Rowlatt Act
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The Rowlatt Act, officially known by its parliamentary short title as the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act 1919, was an act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on 18 March 1919
Sidney Rowlatt, best remembered for his controversial presidency of the Rowlatt Committee, a sedition committee appointed in 1917 by the British Indian Government to evaluate the Indian independence movement and political terrorism in India.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre
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The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annua
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…Baisakhi Day celebrations and to protest against their deportation in Amritsar. Subsequently, the army was called into Punjab, which resulted in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 1919. Accepting the report of the Repressive Laws Committee, the British colonial government repealed the Anarchical and Revolutionary Crimes Act…
Martyrs' memorial in Jallianwala Bagh
The Jallianwalla Bagh in 1919, months after the massacre
All native men were forced to crawl the Kucha Kurrichhan on their hands and knees as punishment, 1919
The Martyrs' Well, at Jallianwala Bagh. 120 bodies were recovered from this well as per inscription on it.