Andaman's Kalapani: A chronicle of Colonial Oppression & Resistance

by Dr Akanksha Qayum

2025 · BlueRose Publishers

This book is a heartfelt tribute to the layered history of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands—a place where paradise meets pain. It explores the unbreakable spirit of indigenous tribes, the horrors of Kalapani, and the sacrifices of India’s freedom fighters, including countless women whose voices were buried in silence. From the haunting walls of Cellular Jail to the Battle of Aberdeen and the assassination of Lord Mayo, the islands’ past is one of oppression, resistance, and resilience. It also honors unsung heroes from across India—Punjabis, Bengalis, Tamilians, Malayalis, and more—who stood united in exile. This is not just history retold; it is an emotional journey and a call to remember those who endured the unimaginable, so that future generations could inherit a free and united India.

The Story of Cellular Jail

by Dr Rashida Iqbal

2025 · Notion Press

The Story of Cellular Jail: Prison to Pilgrimage is a fascinating study of the Andaman penal settlement and the infamous Cellular Jail. It takes readers on an emotional journey through the lives of the freedom fighters who endured unimaginable suffering within its walls.

Women and The Post.Colonial Indian Stale

by Dr. Nilendra Bardiar

2022 · K.K. Publications

The object of this book is to look into some aspects of law-making, policy formulations, and implementation of the constitutional and legal provisions etc. by the post-colonial state in India vis-à-vis gender justice and women "empowerment" and will try to examine the State's perspective on gender relations. This will lead to theorizing the nature and character of the Post-colonial State from a gender perspective. The book will also go into the participation of women in the movement for their rights and the role of women's socio-political organizations in the process. While the primary concern of the book will be the post-colonial period, yet, to put the things in the right perspective and to bring the context, it may be necessary to dwell briefly upon the pre-1947 period also (especially the period of 1920 onwards) to understand the working of the post-colonial state in the aftermath of Independence. During the colonial period, the construction of woman as an individual and as a social-familial being in the Gandhian discourse and Nehruvian vision's divergence from it in the post-colonial period is too important to be left out the scope of this book.