20 March, 2023
Kissa Khaki Ka celebrated World Storytelling Day by showcasing stories of change. These podcasts are the only podcasts that are run by any police department in India. The coffee table book, comprising the first 50 episodes, is already making waves.
On 16th January 2023, the book “Varsh ek, Smritiyan anek” was launched and Police Personnel who contributed towards the podcast series “Kissa Khaki Ka” were felicitated. Shri Sanjay Arora, Commissioner of Police, Delhi, also released “Kissa Khaki ka – Varsh ek, Smritiyan anek” at Adarsh Auditorium, PHQ, Delhi on that day. “Kissa Khaki Ka”, the podcast series of Delhi Police completed one year, in celebration of which, a short movie on the making of the podcast series was shown to the attendees.
The weekly podcast recounting the stories of grit and determination of Delhi Police officers in digital audio format has been a feature very unique to Delhi Police. This feature was initiated in January 2022, with the dual objective of appreciating the dedication of officers thereby motivating them and at the same time encouraging others to do their best within their ambit of policing responsibilities so that Delhi Police’s reputation as an elite police force gets reaffirmed. The impressive manner of narrating investigative toils and the humane tales involved in tackling these unheard crimes has given a boost to the image of Delhi Police and has attracted many followers.
The CP, Delhi also presented the newly released book “Kissa Khakhi ka – Varsh ek, Smritiyan anek” to the police personnel/teams whose tales of courage and compassion in line of duty have been highlighted through this series. He also felicitated Dr. Vartika Nanda, the voice behind the podcast, Akhya - the creative designing team of Delhi Police and all the team members of PRO who untiringly worked at the back end, to turn this weekly podcast series into reality.
Speaking on the occasion, Sh. Sanjay Arora, CP Delhi praised the heroics of the personnel whose tales have been featured in the podcast series and also commended their family members for their never-ending support. He called upon the police personnel to strive and achieve the highest level of competency and policing skills to ensure law & order conforming to the standards of National Capital Region. He appreciated the efforts of PRO for successfully turning the idea of podcast into reality and also the initiatives of PRO in highlighting the endeavours of Delhi Police which have helped create a positive perception about Delhi Police.
Sh. Sanjay Singh, Spl. CP/PMMC, presented the welcome address and gave an insight into the tales being narrated through the podcast series and other initiatives of Perception Management & Media Cell.
Dr. Vartika Nanda, Jail Reformer and Media Educator, who scripts and gives voice over to the tales being recounted through Kissa Khakhi Ka also shared her experience as television journalist and her works with police officers, personnel and prisoners involved in various crimes.
Spl CsP Shri RS Krishnia, Shri SK Gautam, Shri Laltendu Mohanti, Shri Sanjay Singh, Shri Dependra Pathak and Shri Sagarpreet Hooda also graced the occasion with other senior officers of PHQ.
Listen to the Podcast here: https://youtu.be/WzW_AResJog
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