Mukti Tirtha Andaman

• Title: Mukti Tirtha Andaman (Freedom Shrine Andaman)

• Author: Ganesh Ghosh

• Publisher: National Book Agency Private Limited

• Language: Bengali

• First Publication Year: 1977

• Publication Year: 2023

• Edition: 4th Edition

• Binding: Paperback

• Number of Pages: 179

• ISBN: 978-93-92593-74-1

About The Book:

• "Mukti Tirtha Andaman" explores the history of the Andaman Cellular Jail, often referred to as the Bastille of the 20th century, particularly after 1933 when it began transforming into a school of Marxism-Leninism.

• The book details the journey of revolutionaries like Ganesh Ghosh, who became a leader in the struggle, and how many other revolutionaries in the Andaman Cellular Jail were converted to Communism.

• Ganesh Ghosh’s role as a leader in the famous Chittagong Armoury Raid is documented, and his transformation into a Communist is narrated in this work.

• The book sheds light on how revolutionaries endured hardship in the Cellular Jail, and how the infamous governor Sir John Anderson realized that the prisoners were being forged into a special kind of resolve.

• The historical significance of the Andaman Islands and the Cellular Jail’s role in the Indian independence movement is woven into the narrative.

• This work is not just a personal memoir but a research-based study that offers insights into the turbulent history of the Andaman Islands and the revolutionaries who were imprisoned there.

• The book also offers a brief introduction to the geographical location of the Andaman Islands and its evolving historical significance.