Swatantrapur is a free custodian colony built in 1939 by Raja
Bhawanrao Shriniwasrao Pant Pratinidhi "Bala Sahib" of
Aundh princely state. It is located in between Atpadi lake and
Bhingewadi
Bhingewadi is a small Grampanchat village 5 kilometers from Atpadi, Maharashtra, India. Town situated at north-western Atpadi-Sackali road. Bhingewadi consists of farms of people whose surname is Bhinge, so the name Bhingewadi. Bhingewadi ...
, in
Atpadi taluka of
Sangli district, of Maharashtra, an Indian state.
History
It is believed that during the ancient days, those prisoners who came to behave well in other prisons during their period of punishment were ultimately brought to this jail as a reward. Over here, prisoners were allowed to meet their families and were also given a personal land for farming activities. Growing crops and selling them in the market was permitted so they could earn a living.
In popular culture
The Hindi film ''
Do Aankhen Barah Haath
''Do Aankhen Barah Haath'' () is a 1957 Indian Hindi-language drama film directed by V. Shantaram, who also starred. It is considered to be one of the classics of Hindi cinema and is based on humanistic psychology. It won a Silver Bear at the 8 ...
'' is inspired by Swatantrapur and penned by
Madgulkar.
References
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Villages in Sangli district
Prisons in Maharashtra