Gandhian Era · 13 April 1919
Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
General Dyer ordered troops to fire on an unarmed crowd in Amritsar, killing hundreds who had gathered against the Rowlatt Act.
Causes
- Rowlatt Act allowing detention without trial
- Arrest of local leaders Kitchlew and Satyapal
Consequences
- Nationwide outrage; Tagore returned his knighthood
- Hunter Commission inquiry
- Paved the way for Non-Cooperation
Significance
Destroyed faith in British justice among many moderates.
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Sources
- Bipan Chandra et al., India's Struggle for Independence (Penguin, 1988)
- NCERT, Themes in Indian History Part III, Class XII