Situated on the banks of the river ‘Adi Ganga’ on Judges Court Road, Alipore Central Correctional Home established as Alipore Jail in 1906 is known for having lodged renowned personalities of the freedom movement in the pre-independence era. The imposing red brick building which is visible from outside the large iron gates is a testimony to the majesty of colonial architecture. The beautiful main building of the correctional home stands tall, towering over the sturdy cement walls.

The first Prime Minister of India Sri Jawaharlal Nehru was incarcerated in a cell of this building (PWD 11/1) from 17.02.1934 to 07.05.1934 by the British Government. This one storey building is now known as ‘Nehru Bhavan’ and has been preserved by us with due care.

This is another beautiful two-storied red brick building being preserved by us in deference to the sacred memory of the nation’s heroes. The following great heroes of India’s freedom movement were incarcerated in the cells of this two storied building (No. W & B 12), now known as ‘Netaji Bhavan’ at different times: Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das, Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose, Deshapriya Jatindra Mohan Sengupta and Dr. Bidhan Chandra Roy.

The first Mayor of Calcutta Corporation Deshbandhu Chittaranjan Das was incarcerated in cell no. 8 of the first floor of ‘Netaji Bhavan’ (Building- W & B 12) from 17.02.1934 to 07.05.1934 by the British Government

Netaji Subhas Chandra Bose was incarcerated in the cell of the building now known as ‘Netaji Bhavan’ (Building- W & B 12) from 23.01.1930 to 23.09.1930. It is believed that Netaji planned his ‘Mahaviniscraman’ during his incarceration here.