Kiran bedi's Short Biography

This is my very own short biography of Kiran Bedi - The first Indian Woman I.P.S Officer

1. Kiran Bedi’s Short Biography
Kiran Bedi was born in Amritsar, Punjab, India. She is the
second of four daughters of Prakash Peshawaria and
Prem Peshawaria. She was awarded a BA degree by the
Government College for Women, Amritsar in 1968. She
then earned a Master’s degree in 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, Delhi where the topic of her thesis was
'Drug Abuse and Domestic Violence'.
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". 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.

2. Kiran Bedi along with 15 other police officers set up
Navjyoti India Foundation (NIF) in 1987 NIF .In 1994 Bedi
setup India Vision Foundation which works in field of
police reforms, prison reforms, women empowerment and
rural and community development.
A non fiction feature film on Kiran Bedi's life, Yes Madam,
Sir, has been produced by Australian film maker, Megan
Doneman. In 2006, Norwegian Mpower Film & Media and
film maker Oystein Rakkenes released another
documentary on Bedi and her prison revolution in Tihar
Central Jail, In Gandhi's footsteps. The film is directed
by Anubhav Srivastava.