| Cellular Jail | |
|---|---|
 Entrance of the Cellular Jail | |
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| Alternative names | Kālā Pāni |
| General information | |
| Type | Prison for political prisoners (Indian independence freedom fighters) |
| Architectural style | Cellular, pronged |
| Town or city | Port Blair, Andaman |
| Country |  India |
| Coordinates | 11°40′30″N 92°44′53″E / 11.675°N 92.748°E |
| Construction started | 1896 |
| Completed | 1906 |
| Cost | ₹517,352[1] |
| Client | India |
| Owner | Government of India |
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| Notable prisoners | |
|---|---|
| Batukeshwar Dutt Bhai Parmanand Diwan Singh Vinayak Damodar Savarkar Hare Krishna Konar Mahavir Singh Mohan Kishore Namadas Mohit Moitra Hemchandra Kanungo Sachindra Nath Sanyal Shiv Verma Sohan Singh Bhakna Veer Savarkar Sudhangshu Dasgupta Bahadur Gaonbura Formud Ali Yogendra Shukla. |
The Cellular Jail, also known as 'Kālā Pānī' (Hindi: ۘकाला पानी, transl. 'Black Water'), was a British colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The prison was used by the colonial government of India for the purpose of exiling criminals and political prisoners. Many notable independence activists were imprisoned there during the struggle for India's independence.[2] Today, the complex serves as a national memorial monument.[3]
- ^ "A memorial to the freedom fighters". The Hindu. India. 15 August 2004. Archived from the original on 23 October 2007. Retrieved 2 September 2006.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "Cellular Jail: Timing, Updated Photos, History and reviews 2020". www.tropicalandamans.com. Retrieved 16 December 2021.
- ^ "Cellular jail District South Andaman, Government of Andaman and Nicobar | India". Retrieved 16 December 2021.