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iran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is an Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.Bedi joined the police service in 1972 and became the first woman officer in the IPS. Bedi held the post of Director General at the Bureau of Police Research and Development before she voluntarily retired from the IPS in December 2007. Bedi was the host and judge of the popular TV series "Aap Ki Kachehri" (English, "Your Court"), which is based on real-life disputes and provides a platform for settling disputes between consenting parties.
She has also founded two NGOs in India: the Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation for welfare and preventative policing in 1988 which was later renamed as the Navjyoti India Foundation in 2007, and the India Vision Foundation for prison reformation, drug abuse prevention and child welfare in 1994. Bedi was awarded Ramon Magsaysay award in 1994 for Government service.
Kiran Bedi was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India. She is the second of four daughters of Prakash Peshawaria and Prem Peshawaria. Her three sisters are; Shashi, an artist settled in Canada, Reeta, a clinical psychologist and writer, and Anu, a lawyer.
She attended the Sacred Heart Convent School, Amritsar, where she joined the National Cadet Corps(NCC). She took up tennis, a passion she inherited from her father, a tennis player.She won the Junior National Lawn Tennis Championship in 1966, the Asian Lawn Tennis Championship in 1972, and the All-India Interstate Women's Lawn Tennis Championship in 1976. In addition, she also won the All-Asian Tennis Championship, and won the Asian Ladies Title at the age of 22.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English (Hons.) from the Government College for Women, Amritsar in 1968. She then earned a Master’s degree in Political Science from Punjab University, Chandigarh, graduating at the top of her class in 1970. She later obtained Bachelor of Laws in 1988 from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. In 1993, she obtained a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the Department of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, where the topic of her thesis was 'Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence'.
In 1972, Kiran Bedi married Brij Bedi, a textile machine manufacturer whom she met at the Amritsar tennis courts. Neither of them were particularly religious, so they married in a quasi-religious ceremony at a local Shiva temple. Three years later, in 1975, they had daughter Saina, who is now also involved in community service. In one of her lectures to a corporate meeting, Kiran Bedi expressed her belief that everyone in society has an important role to play which will enable others to fulfill their duties (or important tasks), quoting the example of her uneducated housemaid whose help in Bedi's daily household work had helped Bedi to complete an important task of writing a book.
Education
She did her schooling from the Sacred Heart Convent School in Amritsar. She completed her graduation in the English language from the Government College for Women in Amritsar. She received her Masters degree in Political Science from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She continued her studies, even when she joined the Indian Police force. In the year 1988, she obtained a degree in Law (LLB) from Delhi University.
In the year 1993, the Department of Social Sciences, the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi awarded her with a Ph.D. degree. Her topic of research was Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence. Kiran Bedi has won the championship of all-India and all-Asian tennis competition. When she was 22 years old, she won the Asian Ladies Title.
She served in a number of tough assignments ranging from New Delhi traffic postings, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Mizoram, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Chandigarh, Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau, to a United Nations delegation, where she became the Civilian Police Advisor in United Nations peacekeeping operations. For her work in the UN, she was awarded a UN medal. She is popularly referred to as Crane Bedi for towing the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's car for a parking violation, during the PM's tour of United States at the time.
Kiran Bedi influenced several decisions of the Indian Police Service, particularly in the areas of narcotics control, Traffic management, and VIP security. During her stint as the Inspector General of Prisons, in Tihar Jail (Delhi) (1993–1995), she instituted a number of reforms in the management of the prison, and initiated a number of measures such as detoxification programs, Art of Living Foundation Prison Courses,yoga, vipassana meditation, Murat redressing of complaints by prisoners and literacy programs.[16] For this she won the 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Award, and the 'Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship', to write about her work at Tihar Jail.
She was last appointed as Director General of India's Bureau of Police Research and Development.
In May 2005, she was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Law in recognition of her “humanitarian approach to prison reforms and policing”.
On 27 November 2007, she expressed her wish to voluntarily retire from the police force to undertake new challenges in life. On 25 December 2007, the Government of India agreed to relieve Bedi of her duties as Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development.
iran Bedi (born 9 June 1949) is an Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer.Bedi joined the police service in 1972 and became the first woman officer in the IPS. Bedi held the post of Director General at the Bureau of Police Research and Development before she voluntarily retired from the IPS in December 2007. Bedi was the host and judge of the popular TV series "Aap Ki Kachehri" (English, "Your Court"), which is based on real-life disputes and provides a platform for settling disputes between consenting parties.
She has also founded two NGOs in India: the Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation for welfare and preventative policing in 1988 which was later renamed as the Navjyoti India Foundation in 2007, and the India Vision Foundation for prison reformation, drug abuse prevention and child welfare in 1994. Bedi was awarded Ramon Magsaysay award in 1994 for Government service.
