Cellular Jail

The Cellular Jail (also known as Kalapani) was built in 1906 on the Andaman and Nicobar Islands (India). It was called 'cellular' because its entire structure was made up of individual cells for the solitary confinement (and torture) of prisoners - Indian freedom fighters.

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Andaman - India

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The original structure has been mostly washed by the water of the Bay of Bengal.

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One of the illustrious prisoners here has been Veer Savarkar.

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http://www.andamancellularjail.org/

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