Cellular Jail
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, including Sardar Singh Artillery, Diwan Singh Kalepani, Yogendra Shukla, Batukeshwar Dutt, Shadan Chandra Chatterjee, Sohan Singh, Vinayak Savarkar, Hare Krishna Konar, Shiv Verma, Allama Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, and Sudhanshu Dasgupta were imprisoned here during the struggle for India's independence. Today, the complex serves as a national memorial monument.
| Cellular Jail | |
|---|---|
Entrance of the Cellular Jail | |
| 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 | 11.675°N 92.748°E |
| Construction started | 1896 |
| Completed | 1906 |
| Cost | ₹517,352 |
| Client | India |
| Owner | Government of India |
| Notable prisoners | |
|---|---|
| Batukeshwar Dutt Bhai Parmanand Diwan Singh Vinayak Savarkar Hare Krishna Konar Mahavir Singh Mohan Kishore Namadas Mohit Moitra Sachindra Nath Sanyal Shiv Verma Sohan Singh Bhakna Sudhangshu Dasgupta Bahadur Gaonbura Formud Ali Yogendra Shukla. Most of the prisoners were Bengali origin. |
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