Introduction :
Kiran Bedi or Crane Bedi as she has been famously dubbed is perhaps one of the most prominent female personalities in the country. Kiran Bedi has probably inspired several women to pursue career paths that were once thought unsuitable for women, from roles in the police and armed forces to roles that require operating heavy machinery or large vehicles. Kiran Bedi was the first woman to join the Indian Police Services .
Qualification:
- BA ( English Hons.) Government college for women, Amritsar (1966-68),MA (Political Science) Punjab University, Chandigarh (1968-70),LLB, Delhi University, 1988,PhD, HSS, IIT Delhi, 1993,BA (Western Classical Music) Trinity College of Music, Location, Year
- National Film Awards
- Padma Shri in 2000
- Filmfare,IIFA etc
- Mauritius National Award
- GoldenGlobe Awards
- BAFTA and Oscars
- Grammy Awards
Career :
- Kiran Bedi started out her career initially as a teacher in Political Science at the Khalsa College for Women fresh out of her master’s education in 1970.
- The most important career move came after two years when Kiran Bedi became THE FIRST WOMAN IPS Officer by joining the Indian Police Service in year 1972. She made this move because of her urge to be outstanding.
- Kiran Bedi holds the distinction of efficiently serving an array of challenging assignments like Traffic Commissioner of New Delhi, Deputy Inspector General of Police in insurgency prone Mizoram, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Chandigarh, etc.
- Bedi was also given a United Nations post, where she was the Civilian Police Advisor in the United Nations peacekeeping department. For this UN job, she was honoured with the UN medal. People call her ‘Crane Bedi’ also because she ordered the towing away of Prime Minister, Indira Gandhi’s car as it had violated parking rules.
- Kiran Bedi is credited for moulding various decisions of the IPS like narcotics control, traffic management and VIP security. She has introduced many reforms in prison management while serving as the Inspector General of Prisons, Tihar Jail, Delhi from 1993 to 1995.
- Kiran Bedi retired as the Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development in the year 2007.
- Kiran Bedi has transformed herself as a social and political activist fighting to eradicate several social evils from the country. She started the two voluntary organizations called .
Career in Indian Police Services
Break Barriers:
Kiran Bedi broke the proverbial glass ceiling by becoming the first woman IPS officer. An important lesson for fellow career aspirants is to break such popular stereotypes and self doubt. Kiran Bedi virtually opened many opportunities for women in the country and became a trailblazer.
Hunger for Challenge:
Kiran Bedi had great hunger for challenges and would take one challenging assignment after other always making heads turn with her staunch determination and hard working mentality and most importantly a complete lack of fear and almost arrogant disregard for bureaucratic hierarchy of the country too.
Consistency:
Kiran Bedi has clearly shown a consistent attempt at addressing an issue that is close to her heart. In her case it was Drug Abuse, having obtained her PhD on this theme as well as performing significant work in the narcotics department, she today heads voluntary organizations to address Drug Abuse and issues related to the poor.
