![]() The wall has its own historic significance as it has thirty-six bullet marks which can be easily seen at present and these were fired into the crowd by the order of General Dyer. The gaping marks are a tragic testimony to Dyer’s savagery in the Bagh. The bullet-ridden wall represents the most horrific memory. Further down is the passage to the Martyrs’ Gallery and a museum. There is also an old samadhi with a dome.Īt the centre of the Bagh stands an impressive oblong shaped Smarak (Martyrs’ Memorial). To the right is the Amar Jyoti burning with the emblem, Vande Mataram. The structures and images speak another story. It looked like an insignificant garden with some old trees abutted with residential buildings at the back. They jumped into the khoo (well).”Īs I entered the Bagh, I was taken over by mixed feelings. “People in panic ran to the walls to escape. He tells me that General Dyer had brought guns and troops through this constricted passage to shoot the innocent crowd that had assembled in the Bagh on April 13, the day of Baisakhi which is celebrated with much fanfare in Punjab. The Sikh cop at the gate leads me to the narrow ‘Historical Lane’ to Jallianwala Bagh. This article is part of The Wire ‘s series, Memories of a Massacre, to mark the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh killings. ![]()
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