- By Tanya Garg
- Tue, 25 Mar 2025 11:56 AM (IST)
- Source:JND
Kesari Chapter 2, starring Akshay Kumar, was dropped on Monday. Dharma Productions shared the one-minute-thirty-second footage on its YouTube. The teaser opened to the sound of men and women yelling as they ran for their life during the Jallianwala Bagh massacre in Amritsar.
CS Nair or Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair's great-grandson Raghu Palat and his wife Pushpa Palat wrote the book The Case That Shook The Empire, which is reportedly the basis for the Akshay Kumar movie. The historical drama, also stars R Madhavan and Ananya Panday in significant roles.
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The horrific events of the Jallianwala Bagh massacre are still vividly remembered via photos and text as still have an impact on generations born later.
Who Is Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair?
CS Nair was a lawyer who played a role in exposing the horrific atrocity. As the sole Indian member of the Viceroy's Executive Council, the highest governing body in British India at the time, he was a well-known public figure.
Who was C. Sankaran Nair?
— Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story (@kesari2) February 24, 2025
Sir Chettur Sankaran Nair was a prominent Indian freedom fighter, lawyer, and former President of the INC (1897). He was also a member of the Viceroy’s Executive Council as the Member for Education during the time of the Massacre. #KesariReturns pic.twitter.com/KCnZebBneW
CS Nair was born into an aristocratic family in the village of Mankara in the former Malabar area in 1857. Although his early education was primarily focused on Sanskrit, he recalls doing well in an English-medium school in his hometown after starting his education at home, claims wikipedia.
CS Nair started working in the Madras High Court and quickly rose to the rank of Madras Bar member after graduating from Madras Law College at the end of the 1870s. His career continued to flourish during the ensuing ten or so years; in 1890, he was nominated to the Madras Legislative Council and became actively involved in the Indian nationalist movement.
CS Nair became the first Indian to be named advocate general of the Madras government in 1907 after winning the presidency of the Indian National Congress in 1897. He was appointed a judge in the Madras High Court later that year.
CS Nair's Role In Highlighting Jallianwala Bagh Massacre
The Jallianwala Bagh massacre and the horrors the British empire had been committing against India were ultimately brought to light when CS Nair was prosecuted by an English judge and jury at the Court of the King's Bench in London. The world followed his case, which was covered by The Wire. The case was the longest in the court's history at the time, lasting five weeks.
Date and Location: The massacre occurred on April 13, 1919, at Jallianwala Bagh in Amritsar, Punjab, during the festival of Baisakhi, which attracted thousands of people to the area. #KesariReturns#KesariChapter2 pic.twitter.com/yVuw5oTQHE
— Kesari Chapter 2: The Untold Story (@kesari2) February 16, 2025
No Regret from Dyer: General Dyer never showed remorse for his actions. In fact, when he returned to Britain, some British officials praised him as a hero, and a fund of £26,000 was collected for him. #KesariReturns pic.twitter.com/kPWii8xujo
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The all-English panel skewed the outcome in favour of O'Dwyer and Dyer. Even though CS Nair did not win the case, his efforts to raise awareness of the tragedy had nearly instantaneous results.