The Swarnim Vijay Varsh Victory Flame was taken to Cellular Jail at Port Blair in Andaman & Nicobar Islands to mark the 50th anniversary celebrations of India’s victory in the 1971 war.
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The Cellular Jail proudly stands as a symbol of India’s freedom struggle.
Also known as Kālā Pānī, the jail was used to exile political prisoners to the remote archipelago.
Many notable freedom fighters including Vinayak Damodar Savarkar, Batukeshwar Dutt, Yogendra Shukla and V.O. Chidambaram Pillai, were imprisoned there during the freedom struggle.
Today, the Cellular Jail serves as a national monument.
