Press Coverage: Tinka Tinka India Awards 2016

TTIA 2016

Tinka Tinka India Awards: 2016

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Tinka Tinka India Awards 2016 were released by Shri K G Suresh, Director General, Indian Institute of Mass Communication at Hauz Khas on December 9. The Jury included Dnyaneshwar Mulay, Secretary, Ministry of External Affairs and bureaucrat Rashmi Singh. The awardees received a certificate and a memento. This year, Tinka India Awards invited entries from both the inmates & prison administrators and the four categories for prizes included – Poetry, Painting, Special Talent and Prison Reforms.There were a total of 15 Awardees and inimates from Chattisgarh, UP, Uttarakhand and Gujarat bagged most of the awards. xxx

 Prizes for Poetry:

Vaibhav Jain (45), lodged in Bareilly Jail, Uttar Pradesh, received the Tinka India Poetry Prize for his poem “Cheente”. A teacher by profession, Vaibhav now writes poetry while serving his imprisonment in jail.

Manisha Ram Singh Dodia (30), lodged in the Rajkot Central Prison, Gujarat, was the second Tinka India Poetry Prize awardee and was nominated for her poem “Faasla”.

Dinesh Gaur, lodged in Agra Central Prison, bagged the third position for his poem “Main Qaid Hoon Toh Kya Hua, Mann Mera Azaad Hai”

Prizes for Painting:

Balveer Kumar Vishwakarma (24), lodged in Bilaspur Jail, Chattisgarh, received the first prize for his painting based on the theme of Demonetisation.

Ram Charan Dhru (38), lodged in Bilaspur Jail, Chattisgarh, received the second prize. He was a wall painter by profession before imprisonment.

Bhaish Lal Sahu (72), lodged in Bilaspur Jail, Chattisgarh, received the third prize. His painting shows the execution of Demonetization in India.

Ravi Shankar Singh (28), lodged in Bilaspur Jail, Chattisgarh, received the consolation prize for his painting on the theme of “Beti Bachao Beti Padhao”. Before imprisonment, he had been working in a steel manufacturing unit.

Prizes for Special Talent:

Virendra Vitthalbhai Vaishnav (45), a former journalist and cartoonist, lodged in Surat Jail, Gujarat, was nominated for the Tinka Special Talent Prize for his illustrations.

India Vision Foundation, founded by Kiren Bedi, was nominated by the Jury for the commendable work they had done for the women and children lodged in jails. Their work focusses on teaching the women inmates various craft skills.

Annai K Kumkarangal Trust, working in Andaman and Nicobar Islands, was nominated for their reformatory work within prisons.

Aaditya Nath Singh and Pankaj Yadav, inmates of Haldwani Sub-Jail, Uttarakhand, were chosen for their special contributions as a tailoring expert and a computer engineer respectively.

Prizes for Prison Reforms:

Five officers were selected for Tinka India Prize for Prison Reforms.

Somesh Goyal, IPS (1984 Batch), was selected for his meritorious services as Director General of Police, Prisons and Correctional Services, Himachal Pradesh. When he was promoted as DGP all the important press clips respectfully mentioned him as a winner of the Tinka India Awards. Apart from this, the café run by the inmates near the mall has set an example of eternal trust and confidence.

Lal Ratnakar Singh, Jailor, was selected for his work on encouraging inmates in honing their skill of creative writing.

Manoj Kumar Arya, Senior Superintendent, Haldwani Sub-Jail, Uttarakhand, was selected for encouraging tailoring and talent hunt initiatives in the jail.

Shivaji Singh and Anand Pandey from Dasna Jail, Uttar Pradesh, was selected for their contribution on making a wall painting based on the theme of Tinka Tinka Dasna as a part of the Project.

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