Kiran Bedi was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India. She is the second of four daughters of Prakash Peshawaria and Prem Peshawaria. Her three sisters are; Shashi, an artist settled in Canada, Reeta, a clinical psychologist and writer, and Anu, a lawyer.
She attended the Sacred Heart Convent School, Amritsar, where she joined the National Cadet Corps(NCC). She took up tennis, a passion she inherited from her father, a tennis player.She won the Junior National Lawn Tennis Championship in 1966, the Asian Lawn Tennis Championship in 1972, and the All-India Interstate Women's Lawn Tennis Championship in 1976. In addition, she also won the All-Asian Tennis Championship, and won the Asian Ladies Title at the age of 22.
She earned her Bachelor of Arts in English (Hons.) from the Government College for Women, Amritsar in 1968. She then earned a Master’s degree in Political Science from Punjab University, Chandigarh, graduating at the top of her class in 1970. She later obtained Bachelor of Laws in 1988 from Faculty of Law, University of Delhi. In 1993, she obtained a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the Department of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi, where the topic of her thesis was 'Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence'.
In 1972, Kiran Bedi married Brij Bedi, a textile machine manufacturer whom she met at the Amritsar tennis courts. Neither of them were particularly religious, so they married in a quasi-religious ceremony at a local Shiva temple. Three years later, in 1975, they had daughter Saina, who is now also involved in community service. In one of her lectures to a corporate meeting, Kiran Bedi expressed her belief that everyone in society has an important role to play which will enable others to fulfill their duties (or important tasks), quoting the example of her uneducated housemaid whose help in Bedi's daily household work had helped Bedi to complete an important task of writing a book.
Education
She did her schooling from the Sacred Heart Convent School in Amritsar. She completed her graduation in the English language from the Government College for Women in Amritsar. She received her Masters degree in Political Science from Punjab University, Chandigarh. She continued her studies, even when she joined the Indian Police force. In the year 1988, she obtained a degree in Law (LLB) from Delhi University.
In the year 1993, the Department of Social Sciences, the Indian Institute of Technology in New Delhi awarded her with a Ph.D. degree. Her topic of research was Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence. Kiran Bedi has won the championship of all-India and all-Asian tennis competition. When she was 22 years old, she won the Asian Ladies Title.
Career
She began her career as a Lecturer in Political Science (1970–72) at Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar. In July 1972, she joined the Indian Police Service, becoming the first woman to do so.Bedi joined the police service "because of [her] urge to be outstanding"She served in a number of tough assignments ranging from New Delhi traffic postings, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Mizoram, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Chandigarh, Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau, to a United Nations delegation, where she became the Civilian Police Advisor in United Nations peacekeeping operations. For her work in the UN, she was awarded a UN medal. She is popularly referred to as Crane Bedi for towing the Prime Minister Indira Gandhi's car for a parking violation, during the PM's tour of United States at the time.
Kiran Bedi influenced several decisions of the Indian Police Service, particularly in the areas of narcotics control, Traffic management, and VIP security. During her stint as the Inspector General of Prisons, in Tihar Jail (Delhi) (1993–1995), she instituted a number of reforms in the management of the prison, and initiated a number of measures such as detoxification programs, Art of Living Foundation Prison Courses,yoga, vipassana meditation, Murat redressing of complaints by prisoners and literacy programs.[16] For this she won the 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Award, and the 'Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship', to write about her work at Tihar Jail.
She was last appointed as Director General of India's Bureau of Police Research and Development.
In May 2005, she was awarded an honorary degree of Doctor of Law in recognition of her “humanitarian approach to prison reforms and policing”.
On 27 November 2007, she expressed her wish to voluntarily retire from the police force to undertake new challenges in life. On 25 December 2007, the Government of India agreed to relieve Bedi of her duties as Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development.
