Tinka Tinka Tihar
A collection of poems from the incarcerated women of Tihar
Editors: Vimla Mehra, IPS (IG, TIHAR) & Vartika Nanda
Released by – Shri Sushil Kumar Shinde, Home Union Home Minister, Govt of India
Venue: Vigyan Bhawan Main Hall, Sept 24, 2013
Occasion: AAPCA Conference
Every woman in this world has experienced an occasion when she has to choose between remaining silent and speaking out. Where courts are bureaucratic, governments busy thinking and institutions spend time making tall claims and the mind shudders — poems are born.These poems have the strength to say – I was, I am, I will be….
You would also experience some of these unraveled lullabies which without doubt desperately seek a better tomorrow outside.”
This book is an expression of women that are restricted physically but have free minds. It contains poems by four female inmates that have been written over the last few months.
Complementing the poetry are rare images from inside jail No. 6. These photos were taken by the incarcerated poets themselves. Their purpose is to give the reader an intimate look into India’s most famous or infamous prison — the Tihar jail.
And lastly, this book is modeled after Tihar, it is designed to keep things in. You will have to free the poetry before you can read it.
