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The Tragic Tale of the ‘Gandhi of the South’

The column talks about one of the first recruits for the Non-Cooperation movement from Karnataka, a38-year-old lawyer Karnad Sadashiva Rao, the scion of a prosperous family of professionals from Mangaluru

A 38-year-old lawyer Karnad Sadashiva Rao, the scion of a prosperous family of professionals from Mangaluru was one of the first recruits for the non-cooperation movement from Karnataka.
Updated on Aug 01, 2023 01:20 PM IST
ByRoopa Pai

Jallianwala Bagh memorial revamp done under ASI supervision: Centre

“Two committees oversaw the entire process, one under ASI and a second panel of experts that consisted of several senior historians,” said Raghvendra Singh, secretary, ministry of Culture.

Many across the spectrum slammed the government for overhauling the memorial by installing murals and conducting a sound and light show. (Photo by NARINDER NANU / AFP)
Updated on Sep 03, 2021 12:42 AM IST
By, New Delhi

In 2 tweets, Rahul Gandhi comments on Jallianwala Bagh memorial revamp

Rahul Gandhi tweeted about the Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar, where more than 1,000 people were killed and hundreds wounded on April 13, 1919, by British troops.

Rahul Gandhi took to Twitter to talk about the Jallianwala Bagh memorial revamp. (File Photo)
Published on Aug 31, 2021 01:00 PM IST
By | Written by Meenakshi Ray

Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM

Speaking on the occasion, the PM said the dreams of the innocent boys and girls, of the sisters and brothers are still visible in the bullet marks on the walls of Jallianwala Bagh.

Jallianwala Bagh has inspired countless revolutionaries: PM
Updated on Aug 29, 2021 01:15 AM IST
By, Hindustan Times, Amritsar

‘Will never forget their sacrifice’: PM Modi remembers Jallianwala Bagh massacre martyrs

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre refers to the incident at the public garden in Amritsar on April 13, 1919, when General Dyer ordered British soldiers to fire at unarmed civilians, leading to the death of more than 400 people.

PM Modi tweeted the above photo while paying tribute to those who lost their lives in the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre.(Photo Credit: Narendra Modi / Twitter)
Updated on Apr 13, 2020 10:40 AM IST
New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Jallianwala Bagh exhibit at National Archives of India till April 13

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre refers to the incident at a public garden in Amritsar when acting-Brigadier General Dyer ordered British soldiers to fire at civilians, leading to the death of more than 400 people.

The ‘Jallianwala Bagh’ exhibition that was inaugurated on the occasion of the 130th foundation day of National Archives will be up for the public to view till April 30, from 10:00 am to 5:30 pm.(Burhaan Kinu/HT Photo)
Published on Mar 15, 2020 06:25 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByAdrija Roychowdhury

Jallianwala Bagh to remain closed till April 12

Amritsar Authorities on Saturday closed the Jallianwala Bagh for visitors due to its ongoing renovation work and said that it would remain closed for visitors till April 12. A notice had been put up in January, but thousands of visitors returned from outside the Bagh, after authorities forbid entry on Saturday.

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Updated on Feb 15, 2020 10:27 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | By

Delhi assembly election 2020- They might turn Shaheen Bagh into Jallianwala Bagh after Feb 8: Owaisi

The protest in Delhi’s Shaheen Bagh has also become the main poll issue with several leaders of the BJP, led by Union home minister Amit Shah, describing the protests at Shaheen Bagh as being against the national interests and attacking Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal over it.

AIMIM MP Asaduddin Owaisi also spoke about the National Population Register (NPR) and the proposed all-India National Register of Citizens (NRC).(PTI File Photo)
Updated on Sep 09, 2020 06:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | By

Jallianwala Bagh acquiring new look amid row of tampering with its historical character

When the visitors enter the premises of the garden, they find historic narrow street plastered with modern cement. The British army troops entered the garden through this street to shoot the peaceful unarmed protesters on Vaisakhi in 1919. Centenary of the massacre was observed last year

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Published on Jan 20, 2020 11:39 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | By, Amritsar

‘Like Jallianwala Bagh’: Uddhav Thackeray on police crackdown on Jamia students

The Opposition Congress has led the charge in criticising the police action.

