(Hin): शहीद द्वीप śahīd dvīp ‘Martyr’s Island’ [Neill Island] From Skt: shahīd, ‘martyr’; and Skt: dvīpa, ‘ island’. James George Smith Neill was a British soldier who was promoted to the rank of Colonel during the 1857-9 Indian Rebellion . He is infamous for...
(Hin/Skt): स्वराज द्वीप svarāj dvīp ‘Independence Island’ [Havelock Island] From Skt: svarāj, ‘self-rule’, ‘independence’; and Skt: dvīpa, ‘ island’. Sir Henry Havelock was a British General famous for recapturing Kanpur (Cawnpore) during the 1857 Indian Rebellion. He...
