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Dec 14, 2021

Tinka Tinka India Awards 2020

Honouring Jails on Human Rights Day ~17 detainees and prison officers selected this year~ 

  • 17 inmates and jail officers and staff awarded 
  • Uttar Pradesh received the highest number of awards 
  • Amitabh Bachchan awarded for Jail Sanitisation; one award was given posthumously. 
  • The theme for this year was Corona in Jail. 
  • Awards were released by Shri K. Selvaraj (IPS) DG, Haryana Prisons, Shri Ajay Kashyap (IPS) Former DG, Tihar Prisons, Shri Anand Kumar DGP and IG Prisons, UP 
  • The jury included Shri Ajay Kashyap (IPS), Shri OP Singh (IPS) and Dr. Vartika Nanda (Founder, Tinka Tinka) 

On the eve of Human Rights Day, Tinka Tinka India Awards were announced. This was the 6th year of celebration of exclusive awards for inmates and staff. The inmates joined live for the first time and shared their thoughts in the presence of senior jail officials. 

This year, there were 3 categories: Painting, Special Mention and Prison Administration. 7 inmates received awards in the Painting category while 6 were chosen for their special contribution to prison life. 4 awards were given to prison staff, including one given posthumously. 

Narendra Nath Sarkar (42), lodged in Tihar Jail Delhi, bagged the first prize in the painting category. Rajju Kaul(74), incarcerated in Mirzapur Jail in UP, received the second prize while Firoz Rai, lodged in Darjeeling District Correctional Home, West Bengal, got the 3rd prize. Consolation prize has gone to Vaishali Kaushal (21) lodged in Mandoli Jail, Tihar and Madhvan boarded in Coimbatore Jail Tamil Nadu. 

Special Prize in this category is shared by Rafiq Ahmed and Parveez from District Jail, Bijnor. 6 inmates received awards in the Special Mention category. 53-year-old Ajay Chauhan from District Jail Mainpuri was chosen for his extraordinary work on Prison Jail Radio, helping inmates fight depression during Covid-19. 40-year-old Amitabh Bachchan, incarcerated in District Jail, Firozabad, was selected for his extraordinary work as Health Warrior. A convict, Amitabh Bachchan, had been sanitizing the jail since the beginning of Covid-19. 37-year-old Chirag Kishorbhai Rana, housed as convict in Central Jail, Ahmedabad, was chosen for helping inmates through the psychological cell in jail. Rana has been in prison for the last 11 years and has completed and learned more than 35 courses. Ashok Kumar, lodged in Model Jail Chandigarh, made the maximum number of masks during Covid-19. 33-year-old Madhavi Das is a convict and is considered to be the health warrior of the jail. She is incarcerated in Central Jail, Bilaspur. 24-year-old Rajat Sanjay, lodged in District Jail, Agra, had been chosen for his extraordinary work in jail radio. Jail Staffers had been chosen for their remarkable work in the jail. 

This year this category was dedicated to the memory of Late Raj Kumar Tripathi, who lost his life while doing his duty as Deputy Superintendent in District Jail, Chhindwara, Madhya Pradesh. DIG Prison Yogesh Desai from Maharashtra, Shamsher Singh, Head Warden from Faridabad District Jail, and Gayitri Bhaskar from Mandoli Jail also received this recognition. 

The Chief Guests of this ceremony were Shri K. Selvaraj (IPS) DG, Haryana Prisons, Shri Ajay Kashyap (IPS) Former DG, Tihar Prisons, and Shri Anand Kumar ADG, UP Prisons. The awards were released through a video conference organized in District Jail, Faridabad

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तिनका तिनका इंडिया अवॉर्ड्स- 2020: मानवाधिकार दिवस पर जेलों को सम्मान

इस साल चुने गए 17 बंदी और जेल अधिकारी, एक विशेष पुरस्कार मरणोपरांत  

नई दिल्ली। देश में हर वर्ष मानवाधिकार दिवस पर बंदियों और जेलकर्मियों को सम्मानित करने वाली संस्था तिनका तिनका फाउंडेशन 9 दिसंबर को पुरस्कारों की घोषणा करेगी। इस वर्ष अवॉर्ड्स की थीम कोरोना के दौर में जेल’ है। महामारी के दौर में भी इस वर्ष हर श्रेणी में भारी मात्रा में नामांकन आए। इस वर्ष आए करीब 300 नामांकन में 33 महिलाएं भी शामिल थीं। इस वर्ष नतीजे काफी दिलचस्प रहे हैं। इस साल तीन श्रेणियां रहीं- पेंटिंगविशेष प्रतिभा और जेल प्रशासकों के लिए पुरस्कार।

