What does Jallianwala Bagh mean?
- Jallianwala Bagh is a public garden in Amritsar city in Punjab province of India. It has a memorial to remember those people who were killed in the Massacre of 13 April, 1919. This date was also the Punjabi New Year 2,000 peaceful demonstrators had gathered in the garden
What are the causes of Jallianwala Bagh massacre?
- Jallianwala Bagh massacre was caused by British General Dyer who want to teach Indians a lesson and not to indulge in any form of protests against the British.
- Saifuddin Kichlew were arrested by the British and therefore during the auspicious day of Baisakhi some of the families gathered in the Jallianwala Bagh.
What happened to general Dyer after Jallianwala Bagh Massacre?
- In 1919, about a month after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Dyer served in the Third Anglo-Afghan War. For a few months in 1919 he was posted to the 5th Brigade at Jamrud.
- He retired on 17 July 1920, retaining the rank of colonel.
Who killed Dyer?
- Sir Michael O’Dyer was assassinated in London in 1940 by a Sikh revolutionary, Udham Singh, who had been injured at Amritsar.
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