Jallianwala Bagh massacre

'Kesari Chapter 2' tells the story of a man who stood up to the might of the British Empire to bring the truth of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre to the world. Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair.

Discover 10 rare and powerful photos that capture the haunting legacy of the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, an important moment in India's struggle for independence.

An upcoming film starring R Madhavan and Akshay Kumar is based on the life of C Sankaran Nair, the lone Indian on the Viceroy’s council whose decision to resign after the Jallianwala Bagh massacre marked a new chapter in India’s freedom struggle.

Shoojit Sircar’s film ‘Sardar Udham’ on Amazon Prime, starring Vicky Kaushal as Udham Singh, traces the life of the famous revolutionary who avenged the horrific Jallianwala Bagh massacre. He is also known for his unique inclusive alias, Mohamed Singh Azad.

Nanak Singh, the 'Father of Punjabi Novel', survived the Jallianwala Bagh massacre and wrote a searing poem titled 'Khooni Vaisakhi' which paints a vivid picture of the horrors of 13 April 1919.

Present at #JallianwalaBagh on the fateful day, Sashti Charan Mukherji escaped death by hiding under the dais. What he did next ensured that the British were unable to obliterate the signs of the 1919 massacre.

"Benjamin Guy Horniman was British by birth, but for about 40 years, he was the Bayard of Indian journalism. . . He was our greatest tradition, or banner of freedom and our school of journalism. His epitaph should be 'England's greatest and perhaps the only real gift to India'."

"What kind of a tribute are we paying the martyrs, if their grandsons cannot live with a little dignity? The movies produced, books written benefit all but the direct descendants. Are those really the homage our revolutionaries deserve?”