Salute the martyrs of Khuni Baisakhi
Every year the 13th of April each time, the day comes not to remind the advent of Spring but it comes as Khuni Baisakhi to tell the stories of sacrifices of the people of Punjab at the altar of freedom struggle.
Ranjan Kumar Padmapati
(The writer can be reached at rkpadmapati@yahoo.co.in)
Every year the 13th of April each time, the day comes not to remind the advent of Spring but it comes as Khuni Baisakhi to tell the stories of sacrifices of the people of Punjab at the altar of freedom struggle. Indeed on 13th April 1919, as many as 381 attained martyrdom of which 222 were Hindus, 96 Sikhs and 63 Muslims. Blood of all the faiths intermingled the soil of Jallianwalabag. Pandit Modan Mohan Malaviya revealed that the youngest amongst the deaths was a seven-month-old infant and included forty two boys. The joy of New Year s Day no longer reverberates the air in Jallianwalabag on Baisakhi Day and please do not move away with the Spring spir