Brief Profile: Vartika Nanda is an academic by profession, a journalist by vocation and a prison reformer by passion. She has used the best practices of journalism and academia for studying and contributing to prison reforms. As the founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, she has tirelessly worked for improving the conditions in India’s prisons, such as introduction of prison radio in District Jail, Agra (Uttar Pradesh), District Jail, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and the jails of Haryana.
She has authored three books on prisons. Her TINKA TINKA JAIL RADIO podcasts are exclusive podcasts dedicated to Indian prisons. Her podcast THEE..HOON..RAHUNGI…deals with stories of hope and courage. She is called the VOICE OF DELHI POLICE for her regular podcasts with Delhi Police titled KISSA KHAKI KA.
Vartika Nanda was conferred with the Stree Shakti Puraskar by the President of India in 2014 for her seminal contribution to women empowerment through media and literature. Her name has appeared in the Limca Book of Records twice, for her unique contribution to prison reforms, which was also taken due cognizance by the Supreme Court of India in 2018.
Dr. Vartika Nanda was the first woman reporter in India to venture into the field of crime reporting and becoming the Head of Crime Beat in NDTV in the early years of private media. She has held various journalistic assignments in electronic media including Zee News, NDTV, Lok Sabha TV and Sahara India.
She has worked both with the public service broadcaster and also the private media. Her domain expertise lies in journalism - its teaching, practice and training. She possesses the diverse experience of all the important facets of mass communication, having worked with the industry and academia.
Brief Profile in Hindi: डॉ. वर्तिका नन्दा भारत की स्थापित जेल सुधारक, मीडिया शिक्षक और लेखिका हैं। वे अपराध और जेल पर नए प्रयोगों के लिए जानी जाती हैं। तिनका तिनका भारतीय जेलों पर वर्तिका की एक अनूठी श्रृंखला। उनकी स्थापित तिनका तिनका फाउंडेशन ने देश की जेलों पर पहले और इकलौते पॉडकास्ट-तिनका तिनका जेल रेडियो की शुरुआत की। जिला जेल, आगरा, हरियाणा और उत्तराखंड की जेलों में रेडियो लाने का श्रेय उन्हीं को जाता है। उन्होंने भारत की जेलों में पत्रकारिता की नींव रखी है। तिनका तिनका बंदियों को सकारात्मक पत्रकारिता के गुर सिखाता है। 2014 में भारत के राष्ट्रपति से स्त्री शक्ति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित। 2018 में सुप्रीम कोर्ट की एक बेंच ने जेलों पर उनकी सलाहें शामिल कीं। जेलों का उनका काम दो बार लिम्का बुक ऑफ़ रिकॉर्ड्स में शामिल हुआ। जेलों पर तीन किताबों की लेखिका जो भारतीय जेलों का जीवंत दस्तावेज हैं। तिनका तिनका मध्यप्रदेश भारतीय जेलों पर अब तक की इकलौती कॉफी टेबल बुक है जबकि तिनका तिनका तिहाड़ ने इस साल 10 साल पूरे किए हैं।
वर्तिका नन्दा जालंधर दूरदर्शन में एशिया की सबसे छोटी एंकर बनीं। वे जी टीवी, एनडीटीवी, IIMC और लोकसभा टीवी से जुड़ी रहीं। वे लोकसभा टीवी की पहली एक्जीक्यूटिव प्रोड्यूसर बनीं। वे भारत के निजी टेलीविजन चैनलों की पहली महिला पत्रकार हैं जो अपराध बीट की प्रमुख बनीं।
वे दिल्ली पुलिस की आवाज हैं। दिल्ली पुलिस के पॉडकास्ट -किस्सा खाकी का- की आधिकारिक किस्सागो।
वर्तमान में दिल्ली विश्वविद्यालय के लेडी श्रीराम कॉलेज के पत्रकारिता विभाग की प्रमुख।
Dr. Vartika Nanda: Academic Records: Academic Year: 2023-24
Paper Presentations in Seminars/Conferences
Nanda, V. (2023), "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." at the 7th ECREA Radio and Sound Conference, held from September 6th to 8th, 2023, in Barcelona, Spain. The conference was hosted by the Catalan Radio Observatory (GRISS-UAB) and the Department of Audio-visual Communication and Advertising of the Autonomous University of Barcelona (Spain) at the Casa de la Convalescència. (International Conference).
