Jallianwala Bagh is a historic garden and ‘memorial of national importance’ in Amritsar, India, preserved in the memory of those wounded and killed in the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre that occurred on the site on the festival of Baisakhi, 13 April 1919. It houses a museum, gallery and a number of memorial structures.

1. JALLIANWALA BAGH
MASSACRE

2. ABOUT
• Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden located in Amritsar , Punjab , established
in 1951 by the Government of INDIA .

3. ABOUT
• Inside the garden , a memorial was built in 1951 . This was in remembrance
of the innocent people who died in the 1919 massacre .

4. ABOUT
• The Jallianwala Bagh is a symbol of the freedom struggle .
• The Monument symbolizes the sacrifices if innocent Indians killed in the
massacre was built and was open to public in the year 1951 .
• It also houses a museum, gallery and a number of memorial structures.

5. The Massacre
• Took place on 13 April 1919 when troops of the British-Indian Army under
the command of acting Brig Gen Reginald Dyer fired rifles into a crowd of
Indians , who gathered in Jallianwala Bagh , Amritsar , Punjab .
• The civilians had assembled for a peaceful protest to condemn the arrest and
deportation of two national leaders , Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlew .

6. The Massacre

7. Aftermath
• Never had such a barbaric order been given in India by a British officer.
Though the crowd was totally unarmed, General Dyer claimed that he was
attacked by a revolutionary army.
• Historians consider the episode was a decisive step towards the end of
British rule in India.

8. Later on…
• A trust was formed later 1920 to build a memorial at the site after a
resolution passed by the Indian National Congress. In 1923, the trust
purchased land for the project.
• The memorial was designed by American architect Benjamin Polk .
• It is presently one of the most visited places in Amritsar .

9. Lesser Known Facts
• Jallianwala Bagh was a tricky place. Except for the main entrance to the open place,
the area was surrounded by building and walls on all sides.
• The firings stopped only when the soldiers ran out of ammunition.
• Colonel Reginald Dyer was shot dead on 13 March, 1940, by a man named Udham
Singh, a member of the revolutionist Ghadar party who was on a mission of
revenge for the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre.

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