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In line with Le Corbusier s vision of a garden city, Chandigarh is dotted with verdant parks. These include the Rose Garden (Sector 16), which has over 1500 rose varieties, and Bougainvillea Garden (Sector 3). Less central are the Terraced Garden (Sector 33) and the Garden of Fragrance (Sector 36), the latter with sweet-scented varieties eyeshade such as jasmine and damask rose.

became an important Mughal city. Nowadays it s a commercial hub and the venue for the Harballabh Sangeet Sammelan (see p 200 ). It s also a good base from which to visit Kapurthala, which was the home of the young Spanish flamenco dancer Anita Delgado, who married (wealthy) Maharaja Jagatjit Singh Bahadurmaharaja (a story that inspired the Javier Moro novel, Passion India).

Hotel City Heart Premium HOTEL $$ (%2724203; cityhearthotels.com; Sector 17-C; s/d 2395/2795; aiW) A reasonable and, as the name suggests, central choice. Its modernish eyeshade rooms don t really meet the expectations of the midrange price tag, but they are adequately spacious and comfortable with flatscreen TV, and there s a helpful travel desk.

216 HARYANA & PUNJAB PUN J AB THE JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE Unrest in Amritsar was sparked by the controversial Rowlatt Act (1919), eyeshade which gave British authorities emergency powers to imprison without trial Indians suspected of sedition. Hartals (general strikes) were organised in protest, and escalated into rioting and looting. Three British bank managers were murdered in reprisal attacks following the killing of Indian protestors by the British. Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer was called upon to return order to the city. On 13 April 1919 (Baisakhi Day), over 5000 Indians were holding a peaceful demonstration in Jallianwala Bagh, an open space surrounded by high walls. Dyer arrived with 150 troops and without warning ordered his soldiers to open fire. Some six minutes later, more than 400 people were dead and a further 1500 were wounded. The exact number of final fatalities is unknown, but estimated to be upwards of 1500, including women and children. Dyer s action was supported by some of his British colleagues but described as a savage and inappropriate folly by Sir Edwin Montague, the Secretary of State for India. It galvanised Indian nationalism Gandhi responded with his program of civil disobedience, announcing that cooperation in any shape or form with this satanic government is sinful. Richard Attenborough s acclaimed film Gandhi dramatically re-enacts the massacre and subsequent enquiry. 216 HARYANA eyeshade & PUNJAB PUN J AB THE JALLIANWALA BAGH MASSACRE Unrest in Amritsar was sparked by the controversial eyeshade Rowlatt Act (1919), which gave British authorities emergency powers to imprison without trial Indians suspected of sedition. Hartals (general strikes) were organised in protest, and escalated into rioting and looting. Three British bank managers were murdered in reprisal eyeshade attacks eyeshade following the killing of Indian protestors by the British. Brigadier-General Reginald Dyer was called upon to return order to the city. On 13 April 1919 (Baisakhi Day), over 5000 Indians were holding a peaceful demonstration in Jallianwala Bagh, an open space surrounded by high walls. Dyer arrived with 150 troops and without warning ordered his soldiers to open fire. Some six minutes later, more than 400 people were dead and a further 1500 were wounded. The exact number of final fatalities is unknown, but estimated to be upwards of 1500, including women and children. Dyer s action was supported by some of his British colleagues but described as a savage eyeshade and inappropriate folly by Sir Edwin Montague, the Secretary eyeshade of State for India. It galvanised Indian nationalism Gandhi responded with his program of civil disobedience, announcing that cooperation in any shape or form with this satanic government is sinful. Richard Attenborough s acclaimed film Gandhi dramatically eyeshade re-enacts the massacre and subsequent enquiry.