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Even as Akshay Kumar’s Kesari Chapter 2 shows an imagined past, it ends up confronting the present
May 07, 2025 6:45 pm
There’s something strange that Akshay Kumar’s casting brings to Kesari Chapter 2. It adds a necessary layer of subtext that becomes harder to ignore.
General Dyer's unrequested command, mysterious death of his brigade major: some lesser-known details about Jallianwala Bagh massacre
April 20, 2025 4:51 pm
On the 106th anniversary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, let us look at General Dyer's military background, and his actions before and after that fateful day of April 13, 1919.
Kesari 2: Britain is yet to apologise for the horrors of Jallianwala Bagh while 'Hitler' General Dyer's family remembers him as an 'honourable man'
April 17, 2025 8:04 am
Even if the British were to issue an apology now, it wouldn't make up for the thousands of men, women and children who were brutally murdered that day, and for the many families who continue to live with that scar, the apology would just be a form of tokenism.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: What happened to General Dyer after he ordered firing on Indians?
April 14, 2023 8:41 am
While British rule in India led to numerous atrocities before and after Jallianwala Bagh, the nature of the violence that unfolded on unarmed civilians led to widespread condemnation. Winston Churchill described the day as “monstrous”.
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January 18, 2020 11:17 pm
Actor Suresh Sharma on recreating history on stage, and preparing a new generation of theatre artists.
Explained: Why Archbishop of Canterbury's apology for the Jallianwala Bagh massacre matters
September 10, 2019 8:39 pm
But why hasn’t the UK apologised till now? For one, admitting blame could have legal and financial consequences.
Painting a tragedy: Art piece depicting Jallianwala unveiled at UK museum
April 12, 2019 5:51 am
On the right flank is General Dyer, positioned above the entrance to the Jallianwala Bagh memorial. As his actions are viewed differently by different people, there’s a halo over his head for the view that ‘he was the saviour of Punjab’ and a tail to show ‘the beast’ who ordered the massacre
100 years of Jallianwala: A street fades away
April 07, 2019 9:00 am
The 180-metre stretch of narrow road lies forgotten today with even some people living on its periphery not knowing about the lane, or how it got its name, or how it shaped history of Punjab and India.
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: 5 things you didn't know
April 13, 2018 3:44 pm
Jallianwala Bagh massacre: 99 years after the carnage, we take a look at some of the key points of the fateful day.
Not hurt by comparison with General Dyer, says Army chief Bipin Rawat
June 08, 2017 4:07 pm
General Rawat said, "See, I am an Army officer, just anything cannot affect me. You have to be prepared to face such.... People can misinterpret (comments made by him)."
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In pictures: The renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial that has sparked off a row
August 31, 2021 8:19 pm
Many have claimed that the Jallianwala Bagh memorial revamp 'erases' history instead of conserving it.
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