Stri Shakti | Doordarshan। DD | Year 2015 | Vartika Nanda

An in-depth interview with Vartika Nanda on her book - Tinka Tinka Tihar and her thoughts on women empowerment on Doordarshan, India's public service broadcaster.

Background: Vartika Nanda is an academic by profession, a journalist by vocation and a prison reformer by passion. She has used the best practices of journalism and academia for studying and contributing to prison reforms. As the founder of Tinka Tinka Foundation, she has tirelessly worked for improving the conditions in India’s prisons, such as including the introduction of prison radio in District Jail, Agra, District Jail, Dehradun and the jails of Haryana. She has authored three books on prisons. Her Tinka Tinka Jail Radio Podcasts are exclusive podcasts dedicated to Indian prisons. She has done major projects with Tihar (Delhi), District Jail of Ghaziabad and Agra (Uttar Pradesh), jails of Madhya Pradesh and jails of Haryana. Her research on the “Study of the condition of women inmates and their children in Indian Prisons and their communication needs with special reference to Uttar Pradesh” has been evaluated as ‘outstanding’ by ICSSR in 2021. Her name has appeared in the Limca Book of Records twice, for her unique contribution to prison reforms. Her work was also taken due cognizance by the Supreme Court of India in 2018.

Vartika Nanda was conferred with the Stree Shakti Puraskar by the President of India in 2014 for her seminal contribution to women empowerment through media and literature. She is called the VOICE OF DELHI POLICE for being the official storyteller for Delhi Police for the podcast series- Kissa Khaki Ka, the only podcast series by any police department in India.
Currently, she heads the Department of Journalism, Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University.

Google Link:
VartikaNanda - Google Search


Websites:
Dr. Vartika Nanda’s website: https://vartikananda.com/
Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms’ Website: http://tinkatinka.org/
Dr. Vartika Nanda’s Blog: https://vartikananda.blogspot.com/
YouTube:
Tinka Jail Radio Podcast YouTube Channel:    / @tinkatinkaprisonreforms4559  
Dr. Vartika Nanda’ YouTube Channel:    / @vartikananda76  
Spotify:
Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms: https://open.spotify.com/show/7wbcy36...
Kissa Khaki Ka: https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/sh...
Wikipedia:
Dr. Vartika Nanda’s Wikipedia Page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vartika...
Special:
International Recognition: BRUT: Panipat Jail Radio Revolution | Brut | Year 2022 | Vartika Nanda - Youtube (Date: January 9, 2022 )
Tinka Tinka: Milestones: Movement – Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms
Amazon Book Links:
Tinka Tinka Tihar (Hindi): https://amzn.in/d/bdCkao0
Tinka Tinka Tihar (Hindi): https://amzn.in/d/bw4Pw0W
Tinka Tinka Dasna (Hindi): https://amzn.in/d/77lYpTl
Tinka Tinka Dasna (English): https://amzn.in/d/7ERUstp
Tinka Tinka Madhya Pradesh: https://amzn.in/d/9v9ObP1