Jallianwala Bagh is a famous memorial & public garden inside the walled city of Amritsar in Punjab (India). This place marks a bloody day in the history of Indian Independence struggle, when on the occasion of the Punjabi New Year (Baisakhi) on April 13, 1919 , peaceful group of protesters were fired at in this very garden, on the on the orders of Brigadier-General Reginald E.H. Dyer of the British Colonial Army. This horrific incidence began a new chapter in Indian Independence.
Today, the Jallianwala Bagh is a poignant reminder of the martyrdom of our Indian people for Independence.
I visited Jallianwala Bagh as part of my Amritsar trip. It is located in the vicinity of the Golden Temple complex (the holiest shrine of Sikhism) and is inside the old walled city area of Amritsar. The way to enter (and exit) the Bagh is only through a very narrow lane and I actually got goosebumps imagining myself as a helpless peaceful protester trapped in the garden with the only way to escape being blocked by people firing at me. There is an eternal flame burning at the entrance in honor of the martyrs.
There is a simple memorial to the martyrs at the end of the garden. People like to get clicked here, but I thought its too sacred to get clicked with!!
One of the most touching site in Jallianwala Bagh is the Martyr’s Well, which was a well inside the garden, where young men, women & children jumped to their death in order to escape the shooting.
The bullet marks of firings can be seen on the boundary walls of the garden and also a lone building inside it.
I spent considerable time inside Jallian Bagh memorial and came away with a greater appreciation to the struggles of my fellow Indians, who gave up their present for our future. These words aptly describe my thoughts after my visit to Jallianwala Bagh.
Freedom Was Not Gifted To Us,
It Was Snatched By An Unstoppable Fight,
Fighters Painted With Blood On Their Life’s Canvas,
Still They Never Turned Back With Fright! ~ Unsourceable author
Do Visit Jallianwala Bagh when in Amritsar, it has the capacity to make us sit and think about our own independence.
Heart becomes heavy and eyes fill with tears whenever these incidents are remembered…
It reminds us the struggle which was for the independence of the subcontinent. Salute to all the martyrs.
Ah yes, the British made many mistakes both in your country and mine in our pre-independence years.
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An important place for memorations So sad that humanity has never learned
I think it is good that this garden is preserved as a reminder of the struggle for independence. We need to always remember those who died to give us freedom and independence.
Good write-up Sush
I felt very sad when i visited the place ….such bad memories na 🙁
Lovely memorial to the hapless and helpless victims of Jallianwala massacre. This also bears testimony to the extreme heartlessness, cruelty & genocide practiced by the British rulers.
Your feeling communicates itself to me especially "I thought it's too sacred to get clicked with!"
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Yes, the memorial is too sacred to be clicked with.
i have never been to this place…but i so want to now! following u now on fb!
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Nice insights! I have been to Amritsar, but couldn't visit this site.
This place is in my wish list.
A must visit. Nice write up.
i didn't visit this on my trip to Amritsar, thx for sharing!
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That's a nice shot – let's hope such horrible incidents do not happen again.
This is one place I have yet to visit and am not postponing any further – will make it in the next 6 months.
much admiration to the world's largest democracy: INDIA!
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it looks like a touching memorial.
Looks like an interesting place to visit. It's so sad to remember atrocities like that but also important not to forget.
Have been there…and I had goose bumps on seeing the bullet marks …
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On my must visit list!
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These memorials, however bitter their historical pasts are, serve a purpose and a reminder so that we, as a people, would try to avoid anything that would harm others in the future. Wish I could visit that. 🙂