Melicent Wathen
Melicent Wathen | |
|---|---|
| Born | 19 March 1883 |
| Died | 4 May 1984 (aged 101) |
| Known for | Diarist |
Melicent Wathen (19 March 1883 – 4 May 1984) was a British artist, wife of Gerard Wathen, and diarist, known for her memoirs surrounding the Amritsar Massacre of 1919.[1][2][3][4]
In her 1919 diary, she writes about rumours of rebellion, that Reginald Dyer did not act alone, and how her husband helped prevent aerial bombing of Amritsar and the Golden Temple.[5][6][7][8]
References
- ^ Wagner, Kim A. (April 2018). "Fear and Loathing in Amritsar: an Intimate Account of Colonial Crisis" (PDF). Itinerario. 42 (1): 67–84. doi:10.1017/S0165115318000086. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2025.
- ^ Singh, Nikky-Guninder Kaur; Nesbitt, Eleanor (2025). "2. A historical overview from the past guru period to modern times". Sikhism - The Basics. Abingdon, Oxon: Routledge. p. 14. ISBN 978-1-040-36766-7.
- ^ "Descendants of John Hanbury" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
- ^ Wagner, pp. 39-40
- ^ Wagner, pp. 98-99
- ^ Dewey, Clive (1993). "7. Experiments with friendship". Anglo-Indian Attitudes: Mind of the Indian Civil Service. London: The Hambledon Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-1-85285-097-5.
- ^ Wagner, Kim A. (1 November 2016). "'Calculated to Strike Terror': The Amritsar Massacre and the Spectacle of Colonial Violence" (PDF). Past & Present. 233 (1). doi:10.1093/pa. ISSN 0031-2746. Archived from the original on 6 October 2025.
- ^ Collett, Nigel A. (2011). "The O'Dwyer v. Nair Libel Case of 1924: New Evidence Concerning Indian Attitudes and British Intelligence During the 1919 Punjab Disturbances". Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society. 21 (4): 469–483. doi:10.1017/S1356186311000435. ISSN 1356-1863. JSTOR 41490046.
Bibliography
- Wagner, Kim A. (2019). Amritsar 1919: An Empire of Fear & the Making of a Massacre. Yale University Press. ISBN 978-0-300-24546-2.