cellular jail

Mehzabin87

The sound and light show was very good, however being an Indian Muslim, I wanted to know the contribution of the Muslims. In the entire show there was no mention of any Muslim inmates. It's a known fact that Some prominent Muslim inmates of the Cellular Jail were , Fazl-e-Haq Khairabadi, Maulana Ahmadullah, Movli Abdul Rahim Sadiqpuri, Maulvi Liaquat Ali,besides many others. The only fleeting mention was of Sher Ali and that too that he was a barber who had completed his term and he assaulted Lord Mayo.Sher Ali's contribution was great, he killed Lord Mayo, the viceroy of India on 8th February, 1872.

220orchid

the stories of our freedom fighters are still echoing in this jail.it is a place which do speak out for itself.needless to say any more.

NikitaGM

Everybody has heard about the 'kaala pani' punishment that was given to hardcore Indian freedom fighters by the British. This is the jail where they were sent. Architecture wise it is an absolute masterpiece but when you listen to its stories & specially watch the famous light and sound show in the evening, you actually feel the cruelty of the British rulers of pre-independent India. This has to be no.1 on priority list during Port Blair visit.

Sudhir_Kamath_007

Swatantrya Veer Savarkar was jailed here and his cell is one of the attractions. Definitely worth a visit. Tip: Select the seats at the back!!

ajitmandal02

At 1530 we were at Cellular Jai. It is appx 5 km form Cpwd holiday home and 3 km from Ram Krishna Mission. At the hilly part of the City, one side is sea . Driver taken entry ticket Rs 10 p/p.This is the main nostalgic attraction of Andaman. We had a feeling of the torture made to the swadeshi prisoner by the british by seeing the live show. Thrilling experience of light and sound show (separate ticket of Rs 30 p/p).

ShankhaSubhra

Well this is place which is going to help you go through the history of India, and especially the brutal tortures on the freedom fighters. I strongly feel that the arrangements can be made a much more user friendly.The sound system is good but not one of the best to grab your attention. The sound distribution is too poor as a result one misses a lot of critical information.However the visit to the entire Jail should follow after the light and sound show. Go and enjoy the Indian history. Kaaaala pathaar

itapas

If one sees the light & sound at Cellular one will surely fell what sacrifice the great heroes of the country made to bring the independence. How the heroes were tortured by the British.

Ami_Petuk

We missed visiting the jail in the morning, but we went for the light and sound show. If you've some time in the evening and nothing else to do in Port Blair then you can attend this show.

Vikrantrox

Just watch light and sound show and you will get to know the history of this Jail. This jail is kept extremely near and clean. All the barracks are kept open for visitors. Gallows and Veer sarverkar cell is major attraction. Once can have access to the terrace of the jail from where the sea view can be seen. Very beautiful place and one cant digest the fact that how a jail can be so beautiful unless you hear the history and read all the tortures done on the jail prisoners.

rishikhurana_sufi

Its a nice place to visit but not when you are @honeymoon.But still i will recommend this place to visit :)

HrishiKulkarni

Sound & Light show gives complete history of torchers done to our Freedom Fighters by British Jaailors.Visit to to Cell no.123 where Mr.Vinayak Savarkar was kept gave mea complete insight of why that particular cell was chosen by the Jailor for Savarkarji.Felt very proud of Savarkarji's sacrifice for Freedom strugle. The Freedom which we are enjoying today.

Chhavi21

The light and sound show at Port Blair is very well organized. A good way of story telling for sure, brings back the pre-independence area and makes you proud to be an IndiJust ensure you buy cellular jail ticket before 4:15 pm and light and sound show around 2 hours before the Hindi show (show starts at 6:15 pm) and 1 hour before English show (7:15 pm). The English show doesn't happen on all days. Check the dates and timings.

polarlys

I just do not want to imagine as to how it must have been in those days...apart from the jail itself, there is also a nice exhibition to be seen with foto's explaining as to how it was. I took a tuktuk to get to the jail. Excellent way of transport for a sightseeing

sundaraa

We can see testimonials of how cruel Britishers torchered our great heroes who have faught for freedom of our country.Really it is worth seeing. Hat's off to great leader veer Savarkarji.

Travel_Akanksha

Respect and patriotism! You feel the pain of the pre-independence era, of how the freedom fighters were tortured and yet they fought on with undying spirits. Go there only if you can respect all this (some people treat it as a picnic spot - laughing and shouting around!! Not acceptable!). Now some touristy details - Do pay a day visit to explore the jail and hire the government guide. (they charge only Rs.200 and take you around the whole area). The guide provides good information and details - which you will miss otherwise. You will have to walk quite a bit as the area is huge and there are stairs leading to the upper floors. The museum is decent and is a good place to start. The view from the rooftop of the jail is spectacular. The evening Light and Sound show is okay but not managed well. They issue a lot of tickets and then there is no seating space left (and they arrange for chairs later). The show is nice - not outstanding - but okay to spend an hour in the evening.