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2024
16 December, 2024
Vast campus, beautiful department, engaging students and vibrant faculty members- this is how I would like to describe by recent visit to Central University, Jammu where the VC had appointed me as an External Expert for conducting viva-voce for the Multimedia Lab – II course of MA (MCNM) Sem-I students in the Department of Journalism. Grateful to Dr. Abhay SD Rajput, Dr. Manish Prakash and Dr. Archana for connecting me to this beautiful campus. I was also delighted to find one of my books in the University library.
12 August, 2024: Moderated a session at the Samachar4Media event on the occasion of 40 under 40 award ceremony. Also presented awards to journalists, along with the Deputy CM of Uttar Pradesh, Brijesh Pathak.
27 July, 2024: Sabhaav Manthan Satra
9 July, 2024: Vartika Nanda delivered a special lecture in Guru Nanak Dev University, Amritsar
जीएनडीयू के हिंदी-विभाग में विशेष व्याख्यान का आयोजन
प्रतिष्ठित मीडिया शिक्षक, जेल सुधारक और लेडी श्री राम कॉलेज, दिल्ली की पत्रकारिता विभाग की अध्यक्ष डॉ. वर्तिका नंदा ने गुरु नानक देव विश्वविद्यालय, अमृतसर के हिंदी-विभाग में प्रेमचंद हिंदी साहित्य परिषद के तत्वावधान में आयोजित व्याख्यान माला में बतौर स्त्रोत वक्ता अपना व्याख्यान दिया। उन्होंने अपने सारगर्भित, रचनात्मक एवं संदेशपरक व्याख्यान में समाज, साहित्य और पत्रकारिता के विभिन्न आयामों पर विस्तृत चर्चा की तथा विभाग के शोधार्थियों द्वारा पूछे गए.
सवालों के बखूबी जवाब दिए। इस अवसर पर डीन, भाषा संकाय और हिंदी विभाग के अध्यक्ष प्रोफेसर सुनील कुमार ने मुख्य वक्ता का स्वागत किया और उनका परिचय देते हुए हुए बताया कि डॉ. वर्तिका नंदा ने अपनी यात्रा पंजाब के एक छोटे से शहर से प्रारंभ की थी। वे बचपन में एशिया की सबसे कम उम्र की टेलीविजन एंकर के रूप में ऐतिहासिक उपलब्धि हासिल करने से लेकर मीडिया शिक्षक और जेल सुधारक के रूप में सार्थक कदम उठाने तक और शिक्षा का प्रकाश फैलाने के लिए प्रतिबद्ध हैं।
21 April, 2024: Public Relations Society of India, Bhopal, organised a special program on the occasion of National Public Relations Day.
19 women journalists were given awards for their extraordinary work in public relations. Additional Director of Public Relations Department GS Wadhwa received Lok Sampark Samman. In all, 19 women journalists, TV anchors and public relations professionals received Achala-Udita Samman.
The awards were given by Shri Girija Shankar, Senior journalist and Political Analyst, Padmashree Vaidya Dr. Balendu Prakash and Dr. Vartika Nanda, Head, Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University. The three guests delivered elaborate lectures on Sanatan Mulya Aur Ubharta Bharat: Jansampark ke Pariprekshya mein ( Sanatan Values and Developing India : The role of public relations) at Gauranjani auditorium of Rabindra Bhawan.
“We should pay attention to our historical heritage and also be concerned about the problems of the deprived sections of the society,” said Dr. Vartika Nanda. She also coined a new verse, saying “PR should be associated with pyaar (love). Love towards mankind is the best form of PR.”
The ceremony was organised under the leadership of Shri Manoj Dwivedi, President and Pankaj Mishra, Secretary PRSI.
2024: 18 March: New Delhi: Delivered a lecture on ‘Implementation of rights of female prisoners and issues relating to the children of female prisoners’ in the one week residential training programme for prison officers ( 18-22 March) organised by National Human Rights Commission (Investigation Division).
2024: 12 March: Part of jury with Surajit Dey ( NHRC, India Registrar, (Law) and Suvashish Chaudhary, Retd. Jt. CP for the debate competition on the theme, ‘Human Rights in Digital Age’. This was organized by Delhi Police (Vigilance Branch, DCP Abhishek Dhania ) in association with the Commission.
