A dark day in history

From the Golden Temple, the Jalianwaala Baugh is quite nearby. This place looks like any other place from the outside. But the moment you enter the narrow alley leading to the garden, you are suddenly pulled into a moment in history. A moment which saw the most brutal and ruthless killing of innocent people; elderly, women, children - there was no consideration. Only cold blooded killing. The walls of the baugh still bear testimony to this gruesome act of a mindless British officer. The bullet marks are still clear. People running away from the incessant fire found no place to run. Some climbed the wall. Others jumped in a well only to find death waiting there. This well is named as the 'Shaheedi Kua' or the 'Martyr's well' in memory of the people who lost their lives while they were protesting peacefully against the 'Raj'. A memorial flame called 'Amar Jyoti' reminds the visitors that its because of these people and their sacrifice that we enjoy freedom today.
Places like these are witness to some of the darkest days in history of the 'civilized' (??) mankind.