In Andamans, The Indian Bastille

Bejoy Kumar Sinha, In Andamans, The Indian Bastille, Cawnpore: Prafulla C. Mittra, 1939

pp. vi, 204, 4 plates; in original illustrated paper-covered boards but lacks the frontispiece [portrait of the author’s sister] and there is a small water stain on the spine.
8.6 x 5.5 in (21.5 x 13.7 cm)

Sinha [1909-1992] was an Indian revolutionary and member of Hindustan Socialist Republican Association. Convicted In the Lahore Conspiracy Case in 1930, he was transported to the Andaman jail for 9 Years until released on medical grounds when he had this book published privately in Kanpur which was his hometown. This book presents an account of Andamans Jail. He was again detained by the British from 1941 to 1945. After Independence he joined the Communist Party of India.

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