2024, 13 February: Moderated Author’s Corner with author Gauri Shankar Raina and Upendra Nath Raina at Sambhaav se Sambhav Tak, a unique festival organised by Jammu & Kashmir House: Delhi
4 January, 2024: 4 जनवरी, 2024 को दिल्ली यूनिवर्सिटी के हंसराज कॉलेज में प्रोफ़ेसर रमा की किताब का विमोचन हुआ. इस मौक़े पर एलएसआर कॉलेज में पत्रकारिता विभाग की अध्यक्ष और तिनका तिनका की संस्थापक डॉ. वर्तिका नन्दा के अलावा मनीष चौधरी, जय वर्मा, अपर्णा द्विवेदी, प्रताप सोमवंशी और प्रभांशु ओझा मौजूद रहे.
2023
2023: 10 December: Human Rights Day: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
December 10, 2023: A seminar on Bandiyo ke Swasthya Evam Suraksha kaa Adhikar was held at Golden Jubilee Auditorium of RCVP Noronha Academy of Administration, Bhopal. The event was organised by Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) on the occasion of Human Rights Day. Justice Jitendra Kumar Maheshwari, Hon’ble Judge, Supreme of India was the Chief Guest and Justices Sujoy Paul and Justice Sanjeev S. Kalgaonkar, Hon’ble Judges of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh were the special guests for the inaugural session which was presided by Manohar Mamtani, Chairman, MPHRC. Rajiv Kumar Tandon, IPS (retd.), Member, MPHRC delivered the welcome address and Dr. Vartika Nanda, Head, Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University, participated as the subject expert.
मानवाधिकार दिवस पर आरसीवीपी नरोन्हा प्रशासन अकादमी, भोपाल में उच्चतम न्यायालय, दिल्ली के न्यायाधिपति श्री जितेंद्र कुमार माहेश्वरी के मुख्य आतिथ्य में आयोजित कार्यक्रम में “बंदियों के स्वास्थ्य एवं सुरक्षा का अधिकार मानव अधिकार” पर विस्तृत चर्चा की गई। प्रथम सत्र में मध्य प्रदेश के उच्च न्यायालय के न्यायमूर्ति श्री सुजॉय पाल और न्यायमूर्ति श्री संजीव एस कालगांवकर, अतिरिक्त मुख्य सचिव, गृह डॉ. राजेश राजौरा, लेडी श्रीराम कॉलेज नई दिल्ली के पत्रकारिता विभाग की अध्यक्ष डॉ. वर्तिका नन्दा और मप्र मानव अधिकार आयोग के सदस्य श्री राजीव टंडन ने भी अपने विचार साझा किया। डॉ. वर्तिका नन्दा इस सत्र में बतौर विषय विशेषज्ञ वक्ता थीं।
2023: 6-8 September: 7th ECREA Radio and Sound Conference: Barcelona, Spain
Tinka Tinka Foundation proudly represented India at the prestigious 7th ECREA Radio and Sound Conference, held from September 6th to 8th, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. Theme of the Conference for this year was ‘Radio and Sound Ecosystems in the Platform Age.’ Dr. Vartika Nanda, the founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, delivered a detailed presentation on “Music on Prison Radio: Impact of Tinka Jail Radio on Inmates in Sonipat Prison, Haryana, India“, in the panel on “Incarcerated sounds: Making radio within the prison ecosystem.”
During the presentation, Dr. Nanda introduced Tinka Tinka Foundation, a non-profit initiative and discussed the ‘Tinka Model of Prison Radio‘ which has created systematic prison radios in District Jails of Agra (Uttar Pradesh), Dehradun (Uttarakhand), and the jails of Haryana. As a case study, Dr. Nanda highlighted the concept of Tinka Jail Radio, its process and its impact on inmates, with special reference to District Jail, Sonipat. Sonipat is a small town of Haryana, situated close to the Indian capital New Delhi.
The captivated audience also gained valuable insights into the regular workings of the prison radio, the technical training provided to inmates, and the overwhelmingly positive response from both prison authorities and incarcerated individuals.
This conference was organised by European Communication and Research Association (ECREA), hosted by the Catalan Radio Observatory (GRISS-UAB) and the Department of Audio-visual Communication and Advertising of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain), from 6 to 8 September 2023 in Barcelona (Spain).
In addition to the recent representation in Spain, Tinka Tinka made its mark on the global stage by representing India at the first International Prison Radio Conference in Oslo, Norway, on June 15, 2022. 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 humanising prisons and rehabilitating inmates. Vartika Nanda’s elaborate presentation included an overview of prison radio in India and details of prison radio initiatives implemented by Tinka Tinka Foundation.
