India massacre memorial's lights-and-lasers 'makeover' attracts controversy
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The renovation of a historical monument in India to the Amritsar Massacre in which British troops once killed hundreds of men, women and children has sparked furious debate and concerns over the "Disneyfication" of history.
(CNN) — The renovation of a historical monument in India's Punjab state where British troops once killed hundreds of men, women and children has sparked furious debate and concerns over the "Disneyfication" of history. On April 13, 1919, British troops fired without warning on a peaceful protest of thousands of unarmed people in Jallianwala Bagh, a public garden in the city of Amritsar. The horrific event is now known as the Jallianwala Bagh or Amritsar Massacre.More Related News
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