Vartika Nanda: Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms: Indian Prison Reformer

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Tinka Tinka Awards India for the year 2021 were announced on the eve of Human Rights Day. This was the 7th year of celebration of exclusive awards for inmates and staff. There were 3 categories this year, namely Painting, Special Mention and Prison Administration. 7 inmates were chosen for awards in the Painting category while 2 were selected for their special contribution to prison life. 2 awards were given to prison staff. This year the theme for awards was Telephones in Jails.

Vartika Nanda is also the storyteller and narrator of Kissa Khaki Ka, the podcast series of Delhi Police. Kissa Khaki Ka is the only podcast series run by any police department in India.

Aug 12, 2022: Prison radio started at a usual time today, 7 am , but with unusual demands. More than 300 letters of requests were received today by inmates to listen to programmes, stories and songs of their choice. Interestingly, prison radio exceeded its time slot of 3 hours to 8 hours today, looking at the enthusiasm of inmates. They wanted to celebrate through the jail radio and wanted their family members too to listen to the few voices sitting at the other corner of the jail.   District Jail, Karnal in Haryana, which started its prison radio on 29 April, 2021, was a major hit today.   Ten inmates, including five women, have been trained as radio jockeys to run the daily programme. Dr. Vartika Nanda, Founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, is the brain behind prison radios in the state of Haryana.  First jail radio of Haryana was inaugurated in District Jail, Panipat by Ranjit Singh (Jail Minister), Rajiv Arora IAS, Additional Chief Secretary (Home and Jail) and K. Selvaraj, (IPS), DG Prisons, Haryana in January 2021.

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This episode is based on Vartika Nanda's visit to Oslo Jail as a part of the first International Prison Radio Conference in Oslo, Norway, in June, 2022. Conference, organised by the Prison Radio Association in collaboration with the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Services, was a historic event bringing together participants from over 20 countries. It was aimed at facilitating global knowledge and experience-sharing on the potential of jail radio in humanizing prisons and rehabilitating inmates.   Story of Prison Radio in India   Vartika Nanda's 30-minute exhaustive presentation included an overview of prison radio in India and details of prison radio initiatives implemented by her non-profit organisation, Tinka Tinka Foundation, in District Jails of Agra and Dehradun as well as 8 jails of Haryana.  This episode sheds light on the living conditions in Oslo Jail and the issue of isolation.  This is more pertinent in the light of the research project completed by Vartika Nanda on the living conditions of women inmates and their children in jails and their communication needs with reference to Uttar Pradesh. This project is evaluated as OUTSTANDING by ICSSR.

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This episode is based on Vartika Nanda's visit to Oslo Jail as a part of the first International Prison Radio Conference in Oslo, Norway, in June, 2022. Conference, organised by the Prison Radio Association in collaboration with the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Services, was a historic event bringing together participants from over 20 countries. It was aimed at facilitating global knowledge and experience-sharing on the potential of jail radio in humanizing prisons and rehabilitating inmates.   Story of Prison Radio in India   Vartika Nanda's 30-minute exhaustive presentation included an overview of prison radio in India and details of prison radio initiatives implemented by her non-profit organisation, Tinka Tinka Foundation, in District Jails of Agra and Dehradun as well as 8 jails of Haryana.  This episode sheds light on the jail library of Oslo.

Dr. Vartika Nanda is India's leading prison reformer. Her books on prisons- Tinka Tinka Tihar, Tinka Tinka Dasna and Tinka TInka Madhya Pradesh are considered to be authentic representation of Indian prisons. 

"Namaste! This is Vartika Nanda,attempting to create rainbows in prisons.” With these words, India's leading prison reformer and media educator commenced her talk at the first International Prison Radio Conference in Oslo, Norway, on June 15, 2022, representing India. The conference, organised by the Prison Radio Association in collaboration with the Directorate of Norwegian Correctional Services, was a historic event bringing together participants from over 20 countries. It was aimed at facilitating global knowledge and experience-sharing on the potential of jail radio in humanizing prisons and rehabilitating inmates.   Story of Prison Radio in India   Her 30-minute exhaustive presentation included an overview of prison radio in India and details of prison radio initiatives implemented by her non-profit organisation, Tinka Tinka Foundation, in District Jails of Agra and Dehradun as well as 8 jails of Haryana.

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On the foundation day of Tinka Tinka Foundation, we are presenting our 40th episode of Tinka Tinka Jail Radio, the ONLY podcast in India which is dedicated to prison reforms.  Tune in to the voices of 10 inmates from District Jail, Sonipat in Haryana who have penned and voiced a special song on Tinka Jail Radio.  Fouded by Vartika Nanda, Tinka Tinka Foundation is credited to conceptualise, train and execute prison radios in District Jail, Agra and the state of Haryana.  Gratitude to ACS Home, Shri Rajeev Arora, DG Prisons Haryana Shri Mohammad Akil and former DG Prisons Shri K. Sylvaraj.

Vartika Nanda is a prison reformer using the best practices of journalism and academia for prison reforms. She is the founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, which works for improving prison life, including the introduction of prison radio in District Jail, Agra and the jails of Haryana. She has authored three books on prisons. Her Tinka Tinka Jail Radio Podcasts are exclusive podcasts dedicated to Indian prisons. President of India conferred the Stree Shakti Puraskar on her in 2014 for her contribution to women empowerment through media and literature. Her name has also been included in the Limca Book of Records twice for her unique work on prison reforms. Her work on prisons was taken cognizance by the Supreme Court of India in 2018. Currently, she heads the Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.

#vartikananda #tinkajailradio #gangubaikathiawadi  गंगुबाई काठियावाड़ी मुंबई के रेड लाइट एरिया में काम करने वाली गंगुबाई पर संजय लीला भंसाली की फिल्म है। इस फिल्म को देखते हुए मैं जीबी रोड की उन गलियों की तरफ बरबस खींची चली गई जिन्हें मैंने 1998 के आसपास बहुत करीब से देखा था। एक दिन मैं और दिल्ली पुलिस की एक महिला अधिकारी रिक्शे में वहां पर गए थे। हम दोनों ने तकरीबन पूरा दिन जीबी रोड में गुजारा था। दूसरी बार मैं टेलीविजन की एक कैमरा टीम के साथ वहां गई थी। उसके बाद मैंने इसी टीवी चैनल के दफ्तर में रहते हुए कई महीनों तक एक उपन्यास को लिखा जो काफी हद तक पूरा हो गया था लेकिन उसे कुछ वजहों से मैंने वहीं रोक दिया लेकिन जीबी रोड की वो तंग गलियां मेरे दिमाग पर हावी रहीं। बाद में भी अपराध बीट की प्रमुख के तौर पर स्याह-सफेद कई पगडॉडियां दिखती रहीं। अपराध पर ही पीएचडी करने और फिर जेलों पर उपजे- तिनका तिनका- में जीबी रोड के अंश बने रहे। कई ऐसी महिलाएं भी मेरे संपर्क में रहीं जो जेल से छूटने के बाद इन कोठों पर पहुंच गईं क्योंकि समाज ने उन्हें स्वीकार नहीं किया था। वे एक जेल से निकलीं और दूसरी जेल में पहुंच गईं। बहुत ही कम लोगों को इस बात का अहसास था कि जेल पर मेरे काम को एक बड़ा हिस्सा जीबी रोड को देखने और महसूस करने के उस अनुभव से निकला था।