Do You Know A Prison In Himachal Pradesh Which Was Also Called "Kala Pani"

Dagshai

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Soldiers

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Mahatma Gandhi

Mahatma Gandhi visited Dagshai on August 1, 1920, to meet those soldiers and stayed in the jail for 2 days.

Nathuram Godse

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Daag-E-Shahi

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Kala Paani

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