During British period, This island was Kalapini punisher area

 

During British period, Indians deportation area

The 572 tropical islands scattered in the Indian Ocean are
collectively known as the Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Only 38 of these islands
have inhabited. One of these islands is Ross Island. The island is named after
British surveyor Sir Daniel Ross. He identified the island as a guarding port
at Port Blair. This island was the headquarters of the Andaman and Nicobar
Islands during the British rule. A notable name besides Daniel Ross is
Archibald Blair. He was also a surveyor of the East India Company. Port Blair
was named after him in 1789 AD. Before that it was called Port Cornwallis. But
even more habitable than this territory was Ross Island. Because purified water
was readily available.

Prisoners of the Sepoy mutiny were brought here almost sixty
years after the British set foot in the Andamans. James Patterson of the
District arrived at Port Blair with 773 prisoners on March 6, 1858. Four days
later, another 200 prisoners entered the Andamans from Calcutta. They were
mainly the opponents of Sepoy mutiny and Wahhabi movement. They were sent to
Ross Island under the orders of Jailor Patchersen. They were forced to cut down
the forest to create settlements under cruel torture. Sahib's bungalow from their
own camp, started to be built with the labor of starving prisoners. This island
with an area of 0.3 square km was then covered with dense forest. According to
a document from 1870 AD, prisoners on the island died randomly of malaria,
pneumonia and stomach ailments. At that time the rulers used to test the
effectiveness of quinine medicine on them. Documents claim that 10,000
prisoners were force-fed quinine at the time. Allegedly, as a result, they
became seriously ill. From 1858 AD to 1945, 24 Chief Commissioners were in
charge of guarding this 'Kalapani' prison.

The devastating earthquake of 1941 occurred in the Andaman and
Nicobar Islands. But neither Port Blair nor the British colony of Ross Island
was affected. The Japanese occupied the islands during World War II. From 1942
to 1945, the island was under Japanese possession. At that time in December
1943 Netaji Subhaschatandra Bose was one day in Ross Island. He also hoisted
the national flag at Port Blair. Prime Minister Narendra Modi renamed Ross Island
in 2018 to commemorate that incident. This island in South Andaman district is
renamed as Netaji Subhash Chandra Bose Island. After the defeat of the Axis
Powers in the World War, the British came back to power. But with the
independence of India in 1947, it was time for them to leave India. After that,
Ross Island was abandoned for a long time. In 1979, the Indian Navy established
a center here.

Residents of Ross Island are now herds of deer. Deer were kept
there in the early 20th century for hunting game by the British. That game has
been closed for a long time. Herds of deer are hiding in the past prison
sheltering the green of the island.