Tuesday, March 18, 2025

Today In Indian History (19th March)

1919 - Rowlatt Act was passed by the British government in Delhi on 18 March 1919. The Rowlatt Act made it legal for British forces to arrest and hold Indians without a trial and judicial review. 

Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place in Amritsar to protest against the Rowlatt Act on 13th April in 1919.

In 1919, Satyagraha Sabha was formed by Mahatma Gandhi in Bombay to protest against the Rowlatt Act.  


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