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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