On 13 April 1919 the British Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer ordered unprovoked firing on a large gathering in Amritsar, a massacre that, till today, symbolises the zenith of colonial abuse. How did the atrocities of that attack influence the Indian struggle for independence, and what does it signify today? We bring you a selection of writings and interviews that examine the Jallianwala Bagh attack as both a struggle to overthrow colonial rule triggered by the horrific killing of innocents and the result of existing murmurs of dissent against foreign rule.
Dyerism Prevails in Global and Indian Politics
100 years after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre at Amritsar, Punjab, the United Kingdom refused to apologise for the brutal killing of over a thousand unarmed Indian civilians, gathered in protest against the Rowlatt Act. A century after the shooting by Col Reginald Dyer and his British troops, dyerism prevails in global and Indian politics. People who oppose the government’s ideology are removed from positions of power and responsibility. NewsClick editor-in-chief Prabir Purkayastha
— source newsclick.in | 13 Apr 2023