Central jail, Agra one of the oldest prison in India. Launched in 2016, Vartika Nanda conceptualized, produced and directed ‘Tinka Tinka’ Agra showcasing the musical wealth of the inmates of this jail. This song was shot in the jail on 4 February, 2017 and it became the third song in the series of songs produced by Tinka Tinka for jails. Dr. Nanda dedicated this song to the Agra Prison on her birthday on 17th April, 2017 with a resolve to dedicate something to a jail on her birthday every year in future.
The Song
Agra Central Jail is known for male inmates, serving life sentences. From these inmates, 16 were chosen for the video of Tinka Tinka Agra.
SINGERS(Males): Dinesh Kumar Gaur, Sanjay Kashyap, Yashpal Tyagi, Jugnu, Vijay Raghav, Naushad, Veerendra Singh, Sony, Manoj, Shakeel Ansari, Prem, Pravesh, Ashok Kumar, Yogesh, Sudheer Bana, Nekpal, Suresh Ailani
This song was released in 2017 by Senior Superintendent Sant Lal Yadav, SHM Rizvi, Jailor Lal Ratnakar Singh and Deputy Jailor Manoj Kumar, KB Singh and Karunesh Kumari. It took them 8 months to prepare the music for the song. During this time, they wrote more than 75 poems on their experiences in jail. The main singer of this theme song was Dinesh Kumar Gaur and with the use of harmonium, dhol and drums, the video was shot in the jail temple. This song was added to the YouTube channel of Tinka Tinka.
Dinesh Kumar Gaur was incarcerated in the year 2001 and had been in prison for 17 years, out of which 16 years were in Agra Central Jail. He won the ‘Tinka Tinka India’ award in the year of 2017 for singing the theme song of Agra Jail. He said, “After winning this award, I had this desire to do more good in what’s left of my life. I think that both government and the people should be kinder to us prisoners, especially in Uttar Pradesh”.
Dinesh recalled, “The video in which I sang, was showed to me on YouTube by the jail deputy jailor. All the officials were really proud of the video and my contribution. The video was also projected on a big screen to show all the prisoners in jail by the use of a pen drive.”
Creativity
“Asha aur vishwas ki dori, Tinka Tinka ne hai Jodi,
Bahare ban jayengi geet, banega jeevan ye sangeet,
Sabhi aapas mei honge meet.”
“Tinka Tinka Agra came and captivated us all,
It came for the only purpose of giving us life.
It intertwined hope and faith into this dark night,
This added music, song and lyrics into our lives.”
Tinka Tinka Agra। Music in Jail। Year 2016।Tinka Tinka Foundation । Vartika Nanda
TinkaTinka Agra। Theme Song। Central Jail, Agra। Uttar Pradesh। 2017। Tinka Tinka Foundation
Tinka Tinka Agra: In Press
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Citations and References: Central Jail, Agra: Music in Jail
- TinkaTinka Agra। Theme Song। Central Jail, Agra। Uttar Pradesh। 2017। Tinka Tinka Foundation | Apr 12, 2017: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bAUTdwr42TY
- Tinka Tinka Agra। Music in Jail। Year 2016।Tinka Tinka Foundation । Vartika Nanda | May 12, 2016: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EP38bHkIMP4
From the depth corner of my heart I congratulate you ma’am. Your work is not only just a milestone but it also brings down the emotions associated with each inmates listening to that radio. This reminds us that you have come a long way and your contributions have continued to inspire us.
A dream that was fulfilled. Dream of making a radio debut for the country’s oldest prison (Agra central Prison).
Agra jail is one of the oldest jail in our country. Dr. Vartika Nanda started an initiative for detainees through which their life has become so much better. Two of the prisoners set up a radio together. Later Rajat also joined Udaya & Tuhina in this initiative. The trio together start radio for 1 to 2 hours every day, in which they sometimes do poetry, story, songs and do some of the favorite things of prisoners. Today amid COVID-19 this radio has turned a boon to the inmates. In such difficult situations where you cannot meet anyone. There is loneliness & worry in their mind, they get entertainment only through this radio.
The reason behind this radio station start-up is to overcome the fear between prisoner. Now they can talk, share their ideas, share their loneliness.
Thanks to Vartika ma’am distinguished efforts. Ma’am you have intrinsically motivating us by doing excellent work and producing something that impresses whole nation. We appreciate your critical thinking around this prison reform.
The total confirmed COVID-19 positive cases in India crossed the one-million mark, India now has the third highest number of confirmed cases, behind the U.S.’s close to 3.5 million and Brazil’s 1.97 million cases. The cases are increasing day by day and hitting us badly. The initiative made by Tinka Tinka foundation is above all.
The steps taken by the inmates are helping the government. The efforts made by the prisoner to make masks and sanitizers in a large number helped widely in this period. It’s our duty to keep ourselves and family safe in this globally occurring disease. Few steps can help us to protect us from getting affected, so please wear mask and always carry a bottle of sanitizer with you.
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Tinka Tinka prison reforms, the brainchild of senior journalist and prison reformer, Dr. Vartika Nanda is truly India’s best model for prison reforms. Focusing on the holistic development of the jail inmates and also at the same time working to eradicate prejudices from the society against the jail inmates, the prison reforms movement acts a perfectly balanced bridge between the people of our society and the jail inmates. From providing the jail inmates multiple opportunities to grow and develop such as the jail radio introduction in Agra jails to letting the people know of the positive brighter side of jails via #jailnews, tinka Tinka has always led prison reforms that are novel and noteworthy. #tinkatinka #vartikananda #prisonreforms #jailreforms #humanrights #tinkatinkaagra #agrajail #radio
At first, hearty congratulations to Dr Vartika Nanda ma’am, founder of Tinka tinka foundation, for striving for real change and development in prisons. Tinka tinka is leaving no stone unturned to bring the reforms in prisons and transform the ideas of inmates. By focusing on motivation, entertainment and development among inmates, tinka tinka is trying to change them and move towards the good. Tinka tinka is constantly putting efforts to dig out the creativity of inmates, appreciate them and encourage them. We, as the society, should embrace this change and accept the inmates after they change into good and responsible persons. #jails #humanrights #tinkatinka #vartikananda #tinkaprisonreforms
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Through Tinka Tink Jail Reforms, Vartika Nanda has pioneered a movement in India focusing on prison reforms and reformation of the inmates by encouraging them through art, culture, literature, and media. This is a great initiative by Tinka Tinka. Workshops to train inmates and to develop their talents and creativity is an excellent thing to do. This movement is a testament to the idea that rehabilitation and not punishment is the answer. The radio will also keep the inmates informed about their rights and will give them respite in these challenging times of the pandemic when the inmates cannot have any visitors. #tinkatinka #radio #tinkatinka #prisonreforms #movement
Tinka tinka is constantly putting efforts to dig out the creativity of inmates, appreciate them and encourage them. And their hard work will pay off.
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