Human Rights Day: Inmates & Jail officials honoured
Awards aimed at prison reforms & creativity inside jails
·        Gujarat, Chattisgarh, Telangana, Kerala, UP, Madhya Pradesh sent the maximum entries
·        Awards released by Shri Ajay KashyapDG, Tihar
·        Awards initiated by Vartika Nanda, a prison reformer, under the banner Tinka Tinka, a series dedicated to jails
·        Tinka Tinka India Awards, dedicated to the cause of prison reforms, are dominated by the entries on Life inside Jails andSwachch Bharat Abhiyan this year
First Prize under the Tinka Tinka India Awards (Paintinghas been given to 73 year old Baish Singh Sahu lodged inBilaspur Jail in ChattisgarhHis painting is based on the theme of reformation inside jailsSecond Prize has also been bagged by Chattishgarh Jail. 22 year old Mamta has been chosen in this categoryThird Prize has been given to 24 year oldPGowresh lodged in Telangana jailBefore coming to jail, Gowresh was a photographer.


Under the Special Mention category, Vinay Kumar lodged in Tihar Jail, received the First Prize for his passionate work on drug eradication through theatreHe is lodged in jail for the last 15 years.  Dhawal Kumar Harish Chandra Dwidedi lodged in Gujarat and Aneesh Kumar from Kerala has been chosen for their work on literacy and cleanlinessSoni Lama fromWest Bengal has received the recognition for caring the inmates in the jail hospital


49 year old Virendra Vitthalbhai Vaishnav, a former journalist and cartoonist lodged in Surat Jail, Gujarat has been nominated for Tinka Tinka India Awards for Special Talent. His book Life behind bars has been published by a UK based publisher.
Fifteen officers have been selected for Tinka Tinka India Awards for Prison ReformsAkula Narsimha from Telangana has been chosen for improving sanitation in jails and bringing in modernisationBachu Saidaiah, also from Telangana, has planted more than 2000 saplings and have helped in increasing productivity in the jails.
S S Tigga from Chhatishgarh has added more than 2000 books to the jail library and have given meaning to the children of inmates in jails 

Ajay BhatiaNeetu Chugh and Rajendra Kumar were awarded the special awards in the category for prison administrators for their work towards providing legal aid to inmates in Tihar 
Thomas O J from KeralaD M Gohel from GujaratVikrant Karbhari Kute and Tejashri Baji Rao Powar fromMaharashtra, Mohammed Akram Khan from UP, Dilip Nayak, Devendra Kumar Saras, Ramanand Patel andDhirendra Singh Baghel from Madhya Pradesh have also been honoured for their extraordinary contribution as jail administrators.
These awards were released by Shri Ajay Kashyap, IPS, Director General, Tihar Jail. Awardees were given a certificate of appreciation and a memento.
The ceremony concluded with the song– Tinka Tinka Tihar, written by Vartika Nanda and sung by the inmates of Tihar.


Tinka Tinka is the series on prison reforms initiated by Prison Reformer Dr Vartika Nanda. She was conferred the Stri Shakti Award by the then President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee in 2014Her book Tinka Tinka Tihar is in the Limca Book of RecordsHer latest book, Tinka Tinka Dasna, is first of its kind based on reporting from inside the jailsThis book has been translated by Dr Nupur Talwar, convicted in Aarushi Talwar caseTinka Tinka is all set to combine different jails in India to bring out the creativity to the outside world.

Tinka Tinka Foundation gives two awards to inmates and officials every year namely Tinka Tinka India Awards and Tinka Tinka Bandini Awards.

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  1. This is so amazing to see Tink Tinka team and Vartika Ma'am doing so much towards the reformation of prisoners.from starting a new radio channel to giving them award., this movement has come a long way. really APPRECIATING #VARTIKANANDA #HUMANITY #CHANGE #TINKATINKA #VARTIKANANDA

  2. This is so amazing to see Tink Tinka team and Vartika Ma'am doing so much towards the reformation of prisoners.from starting a new radio channel to giving them award., this movement has come a long way. really APPRECIATING #VARTIKANANDA #HUMANITY #CHANGE #TINKATINKA #VARTIKANANDA

  3. Tinka India Awards 2017 was released in Jail No. 1, Tihar Central Jail, New Delhi, by Ajay Kashyap (IPS), Director General, Tihar Central Jail, on December 9.
    Tinka Tinka is constantly working with the thought of reforming the inmates and giving them a better life and inspiring people who are on the wrong path to change and make a better life. This program also included a live performance of the song Tinka Tinka Tihar dedicated to the inmates of Tihar Jail. This thought is not very common and Vartika Nanda is living that thought and by her books, she is trying to reach our minds.
    #tinkatinka #humanrights #vartikananda

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