April 10, 2022
Tinka Jail Radio: Navratri prayers in
Kurukshetra Jail
15 inmates gathered in a room on the ninth day of
Navratri to offer prayers on Ram Navami through hymns and a traditional 'Mata
ki Chowki'. The divine echo enchanted the rest of the inmates too who were
prompted to request that the devotional rhythm be played repeatedly. It is all
to Tinka Jail Radio's credit that a new flame of righteousness and devotion has
sparked among the inmates encouraging them to become better human beings.
History of Kurukshetra Jail
Spread over 15 acres of land, District Jail,
Kurukshetra, was inaugurated in the year 1995 by the then Jail Minister of
Haryana. At present, there are nearly 670 male inmates and 32 female inmates
lodged in this jail.
Kurukshetra Jail Radio
The mission to bring jail radio to Haryana's jails
commenced in the year 2020. The first jail radio was established in Panipat in
2021. For the last few months, the work of bringing jail radio to Kurukshetra
Jail has also begun for which 10 men and 2 women inmates have been
selected as radio jockeys.
Kurukshetra's Jail Radio is going to start its operations very soon. Considering the historicity of Kurukshetra, programmes are also being prepared on the discourses related to Gita and Mahabharata.
Tinka Tinka Foundation and Vartika Nanda
Prison
Radio in Haryana is conceptualised and executed by Dr. Vartika Nanda, Founder,
Tinka Tinka Foundation and head of Department of Journalism in Lady Shri Ram
College, Delhi University.
Link: Ep 37: Tinka Jail
Radio: Ramnavami in Kurukshetra Jail Radio। तिनका जेल रेडियो - YouTube
4 comments:
These heart-warming stories were being shared silently among a small group of prison officers and inmates and were kept away from public glare. Now, thanks to this novel approach of Tinka Tinka , the world too can see these wholesome efforts, carried out not for pomp or show, but only for the sake of humanity. #vartikananda #tinkatinka #jailradio prisonreform
This has given the inmates the necessary space to open up and be creative. It has been started with an aim to rehabilitate the inmates and help them to express their creative side by way of singing songs or writings. #vartikananda #tinkatinka #jailradio #prisonreform
Social reform is not to be secured by noise and shouting; by complaints and denunciation; by the formation of parties, or the making of revolutions; but by the awakening of thought and the progress of ideas. Until there be correct thought, there cannot be right action; and when there is correct thought, right action will follow. This is most appropriate in case of Dr. Vartika Nanda as she is using her creative ideas to bring a hope of light in the lives of inmates. The idea of radio station in the jails, their own radio jockey and own programmes is commendable job done by Dr Vartika Nanda. #vartikananda #tinkatinka #jailradio %jailsharyana
This has given the inmates the necessary space to open up and be creative. It has been started with an aim to rehabilitate the inmates and help them to express their creative side by way of singing songs or writings. #vartikananda #tinkatinka #prisonreform #jailradio
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