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Jallianwala Bagh: Location
The Jallianwala Bagh is located about a quarter of a mile from the Golden
Temple, Amritsar.
Jallianwala Bagh: Historical Importance
Jallianwala Bagh has a special importance attached to it with respect
to India's Freedom struggle. It was at this historic park that hundreds
of men, women and children sacrificed their lives in front of the ruthless
firing of the British forces. The incident took place on April 13, 1919,
on the auspicious day of Baisakhi. On this fateful day thousands of
people had gathered in Jallianwala Bagh to voice their feelings against
the arrest of their leaders, Dr Satyapal and Dr Kitchlew, by the British
Government. The Britishers gave the responsibility to General Dyer to
control the crowd. General Dyer tried to silence the gathered crowd
with non-stop firing without giving any advance information to the public.
Though according to official estimates 397 people were killed but the
actual number of persons died and wounded was much more. These bullet
marks can be seen even today on the boundary walls of the garden. Today
Jallianwala Bagh has been turned into a spacious and well-laid park
and is a major tourist attraction.
Jallianwala Bagh Memorial
In the post Independence period (1961) a memorial has been built at
the place where hundreds of innocent lives were sacrificed. Four stone
lanterns flank the pylon (tower) of the bagh, which looks like a flame.
The structure has been constructed with red stone from Dholpur quarries
(Rajasthan) and the base is made up of pieces of granite from Banglore.
The place from where the soldiers fired on the crowd (entrance no.2)
is now an open terrace made of kota stone (Rajasthan).
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