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Feb 8 7 tweets 2 min read
The prequel to the great Calcutta killings or the direct action day. On July 9, 1947, a suitcase was found on Rawdon Street in Calcutta. Inside was the dismembered body of the man who had tried to stop a massacre.

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Mar 13, 2023 6 tweets 1 min read
13th March 1940, Shri Udham Singh shot Michael O Dwyer. But Did you know General Dwyer was awarded for his role in Jallianwala bagh massacre?
Do you know who gave him the award? Dewan Bahadur Kunj Behari Thapar of Lahore along with the Golden Temple management (the predecessor of the SGPC)presented Dyer a Kirpan sword) and a Siropa (turban)along with Rs. 1.75 Lakhs contributed by Kunj Bihari Thapar,Umar Hayat Khan,Chaudhary Gajjan Singh &Rai Bahadur Lal