Two categories- one honoring skill
and Kaushal and other honoring art and creativity
· Out
of the 5 awardees, one is on death sentence and 3 on life imprisonment
· Femida
Hanif Saiyad, lodged in Nagpur jail, Maharashtra, has
been chosen for helping the prison administration.
· 38-year old Minaben Harsurbhai Khuman,
imprisoned in Central jail, Rajkot, Gujarat has been chosen
for teaching children of the inmates lodged in the jail.
· 30-year old, Saroj Devi, lodged
in District Jail, Firozabad, UP, has been chosen for her
contribution for stitching clothes for the inmates as well as the children of
the inmates.
· Awards
are initiated by Vartika Nanda, Prison Reformer & Founder, Tinka Tinka,
first of its series on jails
5 women have been chosen for the Tinka Tinka
Bandini Awards for the year 2018. Femida
Hanif Saiyad, lodged in Nagpur jail, Maharashtra, has
been chosen for helping the prison administration and also taking part in
creative activities inside jail. 54-year old Femidais in jail since
2012 and has been awarded death sentence. She
is currently pursuing B.A. second year through IGNOU. She has been chosen under the
category of skill and Kaushal.
38-year
old, Minaben Harsurbhai Khuman, imprisoned in Central
jail, Rajkot, Gujarat has been strongly recommended by the Gujarat
Jail authorities for her meritorious services as a teacher. Serving
life imprisonment in the jail, she has dedicated herself to teach children of
the inmates lodged in the jail. The
jail authorities consider her as a role model for other inmates.
30-year
old, Saroj Devi, lodged in District Jail, Firozabad has
been chosen for these awards for her contribution for stitching clothes for the
inmates as well as the children of the inmates. Lodged in jail since 2014, her contribution
towards Swachta Abhiyan in jail and also encouraging inmates
to play has yielded positive results.
26 year
old convict, Muskan Oatwani, imprisoned in Central
Jail, Bilaspur, Chhattisgarh has been chosen for First
Prize in the category of Painting.
27-year
old Baby Sahu, convict in Central Jail, Bilaspur,
Chhattisgarh has also been chosen as an awardee in this category. They have both made sketches
depicting the life of women and children inside the jails.
Awards were released at the backdrop of the National
Memorial of Cellular Jail, Andamans by Rashmi Singh IAS,
Secretary, Social Welfare and General Administration, Andaman & Nicobar
Islands. The
awardees will be presented with a certificate and a special bedsheet designed
and made by inmates of Ujjain Prison, Madhya Pradesh. This is an attempt to promote skills
inside jails.
About the Awards: Initiated
for the first time in 2016, these awards have been conceptualized for women
inmates contributing towards the betterment of the jails and showing clear
signs of reformation. All
these names have been selected after receiving nominations from the officials
responsible for different prisons. These
awards are aimed to bring change in the lives of the inmates and
draw attention towardshuman rights. Tinka Tinka Bandini Awards gives
voice to women empowerment inside jail every year on the occasion of International
Women’s
Day. This
is third in row. Tinka
Tinka Bandini Awards for 2016 were released by Smt
Maneka Gandhi, Union Minister for Women & Child Development.
Background: Tinka Tinka is
an initiative by Dr Vartika Nanda, a prison
reformer to bring change in the lives of the inmates. Vartika Nanda is the founder
of TINKA TINKA, first of its kind in India on prison reforms. Her book, Tinka Tinka Tihar, entered
into Limca Book of Records while the latest book Tinka
Tinka Dasna is a unique book with reporting form inside jails. She has already written three songs
for three different jails. Her
website on jails, www.tinkatinkaprisonreforms.org was released by Shri Kiren
Rijuji, MOS, Home in 2016 while her song, Tinka Tinka Tihar,
was released by the Lok Sabha Speaker Smt Sumitra Mahajan in
2016.
2 comments:
My heartiest congratulations Dr Vartika Nanda for the steadfast work you are doing on this unique theme. My best wishes for future too for reaching out to esp those women who may be behind bars and yet not guilty of any crime
This is a great initiative by Tinka Tinka. This award will give incentive to inmates to develop their talents and creativity. The work of Dr. Vartika Nanda, the founder of the movement of prison reforms in India, is a testament to the idea that rehabilitation and not punishment is the answer. I hope new categories are also added to the awards. It is also very good to know that organizations are recognizing the hard work of prison staff and administrations. It will motivate them to do better. #awards #tinkatinka #vartikananda #prisonreforms
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