Verses across Bars: The Hindu
Year: 2015
On February 19, 2014, Tinka Tinka Tihar and its testament to the power of poetry as a medium of expression, healing, and transformation found its way to the pages of The Hindu. The esteemed newspaper in the article ‘Verses across Bars’ introduces the unique and remarkable book of poems written by women inmates of Tihar, India’s largest prison, titled Tinka Tinka Tihar and edited by Dr Vartika Nanda, a journalist, media educator, and a prison reformer.
The article gives an insight into the process of creating the book, and the challenges and rewards of working with the inmates, highlighting the importance of giving a platform to the marginalized and voiceless sections of society, who are often ignored or stigmatized by the mainstream as the author writes, “ Even though society at large wants to maintain distance from prisoners, there are some who think about their life, aspirations, and future. It is a tribute to the human spirit that can overcome adversity and find hope in the darkest of situations.
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