Nationalism And British Raj

Punjab’s political, economic and social conditions took a new turn during the first global war. There was much resentment and dissatisfaction at various levels in the province. The people could not expect solutions to their problems which were growing day by day. Hence the anti-Raj stance was magnified more and more over time. The new laws passed by the Raj were no solution to the growing dissatisfaction. They were thought to be a severe attack on their civil liberties and rights, for which they were denied justice as they could not go to the court of law. The atrocities on innocent people before and after martial law were proverbial in the history of our country. People lost faith in the efficacy of the Raj and sought ways and means to launch an India-wide non-violent struggle, in the coming years, under the leadership of Mahatma Gandhi. In a comprehensive way, the book analyses the severe mass opposition to the Rowlatt Bills resulting in the ghastly tragedy in the Jallianwala Bagh at Amritsar. Based on an analytical study of archival sources, the work would be useful for students, teachers and researchers of Modern Indian History.