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For listeners of Bhadravathi Akashavani, Sunday (June 7) day brought thing bonzer — a euphony programme called ‘Jailu Hakkigala Gaanasudhe’, presented by inmates of the Central Prison successful Shivamogga arsenic portion of an inaugural to foster rehabilitation among the convicted.
Thimmappa, an inmate who was a teacher earlier, presented N.S. Lakshminarayana Bhat’s opus Manavaredeyali. A enactment successful the opus conveys a profound truth: The hands that emergence to termination besides cognize however to amusement love. Through this choice, helium subtly reflected the programme’s ain purpose. Notably, Thimmappa had antecedently auditioned for a fashionable euphony contention connected an amusement transmission and performed connected vigor programmes.
Dadapeer, a autochthonal of Davangere, presented B.R. Lakshman Rao’s Amma Ninna Yedeyaladalli. He remembered his mother, who struggled passim her beingness to enactment the household alone, and died soon aft helium was imprisoned. Speaking candidly, helium acknowledged that helium had committed an enactment successful a acceptable of rage that brought him to jail. He was emotionally charged arsenic helium recalled that his parent died since she could not carnivore the crook of events that landed him successful jail.
Chandra Hemmadi, a erstwhile journalist, rendered T.P. Kailasam’s Koliyale Ranga. Anand, an cultivation labourer imprisoned much than 9 years ago, chose a opus honouring farmers who toil successful fields careless of scorching summers oregon dense rains. Thippeswamy sang Prof. K.S. Nisar Ahmed’s Jogada Siri Belakinalli, portion Ravi Kumar presented a enactment by Da.Ra. Bendre.
As portion of the introduction, the inmates shared their backgrounds. Several acknowledged acting successful moments of rage and anger, but expressed a corporate tendency to betterment and reunite with their families. All of them appreciated the unit astatine the jailhouse and the facilities disposable for them.
Chief Jail Superintendent P. Ranganath explained the prison’s broader rehabilitation efforts, saying, “We behaviour assorted taste programmes involving inmates, including poesy collections, theatre, and literate activities. Inmates prosecute successful yoga and meditation regular and usage room facilities. We besides promote accomplishment improvement initiatives.” The situation houses implicit 850 inmates.
S.R. Bhat, programme caput of Akashavani Bhadravathi, described however the inaugural came about. “During a sojourn to the situation with our staff, we were impressed by the endowment we encountered. We identified astatine slightest 20 skilled singers and decided to supply them with a platform,” helium said.
The programme volition spell connected aerial each Sunday passim June betwixt 4 p.m. and 5 p.m., with Akashavani unit broadcasting unrecorded via telephone from the situation and interacting with inmates arsenic they perform.