Panel: Incarcerated sounds: Making radio within the prison ecosystem
Chair: Bridget Backhaus
Co panelists: Urszula Doliwa, Poland/
Kathryn McDonald, UK
Gratitude for the work represented in Barcelona, Spain:
Haryana: Mohammad Akil (IPS), DG, Prisons, Haryana, Rajender Kumar, Superintendent, District Jail, Sonipat and Kishori Lal, Assistant Superintendent, District Jail, Sonipat
Uttarakhand: Vimla Gunjyal, Deputy Inspector General of Prisons and Dadhiram, Senior Superintendent, Uttarakhand Prisons and Pavan Kothari. Jailor, District Jail, Dehradun.
2023: 11 March: Gwalior, Madhya Pradesh
2023: 11 April: YMCA, New Delhi
Delivered lecture on “National consultative meet on psychological support to victims of child sexual abuse” on 11 April 2023 at YMCA, Auditorium, Jai Singh Marg, New Delhi: Organised by Kailash Satyarthi Children’s Foundation.
2023: 27 September: IGNCA, New Delhi
Inaugurated the ‘Bhasha Mahotsav’ organised by IGNCA and Hindustani Bhasha Academy on 27th September, 2023. Keynote lecture was on ‘Social responsibilities of the youth with reference to Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms.’
2022
2022: 8 May, National Commission for Women, New Delhi
Media Workshop on Capacity Building & Sensitization: 18 May, 2022: Vartika Nanda at NCW
2022: 22 December: National Cooperative Union of India, New Delhi
Delivered talk on ‘ Hindi, Media aur Bazar’ at National Cooperative Union of India, New Delhi on 22 December, 2022. Talk also had several references of Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms and the role of language in promoting literature in jails.
2022: 17 December : Indore Literature Festival, Indore, Madhya Pradesh
Invited as a speaker at Indore Literature Festival to speak on the topic- “Kiskee godi main hai media?” with Jaideep Karnik. Moderator: Harsh Vardhan Tripathi.
2022: 5 November: Gomti Book Festival, Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh
Gomti Book Festival, Lucknow: National Book Trust: Different strokes of public and private FM radios with RJ Prateek, RJ Ginnie and Anupam Pathak.
National Book Trust India (NBT-India) organized the first edition of Gomti Book Festival in Lucknow on the serene backdrop of Gomti Riverfront Park – from 29th Oct to 6 Nov 2022. Spread across more than 1000 sq.m., this book festival presented the best elements of a Book Fair and a Literary Festival with Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsava as the core theme, and with NEP 2020 and YUVA Scheme as the sub-themes.
2022: 3 November: Conversation with prison officers at State Institute of Correctional Administration (SICA), Hyderabad, Telangana
Conversation with prison officers at State Institute of Correctional Administration (SICA), Hyderabad, Telangana: Attended by 158 delegates of Delhi Prisons (Tihar and Mandoli).
2022: 14 February: Nuh, Haryana
First round table workshop to improve the prison administration of Haryana was chaired by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar in February 2021, on the occasion of the opening of a new District Jail in Nuh district. The workshop was attended by the jail minister of Haryana, ACS Home and all the important jail superintendents Vartika Nanda and Tinka Tinka Foundation was given the special opportunity to showcase the progress and impact of jail radio, with special reference to Haryana.
2021
2021: 7 – 8 October: BPR&D, New Delhi:Decadal Road Map for Prisons & Correctional Services in India: National Conference of Heads of Prisons: BPR&D
The 7th National Conference of Heads of Prisons, organized by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), MHA, was conducted on 7 – 8 October 2021 in New Delhi. The Conference provided a common platform to stakeholders from across the country to deliberate the emerging challenges in the field of correctional administration. The outcome of the Conference helped in preparing the Decadal Road Map for Prisons & Correctional Services in India.
A panel discussion on Prisons & Correctional Services in India: A perspective was conducted on October 7. The esteemed panelists were –
Shri. Anand Kumar, DG Prisons, Uttar Pradesh
Shri. Puneet Sehgal, Director, NALSA, Delhi
Dr. Murali Karnam, Assistant Professor, Nalsar University of Law, Hyderabad
Dr. Vartika Nanda, Indian Prison Reformer and Media Educator
Tinka Tinka was invited as a panelist for the opening session wherein significant findings on Indian prisons were shared. During the conference, Dr. Vartika Nanda, the founder of Tinka Tinka, also presented an audio compiling her research and activities on various jails in India.
