Amritsar

to the religions. Religion is a particular system of belief with faith and worship. A sacred site is a place with significant meaning. The site I will be focusing on is the Sri Harmandir Sahib, or better known as the Golden Temple in the city of Amritsar, Punjab, India. I chose to research this site because I was fascinated by the temple being surrounded by a man-made pool of water, the structure is made out of real gold, the temple's kitchen feeds about 40,000 people for free per day (100,000…

For years, India had been under complete control of Britain, and the people didn't like it. They made stupid rules, and they forced the Indian People to buy their goods instead of making their own like they used to. The Indians had very low wages, so they couldn't afford to buy the products either. The people wanted change, and this is where Gandhi comes in. He was a very charismatic leader that wanted change, but by using nov-violent, peaceful methods. The people liked his ideas, so he…

The Indian Mutiny (Sepoy Rebellion) was India’s rebellion against British rule. It was a one year rebellion from 1857-1858. Although it was widespread, the rebellion was ultimately unsuccessful. Beginning in 1820, Britain introduced the idea that it had dominance in the political, economic, and cultural aspects of India. British officials began replacing Indian aristocracy. They also stopped allowing Hindu rulers without a natural heir to adopt an heir to be their successor. Britain would then…

man named Reginald Dyer killed around 350 men, women and children, and injured over 1000, who were non-violently protesting. Which in the end was call the Amritsar Massacre. Unlike most people who would have freaked out at the thought that they are the main reason why hundreds are dead and injured, Gandhi kept his cool. He even traveled to Amritsar, but never once did he seem unsettled or angry or even depressed about it. Overall Gandhi was a strong opponent of imperialism in India. Just…

Black Bill. This is one of the saddest incident in the history of Indo-Pak. This incident shows Foolishness and no mercy of British government for the people of India. Jallianwala is situated in the city of Amritsar and upon the “Black bill” of Rowlett act Hindu and Muslims were gathered at Bagh(a public park). More than Lack People(Both Hindu-Muslims) were gather there and protesting against the “black bill” of British government. Reasons For This…

politicians realized that all of India had come to a complete stop they were shocked and had Mahatma arrested-for his fourth time. Unfortunately without the nonviolence leader Mr.Gandhi around the Indians were irate and began rioting, causing the Amritsar Massacre at Sikh temple. Mr.Gandhi returns with a different way to not only unify the people of India but also strike at the British using nonviolence. The burning of clothes was a symbol of unification of people of Hindu and Muslim religions…

socially. There were negatives of the British rule seeing as in how they would massacre unarmed demonstrators which violates the human right to peacefully gather. “In Amritsar, India’s holy city… British and Gurkha troops massacre at least 379 unarmed demonstrators …”(The Amritsar Massacre). This would later be known as the Amritsar Massacre of 1919 and this showcases British brutality and how British influence over India had a down side since they also held power to control the military and…

Stalin to Fascism Review Sheet Vocabulary: Amritsar Massacre an incident in 1919 in which British troops fired on an unarmed crowd of Indians performing acts of civil disobedience Balfour Declaration statement issued by the British government in 1917 supporting the establishment of a homeland for the Jews in Palestine civil disobedience illegal nonviolent refusal to obey unjust laws collective large farm owned and operated by peasants as a large group command economy economic system in…

One example of how the British violently suppressed the Indian people is the Amritsar massacre. Due to an escalation in protests, the city of Amritsar had been placed under martial law and all meetings and gatherings within the city had been forbidden. Despite that, group of Indian nationalists held a meeting in a city park. The park was surrounded by British troops…

Throughout history, many people have been oppressed and denied human rights. The way people think about human rights have evolved. Back then many people thought it was ok to oppress the citizen in order to become superior while today we find human rights violation inhumane. Governments have tried to oppress the people of their country in order to remain in power; some have succeeded while some have failed. When the people were oppressed, there is often one individual who steps up and helps fight…