On the occasion of Dr. Bhim Rao Amedkar Jayanti, District Jail, Jind has opened its prison radio for the women inmates. These inmates were trained by prison reformer and founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, Dr. Vartika Nanda. Today, the prison radio acquired its status of being officially functional. These jail radios are being encouraged by Mohammad Akil, DG, Prisons, Haryana.
Jail Radio in Haryana started with its soft launch on January 1, 2023. Objective of Tinka Jail Radio is to motivate inmates to encourage literacy and education, enhance their skills pertaining to radio, reduce depression and foster a positive prison environment.
Process of Tinka Jail Radio
Dr. Vartika took auditions of the incarcerated inmates in Jind jail and conducted training sessions for them over a period of the past few months. 7 male inmates and 4 female inmates were finally selected. A separate set of inmates were chosen as singers. These inmates have now acquired the status of radio jockeys. All these inmates were trained by Dr. Vartika Nanda.
Important announcements
Dr. Vartika Nanda announced that now women inmates will also be engaged as radio jockeys and will be given the opportunity to share their experiences. Women inmates and their children will be permitted to participate in these programmes. Radio programming will include 7 different programmes, which will greatly emphasise on education and music. Jind radio will now be broadcasted for 3 hours every day.
Today, it was announced that inmates will also become part of Tinka Jail Radio Podcasts which are the podcasts in India dedicated to prison reforms.
As an essential component of its much-acclaimed Tinka Model of Prison Reforms, the organization has pioneered the campaign to establish prison radio in 7 of 19 jails in the state of Haryana, as well as in the barracks of Dehradun and Agra. As a part of these initiatives, nearly 100 talented and well-deserving inmates have so far received special training under Dr. Vartika Nanda's supervision. Objective of the jail radio is to make inmates aware about national as well as social issues. Bollywood songs and Haryanavi folk music is especially loved by inmates.
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Jail radio room
Today, the jail radio room was decorated by posters made by inmates. Sanjeev Kumar, Jail Superintendent of District Jail, Jind, welcomed the jail radio initiative. He mentioned that the prison department is deeply grateful to Dr. Vartika Nanda for her initiatives in Haryana jails. He underlined the fact that jail radio has been healing the problem of depression amongst the inmates. Jail radio has bridged the communication gap in jails and changed the mindset of inmates for the better.
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