Tinka Tinka Prison Radio is the brainchild of Dr. Vartika Nanda, founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation. She has played a vital role in bringing prison radio to District Jail Agra in Uttar Pradesh in 2019, empowering the inmates to explore and showcase their hidden talents. The initiative encouraged the U.P Prison Department to actuate Prison Radio in 5 Central Jails and 18 District Jails. Tinka Tinka has also been instrumental in conceptualizing, training, and executing prison radio in Haryana. Tinka Tinka was also conducive to introducing prison radio in the state of Uttarakhand.
2019
2019: 10 July: IAMCR: Madrid, Spain
Presented a paper on the Role of radio in community communication in prisons in India at the international conference of IAMCR (International Association for Media and Communication Research) held in Madrid, Spain from July 7-11 under the section Community Radio: Narratives, Politics and Human Rights. Serial: 20415, July 7-11,2019 (July 10): Venue: School of Communication, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain organized by IAMCR 2019
2019: 2 September: INSE MILIYE:
An exclusive talk at CDOT (Centre for Development of Telematics), Ministry of Communication and Information Technology. Talk was moderated by Ms. Vibha Bisht
2019: 26-27 February: 6th National Conference of Heads of Prisons of States / UTs: Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh
Invited as a speaker at the 6th National Conference of Heads of Prisons of States / UTs jointly organized by BPR&D, Ministry of Home Affairs, Government of India and Madhya Pradesh Prisons & Correctional Services Department to deliver a lecture on Mechanism for Productive Engagement of Under Trial Prisoners and the Role of Media on 26th and 27th February 2019 at Central Academy of Police Training (CAPT), Bhopal.
2019: Role of radio in community communication inside prisons in India: School of Communication, Complutense University of Madrid, Spain: International Association for Media and Communication Research, IAMCR
2018
2018: 18-20 August: Port Louis, Mauritius
A conference on ‘Jailein, Media aur Samvaad kee Seemayein’ organised by Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India on 11th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan, at Port Louis, Mauritius
2018: 30 June: Jagran Film Festival: Delhi
2018, February 5: National Program on Media and Human Rights in Prisons at the State Institute of Correctional Administration: Hyderabad, Telangana.
Keynote speaker in the national program on Media and Human Rights in Prisons at the State Institute of Correctional Administration, Telangana, Hyderabad organised in collaboration with BPR&D
2017
2017: 25 March: National Seminar on Communication Education 3.O: Synergizing Technology and Development: Tezpur, Assam
2017: 25 March: Presented paper on Industry academia linkage: Who drives the agenda, at the national seminar on Communication Education 3.O: Synergizing Technology and Development organised during 25-26 March 2017 by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Tezpur University, Tezpur, Assam in collaboration with UNICEF.
2017: 11 फ़रवरी: लखनऊ विश्वविद्यालय के पत्रकारिता विभाग में व्याख्यान। इसे मुकुल श्रीवास्तव और प्रोफेसर त्रिपाठी ने आयोजित किया था। इस मौके पर एख छात्रा ने एक विशेष कोलाज भी बनाया था। तिनका तिनका डासना पर चर्चा सुखकर रही।
2016
2016: September 23: conversation on prisoners’ rights (moderator) session: New Delhi
Beyond prison walls: conversation on prisoners’ rights (moderator) session: hamara sangharsh yahan bhi- issues concerning women and children inside prisons. Organized by Tihar Prisons in collaboration with the bureau of police research and development, commonwealth human rights initiative and delhi school of social work, University of Delhi
2015
2015, April 2-4: All India Media Educators Conference (Experiences in Creating Awareness on Women’s Issues through Media): Mass Communication Department, Rajasthan University, Jaipur.
2015, October 6: Jaipur, Rajasthan: People Friendly Policing and the Media: Rajasthan Police Academy in collaboration with BPR&D: Jaipur
2014
2014, August 30: Media Live: Media kee Bhasha: Khatre aur Chunautiyaan: Sahitya Academy & Kalamkar Foundation, Delhi.
2014, January 23: Media Consultation on Human Trafficking and Violence against Women: Shakti Vahini, Delhi.
2014: United States of America.
Occasion was to present a paper on Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms at the international Regional Hindi Conference in New York, USA: This was organised by Consulate General of India, New York in association with New York University and Columbia University. Year: 2014
