the Rowlatt Act

GPTKB entity

Properties (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf legislation
gptkbp:aimsTo suppressing dissent
gptkbp:causedBy gptkb:Jallianwala_Bagh_massacre
gptkbp:controversy violated civil liberties
gptkbp:criticism gptkb:Indian_National_Congress
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:British_Government
Government of India Act 1935
gptkbp:encouraged Rowlatt_Satyagraha
gptkbp:enforces British_colonial_authorities
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label the Rowlatt Act
gptkbp:impact increased civil disobedience
gptkbp:influenced future_legislation_in_India
gptkbp:isChallengedBy gptkb:Muslim_League
trade unions
civil rights activists
various political factions
the courts
legal petitions
mass movements.
the educated middle class
gptkbp:isCitedIn the Indian press
gptkbp:isCriticizedFor human rights organizations
journalists and writers
lack of due process
its draconian measures
gptkbp:isFacilitatedBy it allowed for detention without trial
gptkbp:isKnownFor a violation of human rights
a tool of oppression
a catalyst for the freedom struggle
a_failure_of_British_policy
a_turning_point_in_Indian_politics
gptkbp:isLinkedTo the_rise_of_nationalism_in_India
gptkbp:isLocatedIn gptkb:British_India
gptkbp:isReferencedBy students and youth organizations
gptkbp:isRelatedTo public outrage
international criticism
widespread unrest
gptkbp:isUsedBy justify police actions
gptkbp:ledTo nationwide protests
increased_tensions_between_Indians_and_British
gptkbp:opposedBy gptkb:Mahatma_Gandhi
gptkbp:previouslyKnownAs gptkb:Anarchical_and_Revolutionary_Crimes_Act_1919
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Indian_independence_movement
gptkbp:resultedIn arrests of thousands
gptkbp:sparked debate on colonial rule
gptkbp:targets political activists
gptkbp:wasAffecting the_Legislative_Council_of_India
gptkbp:wasEducatedAt suppressing revolutionary activities
curbing political freedoms
gptkbp:wasPartOf gptkb:British_Parliament
control dissent
repressive_measures_in_India
response_to_unrest_in_India
the_British_colonial_strategy
the_British_response_to_World_War_I
the_larger_context_of_colonial_rule_in_India
the_legacy_of_colonialism_in_India
the_repressive_policies_of_the_British_Raj
gptkbp:wasSupportedBy some_British_officials
gptkbp:yearEstablished 1919