Talks
Dr. Vartika Nanda ( keynote speaker) on the occasion of Human Rights Day, organised by Madhya Pradesh Human Rights Commission (MPHRC) in Bhopal on 10th December, 2023.
4. Honours/ Distinctions/Awards
Dr. Vartika Nanda was felicitated by Shri Sanjay Arora, Commissioner of Police, Delhi for Kissa Khaki Ka in January, 2023. Kissa Khaki Ka is the first and the only podcast in India which is being run by any police department. Vartika Nanda has conceived these podcasts and is the official storyteller of Delhi Police.
Dr. Vartika Nanda received the Women Achievers Award in 2023 by Aalekh Foundation & Gunjan Foundation for her work on prison reforms and Tinka Jail Radio.
Vartika Nanda received Laadli Media & Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity (13th edition) in October, 2023 for her Tinka Jail Radio podcast titled- Ambala jail radio and women inmates.
First Rajkumar Keswani Award in November, 2023 for introducing and executing Tinka Jail Radios and Tinka Jail Journalism, empowering jail inmates in India.
Dr. Vartika Nanda is a media educator and India’s leading prison reformer. Her domain expertise lies in journalism – its teaching, training, and practice. With a doctorate in journalism and coverage of rape cases by print media, she has over two decades of experience in electronic and print media. Earlier, she worked as an Associate Professor at the Indian Institute of Mass Communication, New Delhi. She has worked with the public service broadcaster and private media, including Zee News, NDTV, Lok Sabha TV, and Sahara India. She started early, as the youngest among the very few women reporters in India who ventured into crime reporting and rose to become the head of crime beat in NDTV in the early years of private media. She was the first woman reporter in electronic media to head the crime beat. She was the first Executive Producer of Lok Sabha TV and played a pivotal role in the channel's conception, setting up and running. She was the youngest child anchor in Asia in the early eighties on Doordarshan.
Recent Research :
2019-20: Her research on the “Study of the condition of women inmates and their children in Indian Prisons and their communication needs with special reference to Uttar Pradesh” (ICSSR 2019-20) has been evaluated as OUTSTANDING and recommended for publication.
Research Papers :
Corona, jail aur samvaad ke saadhan ke taur per telephone:Gagananchal: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India: 2021
Jail main sangeet, samvaad aur media: Gagananchal: Ministry of External Affairs, Government of India: 2021
Tinka jail patrakarita ka ek academic prayog:Tihar jail main lekhan aur aatm-abhivyakti: Samvad Path: Ministry of Education, Government of India: 2020
Radio ke zariye jail main patrakarita: Samvad Path: Ministry of Education, Government of India: 2020
Innovative Pedagogy :
The blog www.vartikananda.blogspot.com holds rich documentation of teacher-student learning. The blog was started by Dr. Vartika Nanda in 2006 when she was the Executive Producer of Lok Sabha TV. After joining the Department of Journalism at Lady Shri Ram College for Women in 2009, the blog shifted its primary focus to four things – media education, classroom teaching, academic documentation, and prison reforms. This blog worked as a live classroom, especially during Covid-19. The blog has 16 sections, including those related to the Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College, and syllabi-related readings of BA(Hons) in Journalism, prescribed by Delhi University.
Prison Reformer: Vartika Nanda is the founder of the Tinka Tinka Foundation, a public charitable trust dedicated to introducing positive change in the lives of inmates. She has introduced prison radios in Haryana and in the District Jails of Agra (Uttar Pradesh) and Dehradun (Uttarakhand). She has initiated two awards exclusively for inmates – Tinka Tinka India Awards and Tinka Tinka Bandini Awards. These awards are aimed at encouraging inmates towards creative writing and work on art and literature. Her 3 books on jails are considered to be the authentic versions of prison life.
Storytelling through Podcasts: Vartika Nanda’s Tinka Tinka Jail Radio Podcasts are the only podcasts in India that are solely dedicated to the cause of prison reforms. She has also conceptualized Kissa Khaki Ka, an exclusive weekly podcast series by Delhi Police. She is the host and narrator of these podcasts and thus identified widely as the” Voice of Delhi Police”. This is the first podcast by any police department in India. This work is undertaken by her on an honorary basis.
