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The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, is a prison in Alipore, Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept under British rule. It also housed the Alipore Jail Press. It is no longer in operation as a jail, having been shut down on February 20, 2019.
Mar 7, 2024 · Alipore Jail Museum. Location of Alipore Jail Museum: 17 Judges Court Road, Alipore, Kolkata, West Bengal. Alipore Jail Museum timings: The Alipore Jail Museum opening time is 11 am in the morning till 5:30 pm in the evening from Tuesday to Sunday. Monday is closed.
The Alipore Central Correctional Home is a national historic landmark located in the heart of Kolkata. This 116 year old building, along with the Presidency Jail, is on the Grade I list of heritage sites of Kolkata.
Sep 22, 2022 · The historical Alipore Jail in Kolkata has been turned into a museum and is open to the general public. The 116-year-old prison has had inmates such as Jawarharlal Nehru, Subhas Chandra Bose and other freedom fighters during British rule.
Simpson was known for illegal torture of political prisoners at the Alipore Central Jail, and as part of the Bengal Volunteers, the trio decided to avenge the tortured prisoners by taking on Simspon at his office in the Secretariat Building.
Nov 26, 2022 · The buildings of Alipore Jail have been restored to their pristine glory with 116-year-old records, thanks to the efforts of West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO).
Alipore Jail Museum. The defunct Alipore Jail has been transformed into a museum, maintained by the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO). It was inaugurated and opened to the public in September 2022.
Inaugurated by the Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamta Banerjee on the 21st of September, the Old Alipore Jail was restored to its glory and converted into a museum to commemorate the martyrdom of the freedom fighters of Bengal and to celebrate 75 years of Independence.
Feb 26, 2024 · The Alipore Central Jail museum has taken the stories of our forefathers from books to bricks and rekindled the revolutionary spirit
Sep 22, 2022 · Kolkata: The historic Alipore Jail in Kolkata, where many revolutionaries including Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose and Jawaharlal Nehru were imprisoned during India's freedom struggle, has been...
