Question

a short note on cellular jail

Answer 1

The Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pānī(Hindi for black waters), was a colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The prison was used by the British especially to exile political prisoners to the remote archipelago. Many notable dissidents such as Batukeshwar Dutt, Yogendra Shukla and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, among others, were imprisoned here during the struggle for India's independence. Today, the complex serves as a national memorial monument.


General informationTypePrison for political prisoners (Indian independence activists)Architectural styleCellular, ProngedTown or cityPort Blair, AndamanCountryIndiaCoordinates11.675°N 92.748°EConstruction started1896Completed1906Cost₹517,352[1]ClientBritish RajOwnerGovernment of India

Answer 2

Cellular Jail. The Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pānī

it , was a colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India.

The prison was used by the British especially to exile political prisoners to the remote archipelago.