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Jallianwala Bagh Massacre

• The massacre in Jallianwala Bagh on 13 April 1919 was one of the most inhuman acts of British rule in India.

• The people of Punjab gathered on the auspicious day of Baisakhi to display their peaceful protest against the oppressive policies of the British rule at Jallianwala Bagh, which is near the Golden Temple.

• Suddenly General Dyer came in with his armed police force and fired indiscriminately at innocent unarmed people, killing hundreds of people including women and children.

• To avenge this act, Udham Singh later killed General Dyer, butcher of Jallianwala Bagh.

Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi became the undisputed leader of the Congress after the First World War (1914–1918). During this struggle, Mahatma Gandhi developed the new idea of ​​non-violent movement, which he called "Satyagraha", loosely translated "moral governance". Gandhi, who was a devout Hindu himself, was an advocate of tolerance, brotherhood in all religions, non-violence and simple living. Along with this, new leaders like Jawaharlal Nehru and Subhash Chandra Bose also emerged and advocated the goal of complete independence for the national movement.

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