Black Water
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Black Water is the grim historical nickname for the Cellular Jail in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, infamous for its brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters during British colonial rule.
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | historical nickname ⓘ |
| appliedTo |
Cellular Jail
ⓘ
surface form:
Cellular Jail complex
penal transportation to Andaman Islands ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Indian independence movement
ⓘ
penal colony in the Andaman Islands ⓘ political prisoners ⓘ |
| connotation |
grim
ⓘ
notorious ⓘ oppressive ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalMemory |
atrocities of colonial rule
ⓘ
martyrdom of freedom fighters ⓘ |
| equivalentName | Kala Pani ⓘ |
| equivalentNameLanguage | Hindi ⓘ |
| geographicalContext | Bay of Bengal ⓘ |
| heritageStatusOfReferent |
Cellular Jail
ⓘ
surface form:
national memorial (Cellular Jail) in India
|
| historicalPeriod | British colonial rule in India ⓘ |
| knownFor |
brutal treatment of Indian freedom fighters
ⓘ
harsh prison conditions ⓘ solitary confinement of prisoners ⓘ |
| languageOfName | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Andaman and Nicobar Islands
ⓘ
Port Blair ⓘ |
| refersTo | Cellular Jail ⓘ |
| region | South Asia ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
colonial prisons in India
ⓘ
penal transportation ⓘ political repression under the British Raj ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
colonial oppression
ⓘ
exile and isolation ⓘ suffering of Indian freedom fighters ⓘ |
| usedAs | term of fear and dread ⓘ |
| usedBy | Indian population during colonial era ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.