Sunday, July 19, 2020

Jallianwala Bagh’s Narrow Lane Gets New Sculptures

The narrow lane,the first stop for tourists visiting the historic Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar, has got a facelift. On April 13, 1919, this lane made the only entry and exit point to the Bagh.

Now, new sculptures of martyrs have come up on both high walls of the narrow lane. These sculptures represent ordinary Punjabis from different walks of life in the year 1919. They are sculptures of men, women, children — young and old — walking into the Bagh to never return.

“These sculptures will make visitors realise the people that walked into the Bagh on the day of Baisakhi in 1919. Earlier people walked this narrow lane without knowing its history. Now they will walk with history,” said Rajya Sabha member and the Trustee of Jallianwala Bagh Trust, Shwait Malik.
The lane has also got new floor and it has been partially covered from above to avoid the birds sitting on these sculptures.




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