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* [[Sri Aurobindo]] (May 1908 – May 1909), imprisoned after the [[Alipore bomb case]]. During his stay he wrote a series of articles in Bengali in the journal ''Suprabhat'', later published as ''Tales of Prison life''. He later said, "I have spoken of a year's imprisonment. It would have been more appropriate to speak of a year's living in an ashram or a hermitage. The only result of the wrath of the British Government was that I found God." <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sriaurobindosociety.org.in/sriauro/aurolif1.htm#alipore|title=The Prison-Cell Of Alipore|publisher=Sri Aurobindo Society|access-date=4 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130091354/http://sriaurobindosociety.org.in/sriauro/aurolif1.htm#alipore|archive-date=30 November 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | * [[Sri Aurobindo]] (May 1908 – May 1909), imprisoned after the [[Alipore bomb case]]. During his stay he wrote a series of articles in Bengali in the journal ''Suprabhat'', later published as ''Tales of Prison life''. He later said, "I have spoken of a year's imprisonment. It would have been more appropriate to speak of a year's living in an ashram or a hermitage. The only result of the wrath of the British Government was that I found God."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sriaurobindosociety.org.in/sriauro/aurolif1.htm#alipore|title=The Prison-Cell Of Alipore|publisher=Sri Aurobindo Society|access-date=4 December 2010|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20101130091354/http://sriaurobindosociety.org.in/sriauro/aurolif1.htm#alipore|archive-date=30 November 2010|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref> | ||
* [[Dudu Miyan]] (1857–61) | * [[Dudu Miyan]] (1857–61) | ||
* [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] | * [[Subhas Chandra Bose]] | ||
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728173024/http://www.westbengalcorrectionalservices.org/history_martyrs.html Martyrs of Indian Freedom] | * [https://web.archive.org/web/20110728173024/http://www.westbengalcorrectionalservices.org/history_martyrs.html Martyrs of Indian Freedom] | ||
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| Location | Alipore, Kolkata |
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| Status | Open |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 2000 |
| Opened | 1864[1] |
| Former name | Old Alipore Jail |
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, among them Subhas Chandra Bose. It is still in operation.[2][3] It also houses the Alipore Jail Press.
Notable inmates
- Sri Aurobindo (May 1908 – May 1909), imprisoned after the Alipore bomb case. During his stay he wrote a series of articles in Bengali in the journal Suprabhat, later published as Tales of Prison life. He later said, "I have spoken of a year's imprisonment. It would have been more appropriate to speak of a year's living in an ashram or a hermitage. The only result of the wrath of the British Government was that I found God."[4]
- Dudu Miyan (1857–61)
- Subhas Chandra Bose
- K. Kamaraj (1930)
- Ramakrishna Biswas
- Bidhan Chandra Roy (1930)
- Charu Mazumdar
- Pramod Ranjan Choudhury (1926)
- Dr. Jack Preger, MBE (1981)
- P. Kakkan
References
- ↑ Presidency Correctional Home
- ↑ "This jailhouse has a rich past". Deccan Chronicle.
- ↑ "Children die in copycat hangings". BBC News. 25 August 2004.
- ↑ "The Prison-Cell Of Alipore". Sri Aurobindo Society. Archived from the original on 30 November 2010. Retrieved 4 December 2010.
External links
22°31′48″N 88°19′48″E / 22.5300°N 88.3300°E
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