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The Amritsar Massacre became the most...

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00The Amritsar Massacre became the most infamous event of British rule in India. To Gandhi and many others, it became clear that 01b00a reckoning with02b00 the British was not far off. 0-
  

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0 "reckoning" here means a settling of accounts. Originally it was financial in meaning, and has been extended to mean settling of personal disagreements/quarrels/injustices; punishment or retribution for one’s actions. 0-

  • 0 "reckoning" here means a settling of accounts.
  • Originally it was financial in meaning, and has been extended to mean settling of personal disagreements/quarrels/injustices; punishment or retribution for one’s actions.
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0 "reckoning" here means a settling of accounts. Originally it was financial in meaning, and has been extended to mean settling of personal disagreements/quarrels/injustices; punishment or retribution for one’s actions. 0-

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