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  • The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919, when Acting Brigadier-General Reginald Dyerordered troops of the British Indian Army to fire their rifles into a crowd of unarmed Punjabi civilians in Jallianwala Bagh, Amritsar, Punjab, killing at least 400 people including men and women. Over 1,000 people were injured.



  •   The entrance to Jallianwala Bagh is via a narrow passage, the same passage that was the only entry and exit point at the time of the massacre and the same route that General Dyer and his troops took to reach the grounds. At the entrance is a statue of Udham Singh. Once entered, some old trees can be seen in the garden with some buildings at the back. With the words 'Vande Mataram', a flame titled 'Amar Jyoti' is seen burning to the right under a domed meditation area.
  • The portico pillars, just inside the garden, represent Dyer's soldiers.


General dyer.




During the massacre, there were no escape routes. The narrow passage was blocked by the army and people either ran towards the walls or jumped in the well.
The 'Martyrs Well' is surrounded by a large structure the Martyr's memorial,with a sign giving a figure of "120" as the number of bodies that were recovered from the well.It was designed by American architect Benjamin Polk and inaugurated in 1961

  • The martyr gallary and museum contains a number of paintings including some of political leaders and a painting of the inside of Jallianwala Bagh, showing a number of people dead on the ground. The addition to the painting of the Gurkha's was painted in at a later date. A portrait of Udham Singh is on display in the gallery and his ashes are kept in the museum.
  • Using newspaper clippings and letters from Mahatma Gandhi, Rabindranath Tagore and others, 45 panels depicting the Amritsar massacre.

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