Cellular Jail Andaman

Cellular Jail (kala pani) 

Cellular Prison is currently a National Memorial in Port Blair, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India). Cellular Jail is also known as Karapani because the seawater here is very deep and black. 2nd place: 

Pants Hospital near GB, Atlanta Point, Port Blair 

 

How to reach Cellular Jail Andaman:

Cellular Prison is about 1.6 miles from the Port Blair / Aberdeen Bazaar STS Bus Station and is connected by road. Visitors can get here by taxi/car from Aberdeen Bazaar. Tourists can also walk from the Aberdeen Bazaar to the Cellular Prison. Kala Pani Ki Saja was even feared by the worst wrongdoers. It was believed that the person who got the Kala Pani Ki Saja would never come back. The prison was known for imprisoning many prominent Indian freedom fighters and political activists during the fight for India's independence. 

This is known as Indian Bastyle. It witnessed "the story of the struggle for the freedom of those bound by foreign powers." This historic battle story is now living with a moving sound and light show run by the Ministry of Tourism. The show is based on the history of the island and prisons as if the oldest "Peepal Tree" had spoken. I'm still in jail. The prison cell stands as a silent spectator in the face of the inhumane suffering of the patriot, the Freedom Fighter, who was imprisoned in this prison cell. They had to sacrifice their precious lives as victims of the tyranny and atrocities of the British and Japanese governments. The huge building instils fear and respect in the viewer. 

 

Construction of Cellular Jail Andaman: 

Construction of Cellular Prison began in 1896 and was completed in 1910 at the suggestion of the Laguiole Lethbridge Commission in 1890. Each building block in Cellular Prison has a tragic story of resistance, suffering, and sacrifice. The bricks used to build the building are now brought from Burma, Myanmar. The penal colony, founded by the British in Andaman after the First War of Independence in 1857, was the beginning of the painful history of free fighters in the huge and terrifying prisons on Viper Island, followed by cellular prisons. Patriots who opposed the British Raj were sent to this prison, where many died. The prison was built as a three-story building with seven wings extending from the central tower, like the spokes of a starfish's arms and wheels. Each wing, with a row of cells closed by an iron gate door, all points in the same direction, runs the entire length of the wing and opens towards a porch surrounded by a grid of iron fences.  

There was also a block at the entrance to the prison. There are 696 cells, one for each person. The name Cellular Jail derives from its unique quality because it has only cells, no dormitories, each cell is 13.5 feet x 7 feet in size, and has an iron door on the front. Each cell was equipped with a 3'x 1-foot fan about 10 feet above the door. The structure of the prison was such that the front of each wing faces behind the other, and it was not possible to see each other while the prisoners were in captivity. The prison rooms were lined up in a row. The porch, about four feet wide, ran the length of the front, surrounded by iron railings fixed to arched pillars that supported the roof of the porch. All of these corridors meet at the central tower. Only the central tower has a gate entrance. The room was locked from the outside with iron bolts and locks and was not accessible from the inside. The three corridors consisted of an upper corridor, a middle corridor, and a lower corridor. Observers were stationed in each corridor at night to continue surveillance. There used to be 21 guards at the same time. In addition, central tower guards continued to monitor day and night, even when the chances of escaping from prison were very low. 

 

Prisoner's life in Cellular Jail Andaman

During the 12 hours of the night, guards insisted that prisoners should not have the opportunity to calm down. The pot was so small that I couldn't even empty it at night. As for the call for nature, I had to kneel down to Jamadar. Prisoners should not take the call seriously. He can book for himself or be afraid of police officers. So the prisoner had to check it until morning. If the prisoner becomes aware of the problem and brings it to Jamadar, Jamadar will severely punish the prisoner for summoning it at such an unusual time. Whether he reports to the doctor because he doesn't listen to him. 

Doctors' reports of the disease were never made, or only in 1 in 100. This report must be submitted to Mr. Barry, who will act with his own sweet will. Imagine the condition of a prisoner between the night and the process of this illness. Especially when the phone is not normal, but abnormal and sudden illness. In the morning, Barry made a decision on this and slammed the keeper and Jamadar's negligence in their duties. The prisoner was also cross-examined by Mr. Barry, who beat him violently when the former said he could not resist the call of nature. And if the prisoner had the courage to say I have it because I understand, Jamadar slapped his face and scolded him for giving such a rude answer. prize. Prisoners were usually released only in harsh words. But Mr Barry usually ruined him quickly. 5. Freedom Fighter in the Cell Prison Among the famous political prisoners in the cell prison was Barindra Kumar Gauche of Upendra.

 

Freedom fighters in the Cell Jail Andaman 

Among the famous political prisoners in the Prison were Barindra Kumar Gauche, Upendra Nath Banerjee, Hem Chandra Das, Uraskar Dutta, Indubushan. There were Roy, Bibti Bushan Circer, Frisikesh Kanjiral, and Sudin Kumar. , Abinash Chandra Bhattacharji & Birendra Chandra Sen. All of these prisoners were sent to the cell after 1910 because they were involved in the Manictra conspiracy. Vir Vinayak Damodar Savarkar was sent to Andaman on July 4, 1911, in two lifetime shipments. 

His brother Ganeshi Sabaker was already there when he arrived in the prison in his cell. However, the Suburker brothers only knew this after spending more than a year in prison.