Cellular Jail
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Overview
The Cellular Jail at Port Blair was the 'Kala Pani' prison for freedom fighters. Savarkar was sent there after the Nashik Conspiracy Case of 1909.
The jail in Port Blair was completed in 1906 with seven wings radiating from a central tower, each with solitary cells.
Prisoners included V. D. Savarkar, Batukeshwar Dutt and many participants of revolutionary movements.
It was declared a national memorial in 1979.
It is also called Kala Pani.
A light and sound show tells the story of the prisoners.
Many prisoners died due to harsh conditions.
The jail is in Port Blair (now Sri Vijaya Puram).
Geography and key facts
- Port Blair
- Kala Pani
- Savarkar
- Completed 1906
- Seven wings of solitary cells
- National memorial 1979
Why it matters for UPSC
Asked on revolutionary nationalism.
Note for UPSC
Port Blair; Kala Pani prison for freedom fighters.
Questions link places with movements, sessions and years of the national movement.
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Key facts
- Type
- Freedom-struggle site
- State / UT
- Andaman and Nicobar
- Coordinates
- 11.675°N, 92.748°E
From the Map Explorer data; positions are for orientation.
In the lessons
- Revolutionary Nationalism: From Anushilan Samiti to Bhagat Singh and the INA
- The Gandhian Era and Independence (1920–1947) (map lesson)
- Gandhi's Arrival, Rowlatt Satyagraha, Jallianwala Bagh and the Non-Cooperation–Khilafat Movement (map lesson)
- Swarajists to Civil Disobedience: Simon Commission, Purna Swaraj, Salt March and the Round Table Conferences (map lesson)
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