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Amritsar Massacre
The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, 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. Official British Raj sources placed the fatalities at 379, and with 1100 wounded. -
Salt March
The 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 Purna Swaraj, the declaration of independence by the Indian National Congress. -
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. -
Indian Independence
India reached its independence from British rule and its birth as a sovereign nation on August, 15th 1947. The day is a national holiday in India. -
Formation of Pakistan
The Partition of India 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 and the Union of India.The partition of India included the geographical division of the Bengal province of British India into East Pakistan and West Bengal, and the similar partition of the Punjab province into West Punjab and East Punjab and also the division of other assets. -
Gandhi Assassination
Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was assassinated on January 30, 1948, shot at point-blank range by Nathuram Godse, an activist. Since 1934, there had been five unsuccessful attempts to kill Gandhi.
