How to make a Fresh Start at Tihar Jail

IMPA Delhi Chapter has made a commitment to serve society and has decided to reach out to the socially weaker sections and groom them to confidently face society.

As a first of such initiatives, they organised a workshop on “How to make a Fresh Start” for 150 inmates of Tihar Jail, New Delhi. The workshop was conducted by Anshu Gupta, President Delhi Chapter and Atika Dhandia, Secretary Delhi Chapter and focussed on the basic concepts of-

  • how “First Impressions” get created
  • how to dress properly and the importance of grooming
  • non-verbal communication taking place through our body language, facial expressions and eye behaviour
    general etiquette
  • motivation

Apart from the inmates, Tihar Jail officials were also present and the entire workshop was well appreciated by them. They felt such initiatives will help these inmates to start a new life. Later, in a separate meeting, the Jail Officials indicated that Tihar Jail authorities would like to tie up with IMPA for conducting such workshops, specifically aimed at inmates whose sentences were nearing completion, and would like to spread these workshops over a period of the next 6 months.