Maharashtra Chief Minister Uddhav Thackeray with his son Aditya Thackeray during the first day of the winter session of Maharashtra Assembly in Nagpur on Monday.(ANI Photo)
Updated on Aug 08, 2020 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Restructuring the Jallianwala Bagh Trust

To honour the sacrifice of our martyrs, and remedy the errors of the past, the government has made changes

The Jallianwala Bagh site is above politics and party allegiances. It belongs to every Indian, not to any specific political party(Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Nov 26, 2019 08:45 PM IST
ByPrahlad Singh Patel

Bill to remove Congress chief as Jallianwala trustee passed

The Rajya Sabha cleared the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial (Amendment) Bill 2019 by a voice vote, making it the first bill passed in the ongoing winter session.

Parliament on Tuesday passed a bill that seeks to remove the Congress president as a permanent member in a trust that runs the Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial.(PTI Photo)
Updated on Nov 20, 2019 01:44 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | ByHT Correspondent

Amritsar-based Partition Museum to ink pact with Manchester Museum

Partnership between Amritsar’s Partion Museum and Manchester Museum will be announced during the forthcoming visit of the mayor of Greater Manchester as part of the Manchester-India partnership

Partition Museum Amritsar is India's first partition museum telling the stories of those who survived the chaos and bloodshed more than seven decades ago(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 06, 2019 06:18 AM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By

Partition Museum to ink pact with Manchester Museum

The partnership is due to be announced in New Delhi during the forthcoming visit of Andy Burnham (Labour), mayor of Greater Manchester, as part of the Manchester India Partnership that seeks to further links between the city and India.

Amritsar-based Partition Museum is entering into a five-year partnership with the Manchester Museum (in the picture) following the co-curation earlier this year of the exhibition, ‘Jallianwala Bagh 1919: Punjab Under Siege’ to mark 100 years of the massacre.(Photo: Instagram/mcrmuseum)
Updated on Oct 05, 2019 03:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By

Book Review: The Patient Assassin by Anita Anand

Anita Anand’s biography of the man who assassinated General Michael O’Dwyer, the former lieutenant governor of Punjab to avenge the massacre at Jallianwala Bagh, vividly describes imperialist impulses and the nationalist movement in Punjab

Citizens garland the statue of Udham Singh in Amritsar on July 30, 2009.(AFP)
Updated on Sep 14, 2019 01:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySaudamini Jain

Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Researchers list 547 deaths, 159 more than official count

However, official figures released by the British in 1919 had estimated the number at 488.

An aerial view of the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on Sunday.
Updated on Aug 27, 2019 08:24 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | ByAtish Sharma, Ludhiana

Exhibit brings to fore lesser-known tales of Jallianwala massacre

A short film and poetry written during the period, besides first-hand testimonies of people in the Bagh that day, give voice to the victims lost in the pages of history books.

Reviving the memory of victims of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in April 1919, researchers have put together an exhibition of archival photographs, newspapers and installations at an exhibition on display at the Guru Nanak Bhawan.(Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Aug 24, 2019 10:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Ludhiana | ByAtish Sharma, Ludhiana

Bill to remove Congress chief as Jallianwala Bagh trustee deferred in Rajya Sabha

The government in the upper House urged members to pass the bill without discussion as this year marked the centenary of the Jallianwala massacre and also in view of the death of former external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj.

A view of the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar
Updated on Aug 07, 2019 11:29 PM IST
New Delhi | ByPress Trust of India

Top UK church leader to visit Amritsar, may tender apology for Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Welby, 63, who will be accompanied by his wife Caroline, will the first head of the Church of England to visit the memorial to one of the defining episodes of India’s freedom struggle. He will also meet Sikh religious leaders at the Golden Temple.

Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby will be accompanied by his wife Caroline on his India visit.
Updated on Aug 01, 2019 01:57 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By

Forgetting history and the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919

Maybe new generations must grow up free of the memory and pain of the massacre which took place 100 years ago

Free from any discipline of the memorial to observe decorum, visitors picnic merrily in the shaded colonnades(Sameer Sehgal/Hindustan Times)
Updated on Jun 07, 2019 10:01 PM IST
ByNavtej Sarna

UK PM May repeats ‘deep regret’ for Jallianwala Bagh massacre

UK PM Theresa May repeated her ‘deep regret’ towards the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. She observed that it was unimaginable what those visitors went through on the day of the killings.

