JALLIANWALA BAGH CENTENARY: 100 yrs on, no bride in family wears red ‘chura’

When Puran Devi became a widow at the age of 22 in 1919, her red ‘chura’ (wedding bangles’ set) was broken into pieces. The family has seen many weddings since, but none of the brides has worn a red ‘chura’ in the last 100 years; the only colour they know is white. The death in the Jallianwala Bagh massacre of 45-year-old Lala Wasoo Mal Kapoor, who figures on Serial No. 49 in the list of martyrs, left its mark on almost every facet of life for the family.