight is brewing over ...
The renovation of a historical monument in India’s Punjab state ... a peaceful protest of thousands of unarmed people in Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in the city of Amritsar.
The creation of the Jallianwala Bagh memorial was an act of collective remembrance and defiance. In 1951, the Indian government officially opened the memorial, featuring a flame-shaped monument ...
The revamp of the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar has led to severe criticism of the government with historians accusing the planners of ‘disneyfying’ the monument and erasing the memories of ...
Once a cornerstone of the Indian Freedom Movement after the British massacred nearly 1,500 Indians on its premises on April 13, 1919, the Jallianwala Bagh has been reduced to a monument to which ...
The massacre was a turning point in India's nationalist movement. The grounds of Jallianwala Bagh - with its stone monument, porticos and pathways - have since served as a sombre reminder of India ...
As Arundhati Roy has stated: “The bullet holes in the walls of the Jallianwala Bagh monument are a reminder of the monstrousness of which we are capable. They are also a reminder that in this country ...