Kulachandra Singh

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Kulachandra Singh was a Meitei monarch and the Maharaja of Manipur kingdom. He was a son of Maharaja Chandrakriti.[https://dsal.uchicago.edu/reference/gazetteer/pager.html?objectid=DS405.1.I34_V17_192.gif Imperial Gazetteer of India, v. 17, p. 186.]

Exile to the Cellular Jail

At the end of the Anglo-Manipur War in the year 1891, which resulted in the British victory, Kulachandra Singh and other 22 Manipuri freedom fighters were exiled to the then British penal colony in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. At the time of their exile, the Cellular Jail (Kalapani) was about to be built in the island. So, Kulachandra Singh and the other 22 men were imprisoned on the Mount Manipur (Mount Harriet), in the present day South Andaman district.{{Cite web |date=20 October 2021 |title=Explained: Why a peak in Andaman and Nicobar Islands is now named after Manipur |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/explained/andaman-and-nicobar-islands-mount-harriet-mount-manipur-7581032/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=The Indian Express |language=en}}{{Cite web |date=17 October 2021 |title=Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mount-harriet-in-andaman-to-be-named-mount-manipur-in-tribute-to-freedom-fighters-101634462840801.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=17 October 2021 |title=Assam CM welcomes move to rename Mount Harriet in Andaman as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assam-cm-welcomes-move-to-rename-mount-harriet-in-andaman-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=16 October 2021 |title=Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/tribute-to-manipuri-freedom-fighters-mount-harriet-in-kalapani-to-be-renamed-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/manipur-breaks-into-celebration-as-centre-renames-andamans-mount-harriet-as-mount-manipur/articleshow/87086747.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 September 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/10401/mount-harriet-to-be-called-mount-manipur-amit-shah |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en}}

Commemoration

= Re-christening of a mountain peak =

Paying tribute to Kulachandra Singh's sacrifice for his motherland Manipur and spending the rest of his life in the Andaman islands, the Union Government of India officially renamed the Mount Harriet into Mount Manipur and the Mount Harriet National Park into Mount Manipur National Park. During October 2021, Amit Shah, a Union Home Minister of the Republic of India, initially announced the re-christening of the mountain and the national park.{{Cite web |date=17 October 2021 |title=Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mount-harriet-in-andaman-to-be-named-mount-manipur-in-tribute-to-freedom-fighters-101634462840801.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=16 October 2021 |title=Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/tribute-to-manipuri-freedom-fighters-mount-harriet-in-kalapani-to-be-renamed-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/manipur-breaks-into-celebration-as-centre-renames-andamans-mount-harriet-as-mount-manipur/articleshow/87086747.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 September 2022}}{{Cite news |last=Laithangbam |first=Iboyaima |date=17 October 2021 |title=Manipur residents celebrate renaming of Mount Harriet |language=en-IN |work=The Hindu |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/manipur-residents-celebrate-renaming-of-mount-harriet/article37046069.ece |access-date=13 September 2022 |issn=0971-751X}}{{Cite web |title=Mount Manipur alias Mt Harriet in Andamans |url=https://www.thesangaiexpress.com/Encyc/2021/10/24/S-BalakrishnanMount-Manipur-is-the-new-name-for-Mt-Harriet-in-Andamans-This-was-recently-announc.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=www.thesangaiexpress.com |language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/10401/mount-harriet-to-be-called-mount-manipur-amit-shah |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en}}

= Mount Manipur Memorial =

Mount Manipur Memorial is a memorial site, that commemorates and pays tributes to Meitei King Kulachandra Singh and the other exiled freedom fighters.{{Cite web |date=3 September 2022 |title=Manipur-Based Design Studio Bags Prestigious 'International Muse Design Award 2022' For Mount Manipur Memorial |url=https://www.northeasttoday.in/2022/09/03/manipur-based-design-studio-bags-prestigious-international-muse-design-award-2022-for-mount-manipur-memorial/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Northeast Today |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last= |first= |last2= |first2= |date=4 September 2022 |title=Designer of Mount Manipur Memorial wins Award |url=https://signpostnews.com/designer-of-mount-manipur-memorial-wins-award/ |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Signpost News |language=English}}{{Cite web |date=4 September 2022 |title=Manipur based design studio bags International Muse Design Award 2022 for its 'Mount Manipur' project |url=http://www.indiatodayne.in/manipur/story/manipur-based-design-studio-bags-international-muse-design-award-2022-its-mount-manipur-project-443339-2022-09-04 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=India Today NE |language=hi}}{{Cite web |title=Huidrom Design Studio wins Muse Design Award : 04th sep22 ~ E-Pao! Headlines |url=http://e-pao.net/GP.asp?src=30..040922.sep22 |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=e-pao.net}} The site is being built in the Mount Manipur (Mount Harriet) by the Government of Manipur, through an agreement with the authorities of the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, assisted by the Union Government of India.{{Cite web |date=17 October 2021 |title=Mount Harriet in Andaman to be named Mount Manipur in tribute to freedom fighters |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/others/mount-harriet-in-andaman-to-be-named-mount-manipur-in-tribute-to-freedom-fighters-101634462840801.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Hindustan Times |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=16 October 2021 |title=Tribute to Manipuri freedom fighters: Mount Harriet in Kalapani to be renamed as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/manipur/tribute-to-manipuri-freedom-fighters-mount-harriet-in-kalapani-to-be-renamed-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US}}{{Cite web |last=NEWS |first=NE NOW |date=17 October 2021 |title=Assam CM welcomes move to rename Mount Harriet in Andaman as Mount Manipur |url=http://nenow.in/north-east-news/assam/assam-cm-welcomes-move-to-rename-mount-harriet-in-andaman-as-mount-manipur.html |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=NORTHEAST NOW |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Singh |first=Bikash |title=Manipur breaks into celebration as Centre renames Andaman's 'Mount Harriet' as 'Mount Manipur' |work=The Economic Times |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/india/manipur-breaks-into-celebration-as-centre-renames-andamans-mount-harriet-as-mount-manipur/articleshow/87086747.cms?from=mdr |access-date=13 September 2022}}{{Cite web |title=Mount Harriet to be called Mount Manipur: Amit Shah |url=https://www.ifp.co.in/10401/mount-harriet-to-be-called-mount-manipur-amit-shah |access-date=13 September 2022 |website=Imphal Free Press |language=en}}