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Context: This editorial is based on the news “Remembering independent India’s ‘Jallianwala Bagh’: The Kharsawan massacre of 1948” which was published in the Indian Express. On January 1, 1948, the town of Kharsawan in present-day Jharkhand witnessed a massacre similar to Jallianwala Bagh in 1919. Police opened fire at a crowd gathered for a protest and the weekly haat (market), killing hundreds, or by some accounts, thousands of Adivasis.
Relevancy for Prelims: Jallianwala Bagh Massacre, Simon Commission (1927), and Kharsawan Massacre of 1948.
Relevancy for Mains: Kharsawan Massacre and Challenges faced by Tribals of India. |
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Today, a memorial stands at the marketplace in Kharsawan, which some have described as a “political pilgrimage” site. However, it is a reminder of the Kharsawan Massacre that India faced during its transition to independence and the pain and issues of tribal rights and recognition in history.
Prelims Question (2015)
With reference to Rowlatt Satyagraha, which of the following statements is/are correct ? 1. The Rowlatt Act was based on the recommendations of the ‘Sedition Committee’. 2. In Rowlatt Satyagraha, Gandhiji tried to utilize the Home Rule League. 3. Demonstrations against the arrival of Simon Commission coincided with Rowlatt Satyagraha. Select the correct answer using the codes given below. (a) 1 only (b) 1 and 2 only (c) 2 and 3 only (d) 1, 2 and 3 Ans: (b) |
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