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Tag: India’s struggle for independence

Viper Island – The gallows of death

January 15, 2017

Much before the Cellular Jail was constructed, the British needed a place for penal punishment. That is how Viper Island came into existence. The British had laid out a good plan for the Andaman Islands. While the Ross Island served as the administrative center, a jail was needed close to Port Blair and Ross Island to confine and … More Viper Island – The gallows of death

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Cellular Jail – The story of a prison

January 3, 2017

India’s history is replete with stories of the struggle for independence from the British. Indians had to bring down a rule of over 200 years and countless lives were lost. From the Battle of Plassey to the revolt of 1857 and then India’s independence in 1947, many kings and freedom fighters sacrificed all that they … More Cellular Jail – The story of a prison

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