Reena (Name Changed): The Girl Who Became a Family’s Strength
At just 20, life didn’t ask Reena what she wanted to become.It simply handed her responsibility. Sudden family challenges left her as the only support system for her two younger siblings.No stability. No guidance. Only uncertainty. So she grew up overnight. She paused her own education, managed the house, arranged food and rent, and made […]
Aman (Name Changed) A Story of Hope, Healing & Music
Some stories are not written in books,They are written in broken hearts…and healed through rhythm. Aman entered prisonnot just with chains on his hands,but storms in his mind.A home lost,a family shattered,a future blurred. One moment changed everything,and life turned into a long corridorof guilt, grief, and silence. Then one day,a small sound reached him,the […]
Inside India Vision’s Vocational Centres in Gurgaon Jail
(Written by: Samarth Chaudhary, Student, BA Global Affairs, OP Jindal Global University) The District Jail of Gurgaon, commonly called the Bhondsi Jail, is located around 15km outside of Gurgaon, with a capacity of 2400 mostly male prisoners, who are separately housed from the female prisoners. During my entry into the prison complex, I had met […]
When Walls Couldn’t Stop a Comeback
Before prison, Aarav was just a Class 12 boywith dreams for tomorrowand a future slowly taking shape.But one moment of anger changed everything.His life moved from classrooms to courtrooms,from making choices to facing consequences. Inside jail, silence became his first teacher,loneliness became the second.Days felt heavy,and time passed slowly.Then a computer class started.Keys clicked, screens […]
From Prisons to Rehabilitation: A Reflection from the Ground
By: Hussain ZaidiSenior Project Coordinator,Rehabilitation & Reintegration Program,India Vision Foundation The recent visit of the Hon’ble Chief Justice of India Mr. Surya Kant to District PrisonGurugram, and his call to reimagine prisons as correction homes, resonated deeply with me—not as an abstract reform idea, but as a lived reality I have witnessed over the past […]
A Journey of Transformation: Empowering people with a Second Chance
“I can’t thank Kiran Bedi Madam and her Foundation enough. Your support changed me and also gave a new direction to my children’s lives. I pray to God for India Vision Foundation’s success, always.” – An Alumnus India Vision Foundation is a 31-year-old, non-profit, non-government organization born out of the Ramon Magsaysay Award (Equivalent to […]
When Compassion Speaks Louder Than Words
Aarav arrived carrying silence,not because he had nothing to say,but because the words he knewdid not belong to this place. A foreign land.Unfamiliar faces.And a language that turnedevery simple momentinto a wall. Inside those walls,he stood apart,not out of choice,but because understandingfelt just out of reach. Eyes searched for meaning,hands tried to explainwhat words could […]
When Work Restored Dignity
For Amit (Name Changed),freedom was not a moment,it was a process. Inside prison walls,a needle met thread,and time found rhythm.Each stitch taught patience,each fold restored discipline,each finished seam returned a little dignity. What began as trainingbecame direction. Beyond the gates,work awaited,structured, demanding, steady.Rules did not confine him;they grounded him.Routine became reassurance.Order became stability. A hand […]
When Compassion Became a Second Chance
Ravi (Name Changed) did not grow up with choices,only responsibilities.Life taught him strugglelong before it taught him dreams. Circumstances pushed him onto pathshe never wished to walk,until one day, iron gates closed behind himand silence became his companion. Prison took more than freedom.It took confidence, identity, hope.Days passed heavy with regret,nights filled with questionsno one […]
The Echoes of Transformation: From a locked World
This blog is about the day that broke many myths around prison for me. This is my observation during my visit to the District Jail of Ghaziabad as an intern with India Vision Foundation became a defining point in my understanding of incarceration and human potential. It was the first time I had ever stepped […]