Vartika Nanda

Vartika Nanda
Nanda at LBSNAA, Mussoorie in 2016
Born
Punjab
OccupationsPrison reformer, media educator, trainer, podcaster and author

Prof. (Dr.) Vartika Nanda is an Indian prison reformer, media educator and media commentator. She is the recipient of Stree Shakti Puraskar by the President of India, the highest civilian honour for women empowerment in India, given to her for her work in media and literature. Her name entered Limca Book of Records twice. She is the recipient of Bhartendu Harish Chandra Award by Government of India and is a TEDx speaker.

Vartika Nanda is credited[by whom?] for giving birth to prison radios in District Jail, Agra (Uttar Pradesh), District Jail, Dehradun (Uttarakhand) and the jails of Haryana. She has authored 4 books on prisons, including Radio in Prison published by National Book Trust in 2024. 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" was released by Shri Manoj Kumar Singh (IAS), Chief Secretary, Uttar Pradesh and Shri P. V. Rama Sastry, Director General of Police/Inspector General Prison, Prison Administration and Reform Services, Uttar Pradesh in 2024. Brut India has given extensive coverage to her work in the prisons of Haryana.

She is the voice of Delhi Police and is the storyteller of Kissa Khaki Ka, the only podcast series by any police department in India.

Career

Vartika Nanda heads the Department of Journalism in Lady Shri Ram College, Delhi University She has held various journalistic assignments in electronic media including Zee News, NDTV and Lok Sabha TV. Her research areas include prisons, relationships between police, crime and the persecution of victims, gender reporting and the portrayal of women in media. She was the first woman reporter to head crime beat in the electronic media in India. She runs the Tinka Tinka Foundation dedicated towards prison reforms, with a special focus on prison radio. She is credited with curating and creating the concept of awards for inmates and prison staff for the first time in India. Her name has been included in the Limca Book of Records twice for her work on prison reforms.

Published books

Journalism and mass communication

Prison reforms and mass communication

Literature

Selected awards

References

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  14. ↑ Vartika Nanda (10 June 2019). "Prisons must do more to help their women inmates". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 19 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  15. ↑ Swati Chaturvedi (15 December 2020). "Celebrating sunshine in a dimly lit world". Hindustan Times. Archived from the original on 10 July 2023. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
  16. ↑ "Category: 2016". Tinka Tinka Prison Reforms. Archived from the original on 5 September 2017. Retrieved 10 July 2023.
    - Jagpreet Singh Sandhu (11 December 2018). "Tinka Tinka India Award: Murder convict feted for contribution to Burail jail kitchen". Indian Express. Archived from the original on 19 December 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2018.
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  18. ↑ "Ladli Award: तिनका तिनका पॉडकास्ट को मिला प्रतिष्ठित लाडली मीडिया अवॉर्ड, इस श्रेणी में मिला पुरस्कार". Archived from the original on 26 May 2024. Retrieved 26 May 2024.
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  21. ↑ "डॉ. वर्तिका नंदा को मिला पहला राजकुमार केसवानी सम्मान, जानें कौन हैं ये?". 28 November 2023.
  22. ↑ Chopra, Akshat (15 August 2012). "She was, she is". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 20 May 2023. Retrieved 20 May 2023.