Delhi | 27.04.2019 | 05:00 pm ~ 06:00 pm

Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

About the walk

'Cracked parched earth soaking in the blood, with clothes scattered, turbans unravelled... and there, far away, I spot a small child's shoe. Once Dyer had shot everyone, and the bodies had been removed or eaten by vultures... this is all that remained.'

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was one part of a much larger system of colonial oppression in Punjab that lasted for months, even years. The Jallianwala Bagh Centenary commemorative exhibition (1919-2019) explores Punjab before the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, throwing light on the role of India during World War I, the Ghadr Party, the Rowlatt Act, the Satyagraha movement, the massacre and the subsequent martial laws that were enforced in Punjab. Visitors can also listen to interviews with people whose family members were present at the Bagh on April 13, 1919. 

The exhibition also tells the story of Jallianwala Bagh through art installations: a replica of the well that people at the Bagh fell into while trying to escape the firing, a recreated display of a whipping post that was used at the time and everyday objects and clothes that may have been strewn in the Bagh after the massacre. These installations are based on eyewitness accounts.

 

This guided tour is free.

Walk Time
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Walk Date
Meeting Time
04:45 pm

About the walk

'Cracked parched earth soaking in the blood, with clothes scattered, turbans unravelled... and there, far away, I spot a small child's shoe. Once Dyer had shot everyone, and the bodies had been removed or eaten by vultures... this is all that remained.'

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre was one part of a much larger system of colonial oppression in Punjab that lasted for months, even years. The Jallianwala Bagh Centenary commemorative exhibition (1919-2019) explores Punjab before the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, throwing light on the role of India during World War I, the Ghadr Party, the Rowlatt Act, the Satyagraha movement, the massacre and the subsequent martial laws that were enforced in Punjab. Visitors can also listen to interviews with people whose family members were present at the Bagh on April 13, 1919. 

The exhibition also tells the story of Jallianwala Bagh through art installations: a replica of the well that people at the Bagh fell into while trying to escape the firing, a recreated display of a whipping post that was used at the time and everyday objects and clothes that may have been strewn in the Bagh after the massacre. These installations are based on eyewitness accounts.

 

This guided tour is free.

Led By

Rajwinder Kaur
Rajwinder Kaur is the manager of the Partition Museum. She supervises day-to-day affairs and manages events at the museum.

Meeting Time

04:45 PM

Meeting point

Twin Art Gallery -1, Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts, C.V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001

Nearest Bus/Metro station

Janpath metro station

Disclaimer

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Maintaining safety during our events is our main priority. We have implemented several social distancing and safety measures to limit physical interactions between all attendees at the walk. Sahapedia/ India Heritage Walks is not responsible for any illnesses developing due to participation in physical events. 

 

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Email: ihw@sahapedia.org

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