Hijli Detention Camp

Hijli Detention Camp is a heritage building located inside the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur campus at Hijli near Kharagpur in West Bengal. Established in 1930 as a detention camp during British rule, it later became the first campus building of IIT Kharagpur in 1951. Now known as Shaheed Bhavan, it houses a museum and exhibits related to its history and the institute's origins, and is recognized as a site of historical importance.

Visitors can expect to see a two-storey colonial-era building inside the IIT Kharagpur campus, now preserved as Shaheed Bhavan. The site includes exhibition rooms with photographs, documents and artefacts related to its former use as a detention camp and its later role in the establishment of IIT Kharagpur. The surroundings are within a landscaped academic campus with tree-lined roads and institutional buildings. Access is within a functioning educational campus environment.

Established in 1930 as a detention camp at Hijli to house detainees during the British period. On 16 September 1931, two detainees were killed in a firing incident inside the camp. After independence, the camp buildings were used to house the first campus of the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur when it was established in 1951, with the main detention camp building later designated as Shaheed Bhavan.

The building is preserved as a heritage site and museum within IIT Kharagpur, commemorating its historical past and its association with the origins of the institute. It serves as an educational and memorial site for visitors to the campus.