Having read through all these threads, I was saddened to hear of such extreme anger for something that took place so long ago.Clearly, we should not forget these events as it is part of Indian & British history, be it right or wrong.I have just had a wonderful trip around India along with my family including 2 children aged 9&10 & I explained in detail the circumstances surrounding the British rule and the consequences that followed.They now firmly believe that it was wrong and that is undeniably the case.I met nothing but kindness and humility when we visited India and these threads uncover some deep hatred which I was not aware was festering below. We must remember that during these times,people joined the British army as work was so hard to find and consequently followed orders from senior officers in the course of duty.This does not mean they enjoyed doing what they had to do to avoid being shot themselves.The decision makers were perhaps the people to lay the blame on and the cemetery at St Johns does not just house those people. I work with many Indian people in England and I even worked for an Indian software company for a couple of years and have made many good friends in the past.I have treasured their friendship and shared knowledge and discussed memories of my previous trip to India and hopefully made them most welcome in my country. I have visited my relatives WW1 grave in Belgium and sad as I am about his death,I would not condone desecrating German graves.
