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The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, also known as Presidency Correctional Home, 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 20 February 2019. The jail site has been now developed into an independence museum in memory of the martyrs who were imprisoned and executed there.
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. Constructed in 1906, and spread over 15.2 acres, this colonial era institution abuts Tolly's Nullah and can be identified easily with its characteristic brick-red walls.
Mar 7, 2024 · Alipore Jail Museum ticket price: The Alipore Jail Museum tickets are for Rs. 30 per person. Children below 3 years are free. And children above 3 years need a full ticket. The price of the light and sound show is Rs. 100 per person. Children below 3 years are free. There is an additional parking fee for the museum. For bikes the fee is Rs. 10 per hour, for cars it is Rs. 20 per hour, for bus it is Rs. 50 per hour.
Sep 22, 2022 · The British-era Alipore Jail was closed in 2019 after which the state government decided to turn it into a museum and throw it open to the public. The Alipore Jail museum in Kolkata was ...
The Alipore Jail or Alipore Central Jail, is a prison in Alipore, Kolkata, where political prisoners were kept under British rule, among them Subhas Chandra Bose. It also housed the Alipore Jail Press. It is no longer in operation as a jail, having been shut down on February 20, 2019. The jail site is being developed as an Independence museum in the name of the martyrs who were imprisoned and executed there.
Nov 26, 2022 · The Alipore Jail canteen was established in 2009 on the initiative of certain inmates serving life sentences there as well as jail employees. Tea, coffee, soft beverages, snacks, and other fast ...
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. Talking about this, Kolkata Mayor Firhad Hakim said, "Our freedom fighters have done a lot for us. Be it Pandit Nehru or Subash Chandra Bose, this building had them as its inmates and many more freedom fighters.
Feb 26, 2024 · The Alipore Central Jail (ACJ) museum has not come a day too soon. It has transposed the stories of our aaba-ajdaad (forefathers) from books to bricks; it has rekindled the inquilaabi jazba (revolutionary spirit) that could have dissolved in the rozmarra or the everyday of cynicism; it has deepened an understanding of what it means for a mind to be without fear and the head held high, a privilege denied to our ancestors.It has — at a more mundane level — created a landmark that should ...
The Alipore Jail Museum consists of the following sections: • Gallows • Watch tower • Special cells • General cells • Detention Cells • Jail Canteen • Jail Hospital Exhibitions • Coffee shop. Gallows. As you enter the Alipore Jail Museum, the first section you get to visit is the gallows. The subtle feeling of foreboding still lingers in that spot that has witnessed the hanging of a significant number of martyrs. Adjoining the gallows are the cells where prisoners used to be ...
Feb 19, 2024 · The doctor in the Alipore Central Jail hospital was a certain Bidhan Chandra Roy. He wrote out the medical note that would get Kanailal and Satyen admitted to hospital in proximity to Narendranath. The moment arrived. The guns were extracted. They were used to shoot Narendranath in the jail yard. In a moment of self-preservation, Narendranath turned to the stairs. His fellow revolutionaries pursued.
