Mahatma Gandhi termed the Rowlatt Act of 1919 the ‘Black Law.’ This legislation allowed the British government to imprison any person suspected of “terrorist” activities for up to two years without a trial. Gandhi condemned it as a “negation of ...
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Udham Singh assassinated Michael O’Dwyer in London on March 13, 1940. O’Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab during the 1919 Jallianwala Bagh massacre and had publicly supported General Dyer’s actions. Udham Singh, who had witnessed the massacre as a ...
On August 15, 1947, while the rest of India celebrated independence, Mahatma Gandhi was in Kolkata (then Calcutta). He was on a mission to quell the horrific communal riots that had broken out following the announcement of partition. Instead of ...
Jawaharlal Nehru wrote The Discovery of India during his imprisonment at Ahmednagar Fort (1942–1945). The book provides a panoramic view of India’s history, culture and philosophy from the Indus Valley Civilization to the British Raj. It was written to help ...
While Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer was the field officer who physically ordered the troops to fire, Michael O’Dwyer was the Lieutenant Governor of Punjab who sanctioned the harsh repressive measures. O’Dwyer fully supported Dyer’s actions, calling them “correct” and “justified” to ...