Art by women prisoners of Tihar goes on online display

New Delih, Sep 7 Back in the 1990s, when Dolly Narang started art workshops for the women prisoners in New Delhi's Tihar Jail, after being invited by Dr Kiran Bedi to join in efforts of positive prison reform, little did she know these would become a means for inmates to unlock their creativity, find respite from a turbulent prison life, and bring hope and smiles back to their selves.

In an ongoing exhibition by the India International Centre and The Village Gallery, that starts September 7, monoprints created by these women inmates are on display. Titled 'A Brush With Hope', they carry an inspirational backstory that are rare to come out from claustrophobic prison cells.

'Dr. Kiran Bedi since her appointment as Inspector General

( With inputs from IANS )