Question

Jallianwala Bagh tragedy
Who were the prominent leaders arrested?
Where did the people gather ?
Who was the British military commander of Amritsar ?
What did Rabindra Nath Tagore do ?

Answer 1

Hint:
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place on 13 April 1919.
It is also known as the Amritsar massacre and was remembered as the worst incidents happened in the British Raj till today.
The weapons used were Lee Enfield Rifles.

Complete answer:
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in the year 1919 on 13th April. It happened when the then Brigadier General Dyer ordered that on that day no gathering no meeting should be held because two prominent leaders were arrested and there was clear that any large gatherings could easily convert into war and could paralyse the local level administration. But this news was not widely disseminated and a lot of people gathered in Jallianwala Bagh to celebrate the festival of Baisakhi and peacefully protest the arrest of two prominent leaders Dr Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlew. But Dyer with his party entered the Bagh through the main gate and gave five minute warning to the people and then started firing at the people for about ten minutes and their firing was mainly focussed on narrow openings through which the people were fleeing out.

A) The prominent leaders who were arrested were Dr Satyapal and Saifuddin Kitchlew. Dr Satyapal was a physician and political leader of Punjab and an active member of non-cooperation movement and non-violent resistance to the British Rule. Saffudin Kitchlew was a freedom fighter, barrister, politician and leader of the peace movement. He protested very fiercely against the Rowlatt act along with Dr Satyapal. Both were arrested and deported to Dharamsala.

B) Leading to the arrest and deportation of the above mentioned two prominent Leaders the people gathered at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar Punjab for peaceful protest.

C) Reginald Edward Harry Dyer was the British military commander of Amritsar at the Jalliawala Bagh tragedy.

D) Ravindra Nath Tagore renounced his British knighthood in protest against the Jallianwala Bagh tragedy.

Note:
This massacre led to the death of about 379 people and left about 1200 people injured.
It was discovered that a Martyrs Well existed at the Jallianwala Massacre where 120 bodies were recovered from the well.
After the occurrence of this massacre a committee was formed for inquiry into the matters of Punjab on 14th October 1919 known as the Hunter Commission.