2nd November 2022
Tinka Tinka Prison Radio is honoured with the Laadli
Media Award in Hyderabad in the Hindi category of Web
Podcasts. The award was given for episode 11 of Tinka Tinka Jail Radio
Podcast titled ‘Holi and Karnal Jail Radio’. This was broadcast on March
29, 2021.
The episode focused on the dry-run of Jail Radio
in District Jail, Karnal, undertaken by 10 inmate-turned-RJs of the
jail. These inmates were a part of the radio skill production training
programme, included in the broad prison radio training project in the state of
Haryana. The training was intended to carve Radio Jockeys from the league
of inmates and prepare them to run their own radio stations from
behind the prison bars. Audition, training and execution of prison radio
in Haryana is done by prison reformer Dr. Vartika Nanda. She
heads the Department of Journalism in Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi
University. She was conferred Stri Shakti Award by the President
of India in 2014. This is the highest civilian award for women
empowerment in India.
Tinka Tinka Jail Radio Podcasts are an exclusive audio
series for jails across India. These podcasts are the only podcasts in
India solely dedicated to prison reforms in the country and aim to
bring about a positive change in prisons. With no financial support,
these podcasts. which began in 2020, have been successful in
highlighting original voices of inmates from different prisons of the
country. Conceptualised, scripted and voiced by Dr. Vartika Nanda, these
podcasts are freely available on Tinka Tinka Foundation’s YouTube
channel: Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms.
Laadli Media Awards is an initiative of the Laadli group
which works with media to change the way India thinks about its women and
releases annual Media and Advertising awards for Gender Sensitivity.
This was the 12th year of such awards.
Award winning category: Episode 11: Holi and Karnal
Jail Radio: Vartika Nanda
Tinka Tinka Jail Radio: Ep 11: Holi and Karnal Jail Radio: Vartika Nanda - YouTube
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