Lokpal Movement
Kiran Bedi is one of the prominent members of the India Against Corruption (IAC) along with Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal. IAC has been actively protesting against corruption and is urging the government of India to enact a strong Lokpal Bill.On August 16, 2011, Key members of the India Against Corruption including Bedi were arrested four hours before the planned indefinite hunger strike by Hazare. However, Bedi and other activist were later released in the evening same day. After twelve days of protests and many discussions between the government and the activists, Parliament passed a resolution to consider three points in drafting of Lokpal bil.Honours and Awards
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Kiran Bedi: The game changerFrom being a tennis champion to a top police officer to a woman who fights selflessly for the greater good, 62-year-old social activist Kiran Bedi has stepped beyond the traditional role of the perfect wife and mother and set a benchmark of courage for women in a deeply patriarchal society. Never one to mince words, her fearless spirit has attracted awe and fear in equal measure from those in power (often men).In recent times, she has seen the wrath of Parliament after her controversial, and rather animated ghoongat act, raising her voice agianst the hypocrisy of its members. While most people, clearly shocked, questioned her irresponsible behaviour as a public figure, she defends herself by saying that, "It was the frustration of the youth that I voiced that day." The activism demonstrated by the youth in their movement against corruption, renews her belief that the people of this country are clear about what they want. "Now people are looking for value-based politics. Substance is coming back to centre-stage," she claims. In October 2010, civil society activist, Arvind Kejriwal came to her and invited her to join the fight against corruption. First off, he wanted to expose the corruption in the CWG Organising Committee, and Bedi jumped in without any hesitation. "He came to me with evidence and asked me if we could file a first information report. And I thought, if we can file one for a small theft, why can't we do it when our country is being plundered," says the Delhi-based Bedi. Almost a year later, the question has turned into a neo-nationalist movement which jolted Parliament as much as it did the people of this country, resurrecting their faith in democracy. "We were just two people then, and now we've grown to two million," she says with child-like exuberance. 
Bedi with Anna Hazare at Delhi's Ramlila Maidan
She should know, having been the host of the popular TV show, Aap Ki Kachehri, she moved justice out of courtrooms and provided a forum for people to solve issues such as domestic violence, adoption and property disputes in a quick and simple way. "We need more interesting forums like that to make justice more accessible so that it iseasier for people to understand their laws," she says. Social justice is what drives Bedi. With a keen sense of right and wrong, her entire life has been one long fight against injustice. "She's a highly motivated woman who always wanted to do something different," says husband and fellow social activist, Brij Bedi, who is based out of Amritsar. Just as unconventional as her, he lent his unconditional support to her ambitions. "I knew what kind of a person I was getting married to and her work for the nation and society make me very proud," he says. From fighting corruption in sports back in the 1970s up to now, Bedi has never feared authority and always stood for what she believes is right. Being the first woman to join the Indian Police Service, she also became the highest-ranking woman official in the nation's history, changing the dynamics of power in the force. 
Bedi with daughter Saina
"More than a moment of victory, it reinstated my belief in my work. That award gave my work the acceptance and respect it deserved," says Bedi, who believes that receiving the honour was the turning point of her life, where, "the cynical part of our community finally came out to support me." This was the time she realised that an international recognition is the only way to be taken seriously in India. "Even though the global community recognised my work, the police force that I served so diligently has never given me a merit certificate. The play of politics is unavoidable in any structure," she says. Her exemplary work in the force caught the attention of a young woman, Megan Doneman, an Australian filmmaker, who came to visit her in 1998, with a proposal to make a documentary on her life. "She literally followed me around while making this film," says Bedi. Yes Madam, Sir was screened at several international film festivals . "Once the film was made, tables were turned. I started follow-ing Megan around, wherever she screened it," she says laughing. Closer home, another person who quietly derives inspiration from her life is daughter Saina, 36. A social activist by profession, she says her mother is "the most focused and determined person I have met." Not always around to give her life lessons in person, "she taught me right from wrong by the way she conducted her life," says Saina. 
Kiran Bedi
Bedi made sure her family understood that duty towards her nation was a lot more important than the one towards her family. "There were situations when my duty called and my family took a back seat. But when Saina really needed me around, there was no question of work taking priority," says Bedi. The fact that her family was always "non-complaining," says Bedi, is what helped her achieve what she set out to do. "I have an understanding family, so I made the most of my life," she says. Bedi left the force before her term was over "because I realised that I was limited in the force. I wanted to do a lot more for society," she says. As a result, she founded two NGOs-Navjyoti, through which she has worked extensively in the areas of drug abuse and community education and placements; and Safer India, which aims to curb crime by working for prison reforms and empowerment of women. "I realised the power of an NGO. I could work on my own terms and get results that are far more extensive than when I was limited by the system," says Bedi. The success of Anna's fast has only made her convictions stronger as she gears up to reform the nation. |
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The Motivating
Bedi
Dr. Kiran Bedi has hit the headlines once again. This time with her third book on social awakening-What Went Wrong? Published by UBS Publishers Distributors.What Went Wrong is a Unique collection of uncensored narrations volunteered by individuals who had nothing to declare but their wrong past. The real life experiences provide readers a close insight into lives they may otherwise ignore, be unaware of or have no access to. Being the first woman IPS officer and a recipient of the Ramon Magsaysay Award. Kiran has been a path breaker in prison reforms, community policing, crime prevention on strategies, drug abuse treatment, spirituality in policetraining and schooling of street children. Raj Mohan Gandhi called it a motivational book when he released it last month. Motivational it is bound to be, for isn't Dr. Kiran Bedi a great motivator herself? |
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