Question

State your opinion:

Ravindranath Tagore gave up his title (Sir).

Answer 1

1. There were mass protests in Punjab. 13^th April 1919 was the day of ‘Baisakhi’ festival. Thousands of people had gathered for the meeting held at Jalianwala Bagh in Amritsar for celebrating the festival.
2. Many of them were not aware of the ban put by the government on public gatherings.
3. General Dyer opened fire on these people without any prior warning. About four hundred innocent people were killed and thousands of them were injured in this incident. It is known as ‘Jalianwala Bagh Massacre’.
4. It created a wave of rage all through India. Ravindranath Tagore criticised this act in very severe terms and gave up his title (Sir).