Alipore Central Jail Explained

Prison Name:Alipore Jail
Former Name:Old Alipore Jail
Location:Alipore, Kolkata
Status:Open
Classification:Maximum
Capacity:2000
Opened:[1]
Website:http://independencemuseum.in/

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.[2] The jail site has been now developed into an independence museum in memory of the martyrs who were imprisoned and executed there.[3] [4]

Notable inmates

Alipore Jail Museum

The defunct Alipore Jail has been transformed into a museum, maintained by the West Bengal Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (WBHIDCO).[6] [7] [8] It was inaugurated and opened to the public in September 2022.[9] Various prison cells and gallows of notable inmates have been curated for visitors to preserve the memory of those individuals who lost their lives for India to gain its independence. The museum project can broadly be categorised into ten parts: gallows, watchtowers, special cells, general cells, detention cells, jail canteen, jail hospital, hospital building exhibition, segregation ward, and an art studio. Apart from these diverse presentations, the museum has an INA-themed food court, a souvenir shop, and "a light and sound show" dedicated to informing the visitor about the struggles and hardships endured by the freedom fighters.[10] There is an exclusive exhibition in the museum dedicated to Subhas Chandra Bose.

As of February 2023, the Police Museum Kolkata has also been shifted within the premises of the Alipore Jail Museum from the Acharya Prafulla Chandra Roy Road location in Kolkata.[11] [12]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Presidency Correctional Home . 4 May 2023 . 24 April 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230424115746/http://wbcorrectionalservices.gov.in/history_heritage.html . live .
  2. Web site: End of an era as Alipore Central jail closes down. Business Standard. India. 4 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20211109082016/https://www.business-standard.com/article/pti-stories/end-of-an-era-as-alipore-central-jail-closes-down-119022001262_1.html. 9 November 2021. dead.
  3. Web site: Alipore jail to house museum on Independence movement. The Times of India. 9 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211009012314/http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/kolkata/alipore-jail-to-house-museum-on-independence-movement/articleshow/86879626.cms. 9 October 2021. dead.
  4. News: 2022-09-22 . Kolkata’s historical Alipore prison turns into a Museum . en-IN . The Hindu . 2023-06-30 . 0971-751X.
  5. Web site: The Prison-Cell of Alipore. Sri Aurobindo Society. 4 December 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20101130091354/http://sriaurobindosociety.org.in/sriauro/aurolif1.htm#alipore. 30 November 2010. dead.
  6. Web site: Alipore Jail Museum – History and Information. 4 May 2023. independencemuseum.in. 18 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230318214501/http://independencemuseum.in/. live.
  7. Web site: Kolkata's 116-year-old Alipore jail turns into museum, open for public – Details here. 22 September 2022. 4 May 2023. Suryagni. Roy. India Today. Kolkata. 3 October 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221003095102/https://www.indiatoday.in/cities/kolkata/story/kolkata-alipore-jail-tunrs-into-museum-open-for-public-2003179-2022-09-22. live.
  8. Web site: Alipore Jail Museum: Where history is kept in a freeze frame. 26 November 2022. 4 May 2023. Debanjana. Banerjee. The Statesman. Kolkata. 25 November 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221125194047/https://www.thestatesman.com/features/alipore-jail-museum-where-history-is-kept-in-a-freeze-frame-1503134097.html/amp. live.
  9. Web site: Alipore Independence Museum launches an exclusive navigation app for visitors . 2023-06-29 . www.telegraphindia.com.
  10. Web site: Ghosh . Shreya . 2022-10-31 . Kolkata's Century-Old Alipore Jail Is Now A Museum. It Has A Food Court, Souvenir Shop, And More . 2023-06-29 . Curly Tales . en-US.
  11. News: 2023-02-12 . New-look police museum opens doors in Kolkata's Alipore . The Times of India . 2023-06-29 . 0971-8257.
  12. Web site: MP . Team . 2023-02-11 . Mayor opens shifting of several artefacts to Independence Museum . 2023-06-30 . www.millenniumpost.in . en.

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