Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre —100 years later

Chief Guest: Dr. Vinay Sahasrabuddhe, MP and President, ICCR

Guest of Honour: Shabana Azmi

Inauguration of the exhibition: Punjab’s Contribution to the Freedom Struggle

Followed by a panel discussion

Panelists: Sanjeev Sanyal, author and Principal Economic Advisor, Ministry of Finance; Ashok Malik, political commentator and Press Secretary to the President of India; and Lord Meghnad Desai, author The Rediscovery of India

Moderator: Lady Kishwar Desai, author and Chairperson, The Arts and Cultural Heritage Trust

Special reading by Sunit Tandon, Director, India Habitat Centre

2019 marks the centenary of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre. To pay homage to the thousands of innocent lives lost, Partition Museum, Town Hall, Amritsar will be presenting a series of programmes and exhibitions throughout the year. This panel discussion is the first in a series planned to highlight various aspects of the massacre and how it changed Indian history

(Collaboration: The Partition Museum, Amritsar)

Event starts on Wednesday, 08 August 2018 at 05:30 hrs

Type

Discussions

Dates

08 Aug 2018, 05:30 AM

Venue

Remembering the Jallianwala Bagh Massacre —100 years later