Cellular Jail, also referred to as ‘Kala Pani’ is an outdated colonial jail located in Port Blair, the capital of Andaman and Nicobar Islands off the Bay of Bengal. File.
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The Assam authorities plans to ship about 1,000 youth to the Cellular Jail in Andaman and Nicobar Islands for instilling the spirit of nationalism in them, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated.
“We have decided to send 1,000 youth from Assam to Cellular Jail as part of #AzadiKaAmritMahotsov and to imbibe the spirit of nationalism by drawing inspiration from the sacrifices of our brave freedom fighters,” he tweeted on Thursday.
The Chief Minister stated the Cellular Jail holds a particular place in India’s independence motion as scores of freedom fighters had been thrown in there for revolting in opposition to the British regime.
He recalled the sacrifices made by the Assamese freedom fighters at a particular session of the 126-member State Assembly on Wednesday. The session had been convened as a part of the Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav.
Mr. Sarma lamented the ignorance of many throughout the nation about Assam’s Patharughat rebellion on January 28, 1894. More than 1,00 peasants, protesting the rise in land taxes, had been gunned by the forces on the command of the British officers.
He additionally stated he had written to all his counterparts throughout the nation to incorporate a chapter on 17 th century Ahom common Lachit Borphukan of their tutorial curriculum. “India must know about Borphukan’s bravery,” he added.
Borphukan had led the Ahoms to victory within the 1671 Battle of Saraighat in opposition to the a lot bigger Mughal military. Saraighat is taken into account the best naval battle ever fought on a river — the Brahmaputra off present-day Guwahati.
