This Holi, the women convicts of the Indore Central Jail are making herbal colours out of fruits, vegetables, and flowers, and learning a new skill that will aid them after their sentences are completed.
Sakshi, an Indore Central Jail inmate, told, "In the jail, we learn a variety of talents. We're using spinach leaves, rose petals, and marigold flowers to make herbal colours. These are not only non-harmful to the skin, but also beneficial. We've also learned other skills like electrical work, automobile service, and other things that will come in handy after we're out of jail."
Jail Superintendent Alka Sonar stated, "This is the first time that we have got the inmates to make herbal Holi colours from flowers, vegetables and fruits. The female inmates were trained by an NGO for a couple of days and they are now making the colours themselves and these colours will be sold outside the jail."
The basic ingredients for the detainees are provided by the jail administration, which are organically cultivated on the site.
Sonar added, "We are imparting skill training for the inmates so that once they are out of the jail, they can earn their livelihood with minimum expenses."
"This is being done under the vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan that the jail inmates know such skills that will help them live independently once they are out of the jail," added the jail superintendent.
