Alipore museum

When a historic 116-year-old heritage prison is transformed into a well-stocked and well-documented museum, then it turns into a paradise for history and heritage enthusiasts. Even for the common man, for students, professors and teachers. Unlike place to visit, after all a prison, but Alipore Central Jail (Presidency Jail) is not just another prison or correctional home. It is a place deeply linked to India’s freedom movement with several well-known freedom fighters kept and tortured or even hanged in this prison by British colonisers. That is why tracing the transformation of a correctional home into a museum is an inspiring tale. It is also educative to the post-independence generation, inducing patriotism as they get a chance to know in details unknown tales of the freedom struggle that one might not always get to read in books. Where our great freedom fighters spent their prison life in pre-independent times, how they were punished by the British government etc are written on the walls of the prison turned museum with rooms demarcated for those who were kept in them as prisoners. It is almost like an era brought to life. The museum was inaugurated by Hon’ble Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and is known as ALIPORE MUSEUM. It is an iconic addition to the rich historical and cultural heritage of the city. This Correctional Home is a national historic landmark located on 17 Judges Court Road and the facility was constructed in 1906 over 15.2 acres of land. In the words of ...

Until 2022 Alipore Jail Museum, Kolkata used to be a prison & nightmare for many people who used to stay there for many reasons. The Alipore Jail Museum of Kolkata will take you a decade back where you can feel the souls of the freedom fighters who stayed there in different cells in tough conditions just because they wanted India to be independent. You can find the cells of Netaji, Nehru, Chittaranjan das, and many other freedom fighters. Along with it, you will also see the place where many people were hanged to death. The timing of the Alipore museum/Alipore jail museum Kolkata & Entry Fees • Tuesday to Sunday: 11:00 AM to 5:30 PM • Monday closed • The ticket counter closes at 5:00 PM • Tickets:-30 INR per head (school students are allowed free) • Light and sound show(Tuesday to Sunday ) :100INR per head • Light and sound 1st show:- 6:00 PM • Light and sound 2nd show:- 7:00 PM The history behind the Alipore jail museum kolkata. 160 year back from today Alipore jail used to be covered by thick forest, and both the banks of the river Ganga was covered by intense thick forest. The British established the jail here as it was a perfect place to keep the freedom fighters away from society in an inhuman ruthless environment. Things you can find inside the Alipore jail museum kolkata. • Gallows - The place where the prisoners were hanged to death. It was a place where many freedom fighters ended up serving Independent India. Some freedom fighters who ended up here serving the na...

Kolkata: The Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation (Hidco) is planning to set up an archive on Kazi Nazrul Islam and some lesser known revolutionaries, who had sacrificed their lives for the freedom of India, at the Alipore jail museum. The authorities have initiated the process to engage an agency for preparing a concept design of the archive, according to officials. A Hidco official said, “There has been a debate on whether Kazi Nazrul Islam had spent some days at Alipore jail or not. We have verified some historical documents and found that the poet had been lodged in the jail for some days like Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose or Rishi Aurobindo. We are planning to display Nazrul Islam’s poems, books and other things at the archive.” The archive will also have information on the freedom fighters like The Alipore jail had served as the central correctional home till February 2019, after which all the jail inmates were shifted to Baruipur correctional home. The state government has set up a museum at the Alipore jail, which has attracted over two lakh visitors till date since its inauguration in September last year. At present, paintings, photographs, maps of India, historical documents, statues and arms seized from some freedom fighters are exhibited at the museum. The gallows area has been decorated with the names of the freedom fighters who were hanged there The museum at present have on display paintings, photographs, different maps of India during the various his...

1/4 The new Tallah bridge on Wednesday evening as seen from the fourteenth floor of a nearby highrise. The bridge will be inaugurated by chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Thursday. The old, dilapidated bridge was razed in early 2020. The pace of the construction was affected due to the Covid pandemic. Amit Datta/My Kolkata 2/4 Chief minister Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday inaugurated the Alipore Museum. The museum has been developed on the premises of the erstwhile Alipore Central Correctional Home on Judges Court Road. The correctional home was closed in 2019 and all the inmates were shifted to Baruipur Central Correctional Home. Chief minister Mamata Banerjee took the initiative to restore the correctional home buildings and set up a museum to celebrate the 75th year of Indian Independence. Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose had contested and won Kolkata's mayoral election in 1930 from a single-accommodation cell inside the Alipore Jail. It was here that Bose had also cooked for his mentor Chittaranjan Das when both were imprisoned at the same time. A young Indira Gandhi visited her father Jawaharlal Nehru, incarcerated in a cell in Alipore Jail. The cells and the buildings where Bose, Nehru and Das stayed were never used to keep other inmates post-Independence and were preserved as relics of history. Speaking on the occasion, the chief minister said, “The need of the hour is to preserve our history. To make the museum attractive, a part of the wall has paintings by noted artists....

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). The museum is thrown open for general public. Partha Ranjan Das, an architect, has been in charge of the conservation efforts. The fact that Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, Rishi Aurobindo, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose and Bidhan Chandra Roy were among the prominent national figures who were arrested and kept here adds to the significance of the place. The museum tells moving stories of the Indian freedom fighters. The national historical landmark located in the heart of Kolkata was officially opened on September 21 by Chief Minister of Bengal Mamata Banerjee. Since September 23, it is accessible to the general public. The Alipore Jail Museum area consists of gallows (where many of our freedom fighters were hanged), a watch tower (from which the British jailors used to monitor the entire area), special cells (where the famous people were kept), general cells, a library, a seminar hall and a light and sound show (two shows are organised from 6:30 to 7:30 and 7:30 to 8:30), and exhibitions (one in Cell 5 and another in the Hospital Building). The museum grounds also provide basic amenities like a restaurant area, coffee shop, drinking water, and restrooms. Visitors can have lunch at the food court called “Ekante Independence Kitchen.” Reception (Photo : Debanjana) A reception desk, a recreati...