History TV18 explores the dark side of body art

De-mystifies the hidden world of tattoos from cryptic symbols to narrative illustrations on 'Marked' premiering today at 9 PM

BestMediaInfo Bureau | Delhi | February 12, 2013

A tattoo represents much more than just a body art; it seals a person's vow towards a communal principle. 'Marked' on History TV18 explores the inexplicable world of tattoos belonging to modern day gothic tribes, to motorcycle clubs, urban gangs, and hardcore prisoners. The series probes deep into various secret societies and its members to understand the significance of these mysterious signs for them individually and as an affiliate of the gang.

Viewers will be up for a fascinating journey as Marked provides a tour around the world for an inside look at modern-day secret societies. The series begins today, and will be aired every Tuesday at 9 PM. Discover the series of excruciating ritual of inking, that every gang member goes through for earning the ultimate symbols of acceptance.

The Marked team interacts with underground organisations and hardcore prisoners, and explores the inside of prisons to depict the meaning of illegal marks secretly created behind bars to engrave cryptic messages. It also goes inside biker clubs of underground organisations to examine how ink separates the riders from the pack. The warriors of the United States military use ink to symbolise their secret lives, lived on the edge.

But the most fascinating encounter of the Marked team was with Japan's Yakuza. The 600-year-old criminal group is the only group in the world to be closely identified with tattoos. Members of this 8,000-member group share stories of their criminal past, and the pain they experienced in getting most of their bodies tattooed the old-fashioned way – by getting poked over and over again with needles fastened to the ends of sticks.

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