Jallianwala Bagh Tragedy: The massacre left at least 379 dead, as per official figures, though Indian sources estimated the toll to be over 1,000. Jallianwala Bagh Massacre : The memorial stands as a symbol of suffering, courage, and India’s fight for freedom. (File Pic) Jallianwala Bagh massacre The Jallianwala Bagh massacre stands as one of the most harrowing events in the history of British colonial rule in India. On April 13, 1919, a day marked by the Sikh festival of Baisakhi, a large crowd of thousands, comprising men, women, and children, gathered in the confined space of Jallianwala Bagh , Amritsar. This horrific British massacre in which thousands of innocent Indians were killed, and countless others were injured is known as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre . India - Jallianwala Bagh, Massacre , 1919: Soon after Dyer’s arrival, on the afternoon of April 13, 1919, some 10,000 or more unarmed men, women, and children gathered in Amritsar’s Jallianwala Bagh ( bagh , “garden”; but before 1919 it had become a public square), despite a ban on public assemblies. It was a Sunday, and many neighboring village peasants had also come to Amritsar to celebrate the spring Baisakhi festival. Dyer positioned his men at the sole, narrow passageway of the ...
