Jail Radio: Faridabad

Jail Radio: Faridabad

Date of Inauguration: 28 January, 2021

Rajkumar, a convict, tells stories on Tinka jail radio and is trained as a storyteller. Manu, who was already trained as a RJ in 2020, is now the quiz master, along with Rahul. With this Tinka Tinka Jail Radio has introduced two  additional segments of storytelling and current affairs. One inmate named Mehtab has done a Ph.D. in Social Science. He will now be a part of the Tinka Prison Research Cell, which was officially launched in 2021.Both Tinka Tinka Podcasts and Tinka Research Cell are exclusive research units established by Dr. Vartika Nanda, Founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation.

“We are getting a very encouraging response. There is a clear reduction in the cases of aggression and depression in the jail due to the presence of the jail radio,” said Shri Jai Kishan Chhillar, Superintendent of District Jail, Faridadad. 

“The new set of RJs in this jail will certainly bring a fresh breeze to the existing programming,” Dr. Nanda added.

History of District Jail, Faridabad

District Jail, Faridabad is considered as one of the modern jails in India. It is known for its paintings, pottery and other art and craft works of inmates which are displayed in Surajkund Mela every year.

About Jail Radio in Faridabad

Prison Radio in District Jail, Faridabad was inaugurated on 28th January, 2021 by Shri K. Selvaraj (IPS), Director General of Prisons, Shri Jai Kishan Chillar, Superintendent and Dr. Vartika Nanda, Founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation. Shri Jai Kishan Chillar was given the Tinka Tinka India Award for the year 2021 by Shri Arvind Kumar, DG, Prisons, Madhya Pradesh for his extraordinary work towards jail reforms. Tinka Tinka India Awards are exclusive awards constituted by Tinka Tinka Foundation that are given annually to jail inmates and prison administrators. These awards were constituted in 2015. 

Audition and Training of Inmates

Inmates are auditioned, trained and prepared for broadcasts by prison reformer Dr. Vartika Nanda. She is the Head of Department of Journalism at Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.  She has initiated a movement on prison reforms in India under the banner, Tinka Tinka. President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee, conferred the Stree Shakti Puraskar on her in 2014.

Tinka Tinka Foundation recently came into limelight with the release of a special documentary by BRUT. This is an exclusive film on prison radio in India.

January 28, 2021

District Jail, Faridabad launched its Prison Radio

District Jail, Faridabad has started its prison radio with 5 inmates as radio jockeys. This is the second prison radio in Haryana. Jail Radio is  inaugurated by Shri K. Selvaraj (IPS), Director General of Prisons, Haryana, Shri Jai Kishan Chillar, Superintendent and Vartika Nanda, founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation and Head of department of Journalism at Lady Shri Ram College. Earlier this month the first jail radio was launched in District Jail, Panipat.

Website Link: Jail Radio: Panipat – Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms