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|Cellular Jail |
|[pic] |
|Cellular Jail, Andaman |
|General information |
|Type |Prison for political prisoners (Indian freedom |
| |fighters) |
|Architectural style |Cellular, Pronged |
|Town or city |Port Blair, Andaman |
|Country |India |
|Coordinates |[pic]11°40′30″N 92°44′53″E / 11.675°N 92.748°E / |
| |11.675; 92.748 |
|Construction started |1896 |
|Completed |1906 |
|Cost |Rs. 517,352[1] |
|Design and construction |
|Client |British Raj |

The Cellular Jail, also known as Kālā Pāani (Black Water), was a colonial prison situated 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 and Veer Savarkar, among others, were imprisoned here during the struggle for India 's independence. Today, the complex serves as a national memorial monument.[2]

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References: 5. ^ "Hundred years of the Andamans Cellular Jail". Andaman and Nicobar Administration website. Archived from the original on August 30, 2007. Retrieved September 2, 2006.  Source: The Hindu, December 21, 2005. 6. ^ Alison Bashford; Carolyn Strange (12 November 2012). Isolation: Places and Practices of Exclusion. Psychology Press. p. 37. ISBN 978-0-415-30980-6. Retrieved 2 February 2013.  7 8. ^ "India Image: Cellular Jail". Andaman and Nicobar Administration website. Archived from the original on May 24, 2006. Retrieved September 2, 2006.  9 11. ^ "Dedication of INSAT- 3C/ Inauguration of Andaman & Nicobar Islands Tele-medicine Project (G B Pant Hospital)" (Press release). Indian Space Research Organization. Archived from the original on February 29, 2004. Retrieved September 3, 2006.  12 |Chauri Chaura incident, 1922 | |Kakori conspiracy |

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