British Prime Minister Theresa May expressed deep regret over the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. It is the centenary year of the watershed moment which defined India’s struggle for Independence.(REUTERS)
Updated on May 09, 2019 02:33 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By

Pakistan puts on display rare Jallianwala Bagh massacre documents

The six-day exhibition showcasing about 70 historical documents related to the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and Martial Law in Punjab in April 1919 opened at the Lahore Heritage Museum on Saturday.

People take part in a candlelight march on the occasion of the centenary of Jallianwala Bagh massacre, at India Gate, in New Delhi, Saturday, April 13, 2019.(PTI)
Published on Apr 22, 2019 11:58 AM IST
Lahore | ByPress Trust of India, Lahore

Jallianwala Bagh centenary: Sukhbir Badal slams CM for skipping Centre’s function

Sukhbir said, “It was shocking that Amarinder Singh had the audacity to refuse to join the rest of the nation in paying homage to the great martyrs who gave a decisive turn to the freedom movement by laying down their lives.”

Sukhbir Singh Badal(HT File)
Updated on Apr 14, 2019 10:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Bathinda/Amritsar | ByHT Correspondents

‘Busy with naamdaar’: PM Modi jabs Amarinder Singh for skipping Jallianwala Bagh event

The Punjab chief minister, Modi said, insulted the Jallianwala Bagh memorial by not attending the government’s memorial on the day of the centenary.

PM Narendra Modi then said that he had known Amarinder Singh for years and have never raised a question on his patriotism.(Nitin Kanotra/HT Photo)
Updated on Apr 30, 2020 08:45 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Jammu | ByRavi Khajuria

If Canada can apologise for 1914, why not UK for Jallianwala Bagh, ask Indian delegates

The event, organised by Indian-origin members of the House of Lords, Raj Loomba and Meghnad Desai and the Jallianwala Bagh Centenary Committee, rounded off a series of events in the UK to mark the centenary of the massacre.

Indian high commissioner Ruchi Ghanshyam said the incident had shaken the soul of India in 1919, but also highlighted the historical strategic partnership between Britain and India.(PTI PHOTO)
Updated on Apr 14, 2019 12:52 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By

UK envoy skirts apology question conventions, marches to pay tribute to martyrs

Earlier this week, British Prime Minister Theresa May had expressed “regret” over the Jallianwala Bagh massacre but stopped short of tendering a formal apology, a long-pending demand from the civil rights activists.

British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith (C) speaks to the media after laying a wreath in tribute on the 100th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre at the Jallianwala Bagh martyrs memorial in Amritsar on April 13, 2019.(AFP)
Published on Apr 14, 2019 11:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | ByHT Corresopondent

Jallianwala Bagh: UK Sikhs want apology, include in British’s school curriculum

The 2019 edition of the British Sikh Report (BSR) reveals that 78 per cent of the community surveyed want a formal apology from the British state for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and 85 per cent seek its inclusion in Britain’s school curriculum.

A view of defunct Water Fountains at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar on Sunday.24, 2019.(HT file photo)
Updated on Apr 13, 2019 10:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times, London | By

Jallianwala Bagh massacre ‘a shameful act’, says UK envoy in Amritsar

UK envoy to India Dominic Asquith expressed regret over Jallianwala Bagh and called it a shameful act of British Indian history.

British High Commissioner to India Dominic Asquith with his deputy Andrew Ayre at Jallianwala Bagh National Memorial on Saturday to pay tribute to the martyrs of 1919 massacre.(HT photo/Sameer Sehgal)
Updated on May 03, 2020 04:21 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | ByHT Correspondent

A searing memory of horror lingers for Jallianwalla Bagh massacre victims’ families

A hundred years later, the massacre still remains a searing memory for families of the victims who heard about it from survivors and relayed the narrative to subsequent generations.

The death toll in the massacre is still disputed.(HT ARCHIVE)
Updated on Apr 13, 2019 09:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Amritsar | ByAnil Sharma

Britain’s shame, and still not sorry : The 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Known in India as the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, it is still an emotive subject with many demanding a British apology -- which so far has been unforthcoming.

1919 - A Scene of Jallianwala Bagh Massacre at Amritsar.
Updated on Apr 13, 2019 12:55 PM IST
Amritsar | ByAgence France-Presse
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