Initiated by the Ramchander Nath Foundation (RNF) and Ojas Art, who started working among the Tihar inmates aged 18-27 in 2007, the exhibition is on at the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) till Sep 2.

According to one of the curators of the exhibition, the medium of art can successfully rehabilitate the inmates.

'A released inmate is now working as a part time studio assistant with an artist,' Anubhav Nath, one of the curators said.

To further encourage the inmates, the organisers organised a tour for a small group of contemporary artists inside the jail to interact with the inmates and train them so that they can hone their skills.

Besides the art works, a documentary on the entire art programme inside the jail is also being screened at the exhibition. Filmed by Arjun Pandey, this documentary will be submitted in different film festivals across the world.

'Such initiatives should be replicated by other prisons too,' Sibal added.