Press Release
Sept 28, 2017
15,000 inmates of all the jails of Tihar tuned in to the musical video Tinka Tinka Tihar while sitting in their respective barracks. Tihar Prisons and Tinka Tinka Foundation joined hands in celebrating this success on the occasion of ongoing Durga celebrations. Inmates who have been a part of this project, performed on this occasion.
Tinka Tinka Tihar, the song sung by the inmates and written by Vartika Nanda, was released in Tihar Prisons on Thursday. The song entered the Limca Book of Records recently.
Sudhir Yadav, DG Prisons, said on this occasion that the song echoed the theme of prison reformation and has played a vital role in bringing positive change in the lives of inmates.He stressed that initiatives like Tinka Tinka have the potential to instill hopes in the lives of the inmates and give them the strength to create art and literature from behind the bars.
Tinka Tinka is a unique series on jails to bring change in the lives of the inmates. Founded by Vartika Nanda, a Prison Reforms Activist, this project has created important milestones.
The book with the same title was co–edited by Vartika Nanda and Vimla Mehra, IPS, Former DG, Delhi Prisons in 2013 and that too entered in the Limca Book of Records in 2015.
The song, Tinka Tinka Tihar is a living document of the musical wealth of Tihar inmates.This film was released in the Parliament House Chamber by Smt Sumitra Mahajan, Hon’ble Speaker, Lok Sabha in May 2015.
Inmates were given certificate of appreciation on this occasion.
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Great work from Tinka Tinka . 15000 inmates tuned together to sing the song Tinka Tinka Tihar is nothing less than a great milestone. Many more achievements to come from Tinka Tinka for the inmates. #vartikananda #tinkatinka #prison #jail