The Cellular Jail, (काला पानी) also known as Kala Pani(Hindi for Black Waters), was a colonial prison in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India. The construction of the prison started in 1896 and was completed in 1906. The original building was a puce-coloured brick building. The bricks used to build the building were brought from Burma. There were no dormitories and a total of 696 cells. The building had seven wings, at the center of which a tower served as the intersection and was used by guards to keep watch on the inmates. By the late 19th century the independence movement had picked up momentum. As a result, the number of prisoners being sent to the Andamans grew and the need for a high-security prison was felt. From August 1889 Charles James Lyall served as home secretary in the Raj government, and was also tasked with an investigation of the penal settlement at Port Blair. The prison was used by the British for the express purpose of exiling political prisoners to the remote archipelago. Many notable independence activists, including Batukeshwar Dutt, Yogendra Shukla,V.O. Chidambaram Pillai and Vinayak Savarkar were imprisoned here during the struggle for India's independence. Today, the complex serves as a national memorial monument. . . . #cellularjail #scribbling #scribbleart #scribble #cellularjaillightshow #nationalmonument #kalapani #andamanart #exploreandamanwithme #andamanartist #artistsoninstagram #artoftheday #artofinstagram #artistic #instagram #digitalart #andamanislands #portblair #jail #veersavarkar #island #british (at Andaman and Nicobar Islands) https://www.instagram.com/p/COXYTxyHWP1/?igshid=1kr5zhz4daqf0