The renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar is illuminated at night on August 28. Photo: AFP
‘Disney-fied’ revamp of India’s Jallianwala Bagh memorial sparks stormy debate
- Embellishments such as disco-style strobe lights at the site of one of the bloodiest massacres in British colonial history have prompted outrage
- But defenders of the refurbishment say there are now better views and new galleries to commemorate a turning point that led to the end of Britain’s rule
The renovated Jallianwala Bagh memorial in Amritsar is illuminated at night on August 28. Photo: AFP