The Cellular Jail. Its old name is kalapani and this was a prison made by Britishers to exile political prisoners who were involved in the freedom struggle of India. The Cellular jail construction time was around 11 years ( 1896 - 1906). Many Freedom fighters of India like Batukeshwar Dutt, Yogendra Shukla and Vinayak Damodar Savarkar were sent to this jail. Now the jail is announced as national memorial monument of India.
This jail shows the dark period of Indian freedom struggle. Thousands of freedom fighters sent to this jail to give inhumane punishments. Many freedom fighters died due to inhumane punishment and many were hanged.
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