Melicent Wathen

Melicent Wathen (19 Mar 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 diary, she shows how Reginald Dyer did not act alone, and how her husband helped prevent aerial bombing of Amritsar and the Golden Temple.[5][6]

References

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "Descendants of John Hanbury" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2025. Retrieved 5 October 2025.
  4. ^ Wagner, pp. 39-40
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ 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.

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