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British colonial prison in modern day India
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Cellular Jail
The Cellular Jail, also known as ' _Kālā Pānī'_ (transl.'Black Water'), is a former British colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The prison was used by the colonial government of India for the purpose of exiling insurgents and political prisoners. Many notable independence activists were imprisoned there during the struggle for India's independence.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_Jail#cite_note-2) Today, the complex serves as a national memorial monument.[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_Jail#cite_note-3)
Originally built with seven wings, the building suffered extensive damage during the earthquake of 1941.[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cellular_Jail#cite_note-4) Later, two wings were dismantled during the Second World War by the Japanese, who repurposed the bricks for constructing bunkers and other structures. After India gained independence, two more wings were demolished in the 1950s to make way for the nearby Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital.
Background
The Cellular Jail, also known as 'KÄlÄ PÄnÄ«' (transl.â'Black Water'), is a former British colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The prison was used by the colonial government of India for the purpose of exiling insurgents and political prisoners. Many notable independence activists were imprisoned there during the struggle for India's independence. Today, the complex serves as a national memorial monument.
Originally built with seven wings, the building suffered extensive damage during the earthquake of 1941.
Ullaskar Dutta (16 April 1885 â 17 May 1965) was an Indian revolutionary associated with Anushilan Samiti and Jugantar of Bengal, and was a close associate of Barindra Ghosh.
Baba Sohan Singh Bhakna (4 January 1870 â 20 December 1968) was an Indian revolutionary, the founding president of the Ghadar Party, and a leading member of the party involved in the Ghadar Conspiracy of 1915.
Barindra Kumar Ghosh or Barindra Ghosh, or popularly Barin Ghosh (5 January 1880 â 18 April 1959), was an Indian Bengali revolutionary and journalist.
Subodh Roy (1915 â 26 August 2006) (also known as Jhunku Roy) was an Indian revolutionary socialist who was influential in the Indian independence movement, and a politician.
Ullaskar Dutta1885–1965 · revolutionary
Sohan Singh Bhakna1870–1968 · politician
Hemchandra Kanungo1871–1950 · politician
Barindra Kumar Ghosh1880–1959 · author
Vinayak Damodar Savarkar1883–1966 · poet
Subodh Roy1916–2006 · politician