Historian Dr Zareer Masani explores the causes
and aftermath of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre
Firdaus Gandavia
"Jallianwala is probably one of the best-known events in 20th century Indian history and has resulted in a lot of myth-making, both colonial and nationalist,” said author and historian Dr Zareer Masani at a lecture on "The Jallianwala Bagh Massacre: 1919-2019” at the K. R. Cama Oriental Institute (KRCOI) on December 12, 2018. He intended to separate myth from reality and explore the context, the consequences and the relevance of this incident.
Masani who has a DPhil from Oxford and is the author of several books on Indian history was visiting Amritsar to produce a program for the BBC (British Broadcasting......