Vartika Nanda

Professor (Dr.) Vartika Nanda is an Indian prison reformer, media educator and media commentator. She has experience of the media industry and academia and has dedicated her life to the cause of prison reforms. 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 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, latest being RADIO IN PRISON published by National Book Trust in 2024. Her recent 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" has been evaluated as OUTSTANDING by ICSSR. It 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. Kissa Khaki Ka completed 206 episodes on 18 January, 2026, marking the completion of the first phase of this podcast series. The new series of Kissa Khaki Ka 2.0 was launched on 01 February, 2026.