2014: Tinka Tinka Tihar: When women prisoners wrote for Shukravar

Date and Year: 10th January 2014

Content: Tinka Tinka Tihar

Editors: Vartika Nanda and Vimla Mehra

Poetry: 4 inmates of Tihar

Magazine: Shukravar

This article, published on January 9, 2014 features six poems written by the inmates of the largest prison complex in South Asia namely ‘Kaid Pinjare ki’ by Rama Chauhan, ‘Azaadi’ by Riya Sharma, ‘Aas’ and ‘Mera Ghar’ by Seema Raghuvanshi and ‘Paap’ and ‘Mein Maun Rehna Chahti Hun’ by Aarti. 

The feature started as a part of the prison reform initiative by Dr Vartika Nanda, a journalist, media educator and a prison reformer who believes that “writing can be a therapeutic and empowering tool for the inmates.

Link to the website: Tinka Tinka Tihar – Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms