I was awe-struck when i first time heard the story that there are prisoners of Sabarmati Jail who are selling Bhajia .Story starts when Chandubhai Prajapati, an inmate in Sabarmati Jail, after being sentenced for life in 1983 for triple murder case, in his first month in jail, offered help to the jail authorities in preparing delicious Bhajiya and other savories.
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| SABARMATI JAIL BHAJIYA HOUSE |
In 1998, the then jail superintendent V.T. Gautam proposed to the then IG (Prison) Vijay Guman that a tea and Bhajiya stall could be started outside the jail with Chandubhai's help. The IG approved the idea. Within few days, they hit a "gold-mine". Their Bhajia was a big hit. Today "Sabarmati Jail Bhajiya" is a household name. The cooks are convicts who have been handpicked for their good conduct.
Their total annual business cross 1 crore and they have even started one mobile van selling Bhajias. Their success model has been copied by other jails in Vadodara and Surat.
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| Another Activity of Sabarmati Prisoners |
Bhajiya is not the only thing the prisoners make. Bakery items is also in the list, handicrafts and hand-loom items like bed sheets, carpets, towels, colourful plain cloth, handbags is also get sold.
This real life story seems to be inspired by the movie "Do Ankhyen Barah Haath" where the protagonist tries to rehabilitate prisoners who were serious criminals in order to bring them back into the society as a good human beings. No one is born criminal. Thus this noble idea must be applauded.
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| INAUGRATION |
At the end, Chandubhai Prajapati who is the hero of the real-life story has started his own Bhajia business and is as popular as
Sabarmati Jail Bhajiya House.
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