Pal-Dadhvav massacre:

GS Paper 1: Topics Covered: Modern Indian history.   Context: On Monday, March 7, the Gujarat government marked 100 years of the Pal-Dadhvav killings, calling it a massacre “bigger than the Jallianwala Bagh”.   What is Pal – Dadhvav massacre? Took place on March 7, 1922, in the Pal-Chitariya and Dadhvaav villages of Sabarkantha district, …

Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Topics Covered: The Freedom Struggle – its various stages and important contributors /contributions from different parts of the country. Jallianwala Bagh massacre: Context: On April 13, 1919, British forces opened fire on unarmed Indians at Jallianwala Bagh killing hundreds of people. About the incident: It was Baisakhi that day, Local residents in Amritsar decided to …