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amristar massacre
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre (Hindi: जलियांवाला बाग़ हत्याकांड جلیانوالہ باغ Jallianwala Bāġa Hatyākāṇḍ), alternatively known as the Amritsar Massacre, was named after the Jallianwala Bagh (Garden) in the northern Indian city of Amritsar where, on April 13, 1919, 90 British Indian Army soldiers under the command of Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer opened fire on an unarmed gathering of men, women and children. The firing lasted for 10 to 15 minutes, until they ran out of ammunition.[1] Official -
Salt March
Gandhi on the Salt MarchThe Salt Satyagraha was a campaign of nonviolent protest against the British salt tax in colonial India which began with the Salt March to Dandi on March 12, 1930. It was the first act of organized opposition to British rule after -
indain independnce
The term Indian independence movement encompasses a wide spectrum of political organizations, philosophies, and movements which had the common aim of ending the British British Colonial Authority as well as other colonial administrations in South Asia. The term incorporates various national and regional campaigns, agitations and efforts of both nonviolent and militant philosophy. -
quit india movement
The Quit India Movement (Bharat Chhodo Andolan or the August Movement) was a civil disobedience movement launched in India in August 1942 in response to Mohandas Gandhi's call for immediate independence. Gandhi hoped to bring the British government to the negotiating table.[1] Almost the entire Congress leadership, and not merely at the national level, was put into confinement less than twenty-four hours after Gandhi's speech, and the greater number of the Congress leaders were to spend the rest -
formation of pakistain
The Partition of India (Hindustani: हिन्दुस्तान की तक़्सीम, ہندوستان کی تقسیم Hindustān kī Taqsīm) was the partition of British India that led to the creation, on August 14, 1947 and August 15, 1947, respectively, of the sovereign states of the Dominion of Pakistan (later Islamic Republic of Pakistan and People's Republic of Bangladesh) and the Union of India (later Republic of India). The partition of India included the geographical division of the Bengal province of British India into East Pak -
gandhi assassination
(January 2009) Indira Gandhi memorial at the place of assassination, 1, Safdarjung Road, New Delhi
The place where Indira Gandhi was walking, when she was assassinated.
Indira Gandhi's saree and her belongings at the time of her assassination, preserved at the Indira Gandhi Memorial Museum in New Delhi.Indira Gandhi, then Prime Minister of India, was assassinated on October 31, 1984. [1] She was killed by two of her Sikh bodyguards,[2] Satwant Singh and Beant Singh, to avenge the military
