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Topic 318 · History, Art & Culture

C. Sankaran Nair and the Jallianwala Bagh aftermath

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Revise the 12 points first Book 1 RATNA
  1. Core Trigger: Renewed interest in C. Sankaran Nair recalls his July 1919 resignation from the Viceroy's Executive Council over Jallianwala Bagh.
  2. Key Book: His 1922 book Gandhi and Anarchy blamed Punjab's Lieutenant-Governor Michael O'Dwyer for the repression.
  3. Key Persons: Nair presided over the Congress at Amraoti in 1897; O'Dwyer led Punjab from 1913 to 1919.
  4. Key Event: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place at Amritsar on 13 April 1919.
  5. Council Seat: Nair had joined the Viceroy's Executive Council in 1915 and quit it in protest.
  6. Stakeholders: O'Dwyer sued Nair for libel in London in 1924; the case is remembered as O'Dwyer v. Nair.
  7. India Link: Nair's resignation was a rare high-office protest by an Indian against colonial repression.
  8. Venue: The libel trial was heard in the King's Bench Division of the High Court in London.
  9. Born: Chettur Sankaran Nair was born on 11 July 1857 in Mankara, Malabar.
  10. Landmark: O'Dwyer won in 1924; Nair paid the damages rather than apologise.
  11. Statute: Defamation is now an offence under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, replacing IPC Section 499.
  12. Doctrine: Libel is written defamation; truth (justification) and fair comment are the classic defences.
Question 1 of 10

Sankaran Nair quit the Viceroy's Executive Council in July 1919 over which event?

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Answer: (B) Jallianwala Bagh massacre

Core Trigger: Renewed interest in C. Sankaran Nair recalls his July 1919 resignation from the Viceroy's Executive Council over Jallianwala Bagh.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 1

Question 2 of 10

His 1922 book Gandhi and Anarchy blamed which Punjab official for the repression?

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Answer: (A) Michael O'Dwyer

Key Book: His 1922 book Gandhi and Anarchy blamed Punjab's Lieutenant-Governor Michael O'Dwyer for the repression.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 2

Question 3 of 10

In which year did Nair preside over the Congress at Amraoti?

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Answer: (D) 1897

Key Persons: Nair presided over the Congress at Amraoti in 1897; O'Dwyer led Punjab from 1913 to 1919.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 3

Question 4 of 10

On which date did the Jallianwala Bagh massacre take place at Amritsar?

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Answer: (C) 13 April 1919

Key Event: The Jallianwala Bagh massacre took place at Amritsar on 13 April 1919.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 4

Question 5 of 10

In which year had Nair joined the Viceroy's Executive Council?

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Answer: (B) 1915

Council Seat: Nair had joined the Viceroy's Executive Council in 1915 and quit it in protest.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 5

Question 6 of 10

1. O'Dwyer sued Nair for libel in London in 1924. 2. Nair sued O'Dwyer for libel in Amritsar. Which is/are correct?

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Answer: (A) Only 1

Stakeholders: O'Dwyer sued Nair for libel in London in 1924; the case is remembered as O'Dwyer v. Nair.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 6

Question 7 of 10

The Nair libel trial was heard in which court?

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Answer: (C) King's Bench Division, High Court, London

Venue: The libel trial was heard in the King's Bench Division of the High Court in London.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 8

Question 8 of 10

Chettur Sankaran Nair was born in 1857 in which region?

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Answer: (D) Malabar

Born: Chettur Sankaran Nair was born on 11 July 1857 in Mankara, Malabar.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 9

Question 9 of 10

What was the outcome of the 1924 libel case O'Dwyer v. Nair?

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Answer: (A) O'Dwyer won and Nair paid damages

Landmark: O'Dwyer won in 1924; Nair paid the damages rather than apologise.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 10

Question 10 of 10

Defamation is now an offence under which section of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023?

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Answer: (B) Section 356

Statute: Defamation is now an offence under Section 356 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, 2023, replacing IPC Section 499.From Book 1 RATNA, topic 318, point 11

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