Prison Radio :
2021: Introduced, conceptualized, and executed prison radio in the state of Haryana. The first prison radio was inaugurated in District Jail, Panipat in 2021 by Shri Ranjit Singh, Jail Minister, Shri Rajeev Arora (IAS), ACS, Home & Health, and Shri K. Selvaraj, DG, Prisons.
2021: Introduced prison radio in the state of Uttarakhand.
2019: Introduced, trained, and executed prison radio in District Jail, Agra. This is the oldest prison building in India.
2018: Action-oriented research on prisons and communication was taken cognizance by the Supreme Court of India in 2018. Her suggestions on the issues of women inmates’ and children’s rights and concerns were appreciated and included in the proceedings. She participated in the Supreme Court of India’s proceedings conducted on March 27 and May 8, 2018, in the matter of “Re-Inhuman conditions in 1382 prisons.”
Creation of ICT-mediated Teaching Learning pedagogy :
Presented more than 20 lectures at CEC, UGC, and other platforms. Some of these are available at Lectures – Vartika Nanda
2020:Wrote a chapter on “Writing for Different Media (Print, Radio, Television, Digital)” for PG level students of Journalism & Mass Communication, School of Journalism & New Media Studies, Open & Distance Learning (ODL) mode for Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU), New Delhi.
2017: Wrote a chapter on “Freedom of Press & Regulations: Debates & Contests’ under section News & Society for Jamia Millia Islamia, New Delhi.
Books on Journalism & Mass Communication :
Nanda, V. (2018). Media Laws and Ethics, Kanishka Publishers
Nanda, V. (2018). Media aur Bazar, Samayik Publishers
Nanda, V. (2017). Radio Journalism in India, Kanishka Publishers
Nanda, V. (2010). Television aur Crime Reporting. Rajkamal Prakashan
Nanda, V. (2005). Television aur Apraadh Patrakarita Crime Reporting, Indian Institute of Mass Communication
Poetry Collections :
Nanda, V. (2015). Raniyan Sab Janti Hain. Delhi: Vani Prakashan. (selected amongst TOP 5 books by Femina)
Nanda, V. (2012). Thee. Hoon..Rahungi… Delhi: Rajkamal Prakashan
Books on Prisons :
Nanda, V. (2018) Tinka Tinka Madhya Pradesh (Hindi), Tinka Tinka Foundation
Nanda, V. (2016). Tinka Tinka Dasna (Hindi), Tinka Tinka Foundation: ( First ever reporting from the jail)
Nanda, V. (2016) Tinka Tinka Dasna (English), Tinka Tinka Foundation: (This book has been translated by Dr. Nupur Talwar from the prison)
Nanda, V & Mehra, V. (Eds.) (2013). Tinka Tinka Tihar, Rajkamal Prakashan ( Included in the Limca Book of Records)
International Conferences :
2019: Presented 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: 7-11 July.
2018: Presented paper on “Jailein, Media aur Samvaad kee Seemaayein”at the 11th Vishwa Hindi Sammelan in Port Louis, Mauritius: 2018: 18-20 August.
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 by the Department of Mass Communication and Journalism, Tezpur University, Assam: 25-26 March
National Conferences :
2021: Keynote speaker at the 7th National Conference of Heads of Prisons, organized by the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D), Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), conducted on 7 – 8 October 2021 in New Delhi.
2019: Delivered a lecture at the national level course on the “Rights of Women Prisoners in India and the Role of Media” on 25th March 2019 at the National Institute of Criminology and Forensic Science, MHA.Delhi: 25-27 March.
2019: Delivered a lecture at the 6th National Conference of Heads of Prisons of States / UTs on “Mechanism for Productive Engagement of Under Trial Prisoners and the Role of Media” organized by BPR&D, MHA, Government of India and Madhya Pradesh Prisons & Correctional Services Department: Bhopal. 26th and 27th February.
2019: Presented paper on “Media ke badalte parivesh main samudayik radio” at Miranda College, Delhi University: 7 February.
