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1919 massacre of Indian protesters

Bagh

The Jallianwala Bagh massacre, also known as the Amritsar massacre, took place on 13 April 1919.

Plan a trip to Bagh→From Halwara

A large crowd had gathered at the Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, British India, during the annual Baisakhi fair to protest against the Rowlatt Act and the arrest of pro-Indian independence activists Saifuddin Kitchlew and Satyapal. In response to the public gathering, Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer surrounded the people with Gurkhas of Nepalese origin and Sikh infantrymen of the British Indian Army.

How locals move

Getting around Bagh the local way

  • Get inYou could walk this in about 15 minutes or take a rickshaw or auto from there.
  • Get inFrom the roundabout northeast of the Golden Temple in the center, the roundabout where also rickshaws go to the border, the bus should leave towards the airport about 1 hr before these times, but best to inquire with the Golden Temple staff beforehand.
  • Get inBy rickshaw – If you just head to the highway, or even just outside of the airport, there should be rickshaws waiting for potential customers—say ₹100-200.
  • Get inFor a trip into town, even the prepaid taxi can be bargained down with the drivers to ₹300 from initially ridiculous prices of ₹550 a person (as of March 2014; became ₹850 as of May 2023) before you pay, but there is a significant dearth of official taxis or even auto-rickshaws, so prepare for a hard time.
  • Get inIf coming from Wagah at the Pakistani border, take a rickshaw (₹20, 3 km) to the Attari station, where you can catch a local bus to Amritsar (₹40, 25 km).
  • Get inTaxis and rickshaws also use this route and charge ₹200-500 for the entire journey.
  • Get aroundAn auto-rickshaw from the train station to the temple should cost around ₹20, while a cycle-rickshaw will cost about ₹30.
  • Get aroundElectric rickshaw between the Golden Temple area and the bus stand are ₹10.

From Wikivoyage: Amritsar, CC BY-SA. Not yet checked by us. Last edited 2026-09.

Text adapted from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Photograph: Bijay chaurasia (see Commons), Wikimedia Commons.