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THE SINS OF THE GREAT-GRANDFATHER: THE ROWLATT ACT AND THE AMRITSAR MASSACRE |
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| Authors: | Justin Rowlatt |
| Institution: | 1. justin.rowlatt@gmail.com |
| Abstract: | Justin Rowlatt, the BBC's South Asia Correspondent, writes a reflection on the 1919 Amritsar Massacre and the 1919 Rowlatt Act, which was a precursor to the Massacre. The author is the great-grandson of Sir Sidney Rowlatt, who was responsible for the 1919 legislation. |
| Keywords: | Rowlatt Act Amristar Massacre Jallianwala Bagh Sir Sidney Rowlatt Rowlatt Act sedition committee India independence |