Kiran Bedi- “ A journey from what is possi possible? ble? To it is always possible”
Early life Kiran Bedi, who was popularly known as 'Crane Bedi' was born in Amritsar , Punjab,, India Punjab India.. She is the second of the four daughters of Prakash Lal Peshawaria and Prem Lata Peshawaria. She attended the Sacred Heart Convent School, School, Amritsar , where she joined the National the National Cadet Corps (NCC). Later, she obtained her B.A. her B.A. in English (Hons.) (1964–68) from the Government College for Women, Amritsar. She then earned a Master’s degree (1968–70) in Political Science from Punjab University, University, Chandigarh,, reaching the top of her class. Kiran Bedi married Brij Bedi in 1972, Chandigarh the year she started her career in the Indian Police Service (IPS), and three years later, in 1975, they had daughter Saina
CAREER "I'M HERE TO DO MY BEST FOR THE DAY"
Even while in active service in the IPS, she pursed her educational goals, and obtained a Law degree (LLB) in 1988 from Delhi University, University, Delhi Delhi.. In 1993, she obtained a Ph.D. in Social Sciences from the Department of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, Technology, New Delhi, Delhi , where the topic of her thesis was 'Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence'.She began her career as a Lecturer Lecturer in in Political Science (1970–72) at Khalsa College for Women, Amritsar . In July 1972, she
joined the Indian Police Service. Service. Bedi joined the police service "because of [her] urge to be outstanding". She served in a number of tough assignments ranging from New from New Delhi traffic postings, Deputy Inspector General of Police in insurgency prone Mizoram Mizoram,, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Chandigarh 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. 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 Minister Indira Gandhi' 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 of narcotics control, traffic management, 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, yoga yoga,, vipassana meditation,, redressing of complaints by prisoners and literacy programs. For this meditation she won the 1994 Ramon Magsaysay Award, 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 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”.
RETIREMENT “For me a new phase of life has begun! one of perpetual gratitude and sharing of joy”
On 27 November 2007, she had 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.After retirement, Kiran Bedi launched a new website, www.saferindia.com, www.saferindia.com, on January 3, 2007. The motto of this website is to help people whose complaints are not accepted by the local police. This project is undertaken by the non-profit, voluntary and nongovernment organization she founded, the India Vision Foundation.
Contributions “Corruption cannot be removed without reducing the gap between the governing and the governed ”
Navajyoti (which literally means New means New Enlightenment ), ), set up in 1987, and India and India Vision Foundation, Foundation, set up in 1994, are the two major voluntary organizations established by her with the objectives of improving the condition of the drug addicts and the poor people.
Media with cause “ I take is in stride, Although I feel content with all that I have, I have never rested on my past laurels, simply as I feel that there is a lot of look ahead and the grand finale is yet to come ”. •
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There is a film documentary on her, made over 6 yearsand years and released in 2008, called "Yes Madam, Sir". She did a LPG gas advertisement that sent out a public message of safety Aap Ki Kachehri Kiran Ke Saath was to encapsulate a variety of human behaviour and emotions and do justice to people. She is presently also doing an Ariel as well as No Marks advertisement
Conclusion “There is nothing unfinished on my agenda. I do whatever I can for the day. Simple! If I were to die today; I will depart with nothing impending”. impending”.
An autobiography, 'I Dare. It's Always Possible' . Kiran Bedi has been voted as India's most admired woman and fifth fifth amongst all Indians. Indians. Dr. Bedi is ranked 3rd most trusted Indian in the country. A recipient of -President’s Gallantry Award (1979) , Women of the Year Award (1980), Asia Region Award for Drug Prevention and Control (1991) and various other awards truly live upto what she says
"I Dare!"
