Kiran Bedi is an Indian social activist and retired IPS officer. She was the first woman officer in the IPS and held roles such as Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development. She has received numerous awards for her community work and efforts in reforming the police system, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award. She is also an author and founder of NGOs focused on education and empowerment.
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Kiran Bedi
2. "Successful Women in Management"(SWIM) conference,2007
Born June 9, 1949 (age 63) Amritsar, Punjab, India
Alma mater
Punjab University, Chandigarh
University of Delhi
IIT Delhi
IPS Officer (19722007)
Awards
Suryadatta National Award 2007
United Nations Medal 2004
Ramon Magsaysay Award 1994
Presidents Gallantry Award 1979
3. Indian social activist and a retired police officer.
She joined the police service in 1972 and became the first
woman officer in the IPS.
she held the post of Director General at the Bureau of Police
Research and Development
she was the host and judge of the popular TV series, "Your
Court", which is based on real-life disputes
4. she has been Indias first and highest (woman) ranking officer
who joined the Indian Police Service in 1972.
She worked with the United Nations in New York as the Police
Advisor to the Secretary
MA(Eng) 1970, BL 1988, Ph.D. 1993 (Drug Abuse and
Domestic Violence)
She is an author of many books, has her biography I Dare
5. She won the All-Asian Tennis Championship, and won the
Asian Ladies Title at the age of 22.
She is also a Nehru Fellow (post doctoral) -- Been a National
and an Asian Tennis champion.
She is a recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award
(also called the Asian Nobel Prize), and several other national
and international decorations.
6. She is the founder of two NGOs, Navjyoti and India Vision
Foundation, which reach out to thousands of under -served
children, women and men
Currently her NGOs are running four Community Colleges.
7. She has been voted as India's most admired (THE WEEK
2002) and most trusted woman in India
A nonfiction film of her life entitled Yes, Madam Sir The
film was adjudged the Best Documentary at Santa Barbara
International Film Festival.
Currently, she has been in the vanguard of a nationwide, India
Against Corruption, a movement led by Shri Anna Hazare
8. She worked nonstop for 19 hours every day to control the
traffic.
As a first step she began assessing traffic signal errors.
She rented available cranes in the city and began towing
vehicles
She made sure that the planning, organization and the city
development efforts were coordinated with traffic plans by
collaborating with MCD, DDA, DESU and NATPAC