विजेता बदियो औऱ जेल अधिकारियों के नामों की घोषणा मानवाधिकार दिवस की पूर्व संध्या यानी 9 दिसंबर को की जाएगी। इन पुरस्कारों को श्री के. सेल्वाराज, आईपीएस, महानिदेशक, हरियाणा कारागार और श्री अजय कश्यप, आईपीएसपूर्व महानिदेशक दिल्ली जेल रिलीज करेंगे।

इस साल निर्णायक मण्डल में श्री अजय कश्यप (आईपीएस), पूर्व महानिदेशक दिल्ली जेल, श्री .पी. सिंह (आईपीएस) पूर्व महानिदेशक, उत्तर प्रदेश पुलिस और डॉ. वर्तिका नन्दा, संस्थापक, तिनका तिनका शामिल रहे। 2019 में निर्णायक मंडल में श्री जावेद अहमद, आईपीएस, महानिदेशक, एनआईसीएफएस और श्री राम फल यादव, आईपीएस, महानिदेशक, नेशनल क्राइम रिकॉर्ड ब्यूरो शामिल थे। इन्हें जिला जेल, लखनऊ में श्री आनन्द कुमारपुलिस महानिदेशकमहानिरीक्षक,  कारागारउत्तर प्रदेशश्री सुलखान सिंहपूर्व पुलिस महानिदेशक,  उतर प्रदेश और वर्तिका नन्दा,  संस्थापकतिनका तिनका ने दिया था।

वर्तिका नन्दा का कहना है कि तिनका तिनका पुरस्कारों का यह छठा साल है और इनका मकसद जेलों में सृजन करने वाले बंदियों और विशेष काम कर रहे जेल अधिकारियों का सम्मान करना और उन्हें मुख्यधारा में एक पहचान देना है। हर साल यह समारोह देश की किसी जेल में किया जाता है।

वर्तिका नन्दा भारत की स्थापित जेल सुधारक हैं। तिनका तिनका भारतीय जेलों पर उनकी श्रृंखला है। वे 2014 में भारत के राष्ट्रपति से स्त्री शक्ति पुरस्कार से सम्मानित हो चुकी हैं। जेलों पर उनके काम को दो बार लिम्का बुक ऑफ रिकॉर्ड्स में भी जगह मिली है।  तिनका तिनका डासना औऱ तिनका तिनका मध्य प्रदेश- जेलों की जिंदगी का दस्तावेज देती उनकी लिखी किताबें हैं।

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Dec 1, 2021

History and Growth of Aaj Tak

Disclaimer: The note/s given below is/are a compilation of information taken from various sources. The references to the sources are provided at the end. The views expressed in the note/s are those of the concerned student/s/intern/s. The blogger or the compiler will not be responsible in any manner whatsoever regarding the authenticity of the information provided in the note/s.

These notes are being compiled to help the students for educational purposes during the Covid-19 pandemic.

 Introduction:

Aaj Tak, a Hindi news channel run by the TV Today Network, is one of the oldest news channels in India. According to the Broadcast Audience Research Council, Aaj Tak is one of the most-watched media channels in terms of viewership. Even on Youtube, it has the highest number of subscribers - over 47 million.

 History & Growth:

Unlike today, where it stands as a top-notch independent news channel, Aaj Tak was established as a news show on the country’s public service broadcaster - Doordarshan. It was first broadcasted in 1995 on DD Metro. Back then, it was broadcasted as a news program, merely for 10 to 20 minutes. As an independent channel, Aaj Tak came into existence in 1999. As a complete Hindi news channel, Aaj Tak became the first one to be broadcasted for twenty-four hours. Its leading anchor was Surendra Pratap Singh. One of the first print journalists to successfully graduate to television, Surendra went on to become a prominent face in the industry. He edited the Hindi daily Navbharat Times and the weekly Ravivar. With his 24*7 news bulletin, Surendra Pratap Singh expanded the horizons of television journalism, using the then-unique approach of the common man’s eye view style. Unfortunately, he passed away at the young age of 49, before Aaj Tak became independent.

