Kiran Bedi - Influential Indian Woman

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KIRAN BEDI

The first Indian woman to be an IPS officer.

EARLY LIFE               

  Kiran Bedi was born in Amritsar, Punjab on June 9, 1949, to Prakash Lal Peshawaria and Prem Lata Peshawaria. She obtained her Bachelor of Arts in English (Hons) from Amritsar’s Government College for Women in 1968. She completed her Masters in Political Science in 1970 and was a topper in her class. In 1972, Kiran Bedi married Brij Bedi and has a daughter with him. She earned her degree in law from the Faculty of Law, the University of Delhi in 1998 while in service as the Director-General of Police. Subsequently, she went on to obtain a doctorate from the Department of Social Science at the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Delhi in 1993. 

        


CAREER

      Kiran Bedi is a retired Indian Police Service officer, social activist, former tennis player, and politician who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. She is the first female Indian Police Service officer and started her service in 1972. She remained in service for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement in 2007 as Director-General, Bureau of Police Research and Development. As a teenager, Bedi became the national junior tennis champion in 1966. Between 1965 and 1978, she won several titles at national and state-level championships. After joining IPS, Bedi served in Delhi, Goa, Chandigarh, and Mizoram. She started her career as an Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in the Chanakyapuri area of Delhi and won the President's Police Medal in 1979. Next, she moved to West Delhi, where she brought a reduction in crimes against women. Subsequently, as a traffic police officer, she oversaw traffic arrangements for the 1982 Asian Games in Delhi and the 1983 CHOGM meet in Goa. As DCP of North Delhi, she launched a campaign against drug abuse, which evolved into the Navjyoti Delhi Police Foundation (renamed to Navjyoti India Foundation in 2007).

Accomplishments

 In May 1993, she was posted to the Delhi Prisons as Inspector General (IG). She introduced several reforms at Tihar Jail, which gained worldwide acclaim and won her the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994.

In 2003, Bedi became the first Indian and first woman to be appointed as head of United Nations Police and Policy Advisor in the United Nations Department of Peace Operations. She resigned in 2007, to focus on social activism and writing. She has written several books and runs the India Vision Foundation.

During 2008–11, she also hosted a court show Aap Ki Kachehri. She was one of the key leaders of the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in January 2015. She unsuccessfully contested the 2015 Delhi Assembly election as the party's Chief Ministerial candidate.

On 22 May 2016, Bedi was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry  Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry. 


MILESTONES

  • President's Gallantry Award by the President of India in 1979.

  • Woman of the Year Award by National Solidarity Weekly, India in 1981.

  • Asia Region Award for Drug Prevention and Control by International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT), Norway in 1991.

  • International Woman Award in 1992.

  • Magsaysay Award by Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation in 1994.

  • Mahila Shiromani Award, Father Machismo Humanitarian Award and Lion of the Year by Don Bosco Shrine Office, Bombay-India in 1995.

  • Pride of India Award by American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI) in 1999.

  • Woman of the Year Award by Blue Drop Group Management, Cultural and Artistic Association, Italy in 2002.

  • United Nations Medal by the United Nations in 2004.

  • Mother Teresa Award for Social Justice by Harmony Foundation in 2005.

  • Suryadatta National Award by Suryadatta Group of Institutes 2007.

  • Women Excellence Awards by Aaj Tak in 2009.

  • Tarun Kranti Puraskar – 2010 in Women Empowerment Category by Tarun Award Council in 2010.

  • Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar by Indian Institute of Planning and Management in 2011.

  • Honorary Degree of Doctor of Public Service by Rai University in 2013.

She is revolutionary. She paved the way for many young Indian women aspiring to serve the nation. India is blessed to have a gem like Kiran Bedi.



Article by: Tejal Bhoi
Edited by: Aastha Soni

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