Jallianwala Bagh er Itikotha

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919. A large peaceful crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. In response to the public gathering, the temporary Brigadier general, R. E. H. Dyer, surrounded the protesters with his British Indian Army. The Jallianwala Bagh could only be exited on one side, as its other three sides were enclosed by buildings. After blocking the exit with his troops, he ordered them to shoot at the crowd, continuing to fire even as the protestors tried to flee. The troops kept on firing until their ammunition was exhausted. Estimates of those killed vary between 379 and 1500+ people and over 1,200 other people were injured of whom 192 were seriously injured. Responses polarised both the British and Indian peoples. This incident shocked Rabindranath Tagore, an Indian polymath, and the first Asian Nobel laureate, to such an extent that he renounced his knighthood.

In this book by Sandipan Sen, he talked about the bloody tragedy that shook the nation and is said to be the last nail in the coffin of British rule in India. This book talked about an in-depth analysis of what caused the massacre, what was the reasons that led up to the open firing were, and what was the aftermath of it. So, if you are interested to study and know more about the whole incident that shook the whole world with its cruelty, this book is a must-have in your library,