In 1999, the government decided not to renew its contract with Doordarshan, and thus Aaj Tak turned into a full-fledged news channel; owned by the TV Today Network. TV Today network is originally a part of the Living Media Group or the India Today Group in Delhi.

Aaj Tak’s all-time tagline “Yeh thi news aaj tak, intezaar kijiye kal tak” became quite famous. Moreover, Aaj Tak was also the first Indian news channel to use an Outside

Broadcasting Van or the OB van. It is like a mobile studio with cameras, vision control, sound mixing, and everything else needed for television production inside one vehicle. Such technological up-gradation was brought in by Aaj Tak.

From the very beginning, Aaj Tak managed to build a huge reach of over 52 lakh households. Over time, this number grew to 3 crores. According to the TV Today’s Report, Aaj Tak has touched a maximum of 160.93 million in terms of viewership by 2020. On December 14, 2018, Aaj Tak launched India’s first high-definition Hindi news channel i.e. Aaj Tak HD.

 Staff:

Mr. Aroon Purie is the Chairperson of the India Today Group and a third major stakeholder in Living Media India Pvt. Ltd. He is Editor-in-chief of the Group and the Chairman of Living Media India Pvt. Ltd. In addition to these, he also serves as the Chairman and Whole Time Director of TV Today Network – a Living Media India subsidiary that owns and operates television channels like India Today, Aaj Tak, Tez, and Delhi Aaj Tak.

Rajdeep Sardesai is the consulting editor and anchor of India Today Television. An Indian journalist, news anchor, and author, Sardesai previously served as the Editor-In-Chief of Global Broadcast News, including CNN-IBN, IBN7, and IBN Lokmat till 2014.

Anjana Om Kashyap is the Senior Executive Editor of Aaj Tak. She marked her journalistic career by joining Doordarshan before moving to Zee News. Next, she joined News 24 but moved to Aaj Tak in 2012. She is very well known for her engaging debate shows and reporting.

Shweta Singh is the Senior Executive Editor of Special Programming at Aaj Tak. An Indian journalist and news presenter, she started her journey through print media, like The Times of India Patna edition and Hindustan Times Patna edition. Later she switched to the electronic medium working in Zee News, followed by Sahara. In 2002, Shweta Singh moved to Aaj Tak and is known for her expertise in covering sports beat.

 Other famous journalists of Aaj Tak:

Rohit Sardana is named among the greatest journalists in the country. After working in Zee News, he switched to Aaj Tak in 2017 and became a senior anchor. He was very well appreciated for his debate show Dangal on Aaj Tak. He has been awarded the prestigious Ganesh Shankar Vidyarthi Award for Hindi Journalism in 2018.  Unfortunately, in April 2021, Rohit Sardana passed away after being tested positive for Covid-19.

Other leading anchors and journalists in Aaj Tak include Chitra Tripathi, Sayeed Ansari, Meenakshi Kandwal, Vikrant Gupta, Sanjeev Chauhan, and Neha Batham.

 Most popular programs running on Aaj Tak:

Khabardar -  It is a 30-minute program where the host presents an in-depth analysis of the day’s top news stories and also analyses the political, economic, social, sports and entertainment aspects of the day.

5 Minute 25 Khabar - It is a quick narration of all the top stories in 5 minutes. The host collects and presents the top 25 news stories in the political, social development, and economic aspects from all over the world.

Nonstop 100 - Nonstop 100 is a brief 20-minutes presentation of 100 news updates and developments relating to society, business, economics, sports, and culture.

Shatak Aajtak - A 15-minute program where the host provides an insight into the trending topics and stories of the day.

Viral Test - A 10-minute discussion on current affairs and trending stories, reflecting light on its various aspects.

Dangal - One of the most high-rated programs of the channel, Dangal features the host interacting with a panel of experts with contradicting opinions to talk about various political, social, or economic aspects prevailing in the country.

Halla Bol - A leading program that involves the viewers to engage. It is an hour-long telecast, where the host sheds light on some of the major issues of concern in the nation and the viewers are also given the opportunity to ask questions to their representatives.

Shankhnaad - An half an hour program where the host not only talks about the prevailing issues but also presents an in-depth analysis of the lesser-known facts about the situation.

 References

  • (n.d.). Indian Journalism Review.

  • (n.d.). Aaj Tak

  • Aaj Tak. (n.d.). Reporters Without Borders

Compiled and edited by

Tanya Pratap

Batch of 2023

B.A. (Hons.) Journalism

Lady Shri Ram College for Women, New Delhi