The Day started with exploring the famous Cellular Jail. Cellular
Jail ( Kaala Pani) – was built by the Britishers to exile the prisoners who
rebelled against them during India’s fight for Independence. The construction of
this jail started in 1896 and was finished by 1906. The original building of
the Cellular Jail had seven wings and a centre tower. Now only two wings
remain.
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| Cellular Jail |
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Cellular Jail
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| Model of Cellular Jail |
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| Torch of Freedom |
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| Cellular Jail |
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| Swatantra Jyot |
We hired a guide at Cellular Jail. After listening to the horrific stories of the Jail and the way prisoners were tortured, we were really shocked.
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| The way prisoners were tortured |
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| Oil Mill |
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| Punishments |
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| Jail |
One can also view the cell where Veer Savarkar was kept.
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| Veer Savarkar Cell |
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| Veer Savarkar Cell |
From the centre tower, one can get the views of Neil Island
and Ross Island too.
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| View of Neil Island |
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| Picturesque view from the center tower |
After exploring the Cellular Jail, we went to the Anthropological Museum. It shows history of the tribes living in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Samudrika Museum is a good place displaying different kinds of corals, live fishes, shells etc. It is a good place for shopping too.
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| Samudrika Museum |
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| Corals |
Our last stop was Chatham Saw Mill. It is the oldest saw mill in Asia.
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| View of Chatham Port from Chatham bridge |
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| Chatham Saw mill |
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| Oldest Saw Mill in Asia |
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| Wood Shed |
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| Chatham Bridge |
The evening went in relaxing at Corbyn's Cove Beach. We had our return flight next day in the morning. It was really fun exploring the Andamans.
