Tinka Tinka India Awards 2017
Tinka Tinka is the series on prison reforms initiated by Prison Reformer Dr Vartika Nanda. Tinka Tinka Foundation gives two kinds of awards to inmates and officials every year namely Tinka Tinka India Awards and Tinka Tinka Bandini Awards.
Highlights of Tinka Tinka India Awards 2017
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- Tinka Tinka India Awards for the year 2017 were released by Shri Ajay Kashyap, IPS, Director General, Tihar Jail.
Painting Category
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- First Prize under the Tinka Tinka India Awards (Painting) has been given to 73 year old Baish Singh Sahu lodged in Bilaspur Jail in Chattisgarh. His painting is based on the theme of reformation inside jails.
- Second Prize has also been bagged by Chattishgarh Jail. 22 year old Mamta has been chosen in this category.
- Third Prize has been given to 24 year old P. Gowresh lodged in Telangana jail. Before coming to jail, Gowresh was a photographer.
Special Mention Category
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- Under the Special Mention category, Vinay Kumar lodged in Tihar Jail, received the First Prize for his passionate work on drug eradication through theatre and nukkar natak. He is lodged in jail for the last 15 years.
- Dhawal Kumar Harish Chandra Dwidedi lodged in Gujarat and Aneesh Kumar from Kerala has been chosen for their work on literacy and cleanliness.
- Soni Lama from West Bengal has received the recognition for caring the inmates in the jail hospital.
- 49 year old Virendra Vitthalbhai Vaishnav, a former journalist and cartoonist lodged in Surat Jail, Gujarat has been nominated for Tinka Tinka India Awards for Special Talent. His book Life behind bars has been published by a UK based publisher.
You can watch a small clip here:
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