Three inmates lodged in District Jail Jhajjar have been chosen as Radio Jockeys for the soon-to-be-launched prison radio. With one inmate being a teacher, the other one is a tailor in the jail and the third was on a look-out for some constructive engagement. Two inmates are convicts while the third is an undertrial. A set of singers have also been chosen separately for creating music for the jail radio. The auditions were conducted by Dr. Vartika Nanda, prison reformer and the Founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, which is working for the upliftment of inmates. Prison Radio in Haryana is the brainchild of Vartika Nanda.  

Training to be imparted to the inmates

There are a total of 19 jails in Haryana, out of which radio has already been launched in District jails Faridabad and Panipat and also in Central jail Ambala under Phase I of the project.

District jail Jhajjhar to be covered under phase III

Presently, the phase II jail radio Haryana is in progress. These include District Jails Karnal , Rohtak ,  Gurugram and Central Jail (I) Hisar.

District Jail Jhajjhar has been selected in phase III along with District Jails Sirsa, Sonipat, Jind and Yamunanagar.

About Tinka Tinka Foundation

Haryana Jail Radio is conceptualized by Dr. Vartika Nanda, founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation. Previously, the Foundation had started Jail Radio in District Jail, Agra in 2019.  The growth of prison radios in Haryana are part of an ongoing study on the Tinka Tinka Model of Prison Reforms. Dr. Vartika Nanda heads the Department of Journalism at Lady Shri Ram College, University of Delhi.

Recently Haryana Prison Radio came in national news with the release of the song sung by Sheru, an inmates lodged In Ambala Central Jail. Based on the theme of Covid-19, this song was shared by Dr. Harsh Vardhan, Union Health Minister, on his social media platforms.

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