On a wintry Wednesday, the scene at Jail No. 6 of high security Tihar Jail was that of elation and warmth with a sense of achievement in the air. It was not an insignificant fashion-related function but part of a big plan to make women convicts proficient in the craft of creating Indian garments like salwar kameez, kurtas, lehenga choli. The objective behind this new ambitious partnership between Tihar Jail and Pearl Academy is to make women prisoners breadwinners by becoming part of fashion industry. A fashion laboratory has been set up inside the jail so that women prisoners can hone their craft on pattern making tools, specialised sewing machines, overlock and ironing machines and dress forms pattern tables with cork top. So that once they are out of the jail they can take care of themselves and their families.

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