Honours & Awards :
2014: President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee conferred the Stree Shakti Puraskar on her in Rashtrapati Bhavan in 2014. This award was recognized for her contribution to creating awareness on women’s issues through media and literature. This is the highest civilian honour for women empowerment in India.
2022: Dr. Vartika Nanda was featured in an exclusive documentary by BRUT, titled ‘Sound of Reform in Panipat Jail’. This documentary is based on her work in bringing radio in the jails of Haryana.
2022: Laadli Media & Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity in the Web Podcast (Hindi) category by Population First for Tinka Tinka Jail Radio Podcast, episode 11, titled- Holi and Karnal Jail Radio, conceived and produced by Tinka Tinka Foundation. Hyderabad: 2 November
2018: Conferred with Madhav Rao Sapre Journalism Award for the year 2018 by Madhav Rao Sapre Smriti Sa-machar Patra Sanghrahaly aur Shodh Sansthan, Bhopal, Madhya Pradesh.
2017: Vartika Nanda’s song, Tinka Tinka Tihar,entered into the Limca Book of Records for its uniqueness. This is the second record set by her in the field of prison reforms.
2015: Included in the Limca Book of Records, 2015, her book, Tinka Tinka Tihar (Co authored with Vimla Mehra, IPS, DG, Delhi Prisons) is the first book of a collection of poems written by selected women inmates of Tihar Jail.
2015: Laadli Media and Advertising Award for Gender Sensitivity for the year 2013-14 for the public service film – Nanakpura Kuch Nahi Bhoolta. This film was selected as the Best issue based Documentary in Hindi for the Northern Region.
2007: Received the Bhartendu Harish Chandra Award by the Information & Broadcasting Ministry for her book- Television aur Apradh Patrakarita.
Relevant Links:
Google Link:Vartika Nanda – Google Search
Brut International:2022 Brut Panipat Jail Radio Revolution – YouTube
Websites: www.vartikananda.com/ www.tinkatinka.org
Link: Dr. Vartika Nanda – Lady Shri Ram College (lsr.edu.in)
Research Project:
2019-2020:
“Study of the condition of women inmates and their children in Indian Prisons and their communication needs with special reference to Uttar Pradesh” under domain Media, Culture and Society: Indian Council of Social Science Research: Evaluated as OUTSTANDING.
Published in Journals:
2022:
Karnal Jail Radio: Tinka Radio ka bandion per prabhav aur unkee pasand ke gaane: Gyan Garima Sindhu: July-September, 2022: Volume 75, Pages 6- 12 ISSN: 2321-0443: UGC Care List Journal
2021:
Jail main sangeet, samvad aur media: Gagananchal: Year 44, Issue 1, January-February 2021, page 13-14/ 33-34 : ISBN: 0971 1430 UGC Care List: 41051
Corona, jail aur samvad ke sadhan ke taur per telephone: Gagananchal: Year 44, Issue 4, July-August 2021, Page 31-34: ISBN: 0971 1430: UGC Care List: 41051
2020:
Radio ke zariye jail main patrakrita: Samvad Path, July-September 2020, page 74-80, issue 3, edition 2: ISSN: 2581 7353: UGC Care List: 290 (S-26)
2019:
Jailon main shiksha aur IGNOU kee Bhoomika: Gyan Garima Sindhu. Issue 64, October-December 2019, page 153-160. ISSN: 2321-0443: UGC Care List Journal no. 20.
2018:
Rasthravaad Ki Avdharana Aur Hindi Patrakarita: Jailon mein Lekhan, published in International Journal of Innovative Social Science & Humanities Research, Volume-V, Issue – II, April-June, 2018(Special Issue, a quarterly multidisciplinary Double Blind Peer-reviewed Referreed Research Journal) approved and notified by UGC Serial No. 48941 / PIF 5.46 in page 95-96 edited by Dr. Harish Arora ISSN: 2349-1876 (Print) / ISSN : 2454-1826 (Online): Impact Factor: 5.46
Tinka Jail Patrakarita ka ek akadmik prayog: Tihar jail main lekhan aur aatm-abhivyakti: Samvad Path, Issue October-December, 2020 Page 123-129 : ISSN: 2581 7353: UGC Care List: 290 (S-26).
Links: www.vartikananda.com / VNKiPaathshala
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