Kiranbedi

1. LEADER WE ADMIRE THE MOST … DR. KIRAN BEDI Presented By- iWonders group Journey From : “WHAT IS POSSIBLE ?” TO “IT IS ALWAYS POSSIBLE.”

2. Early Life Educational Background SPORTS Career Controversies Contributions Achievement's INVITATIONS Learning’s from her life 2 PATHWAY FOR PRESENTATION …

3. EARLY LIFE Born in Amritsar in Punjab She is the second daughter of four daughters of Prakash Peshawaria and Prem Peshawaria . Her three sisters are Shashi , an artist settled in Canada, Reeta , a clinical psychologist and writer, and Anu , a lawyer She attended the Sacred Heart Convent School, Amritsar, where she joined the NCC

4. THE PESHAWARIAs The Peshawaria Sisters Parents

5. EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND School – The Sacred Heart Convent School, Amritsar. B.A . (English) [1968] – The Government College for Women, Amritsar. Master’s degree (Political science) [1970] – Punjab University, Chandigarh. LLB [1988] – Delhi University, Delhi. Ph.D . (Social Sciences) [1993] – Awarded by Department of Social Sciences, Indian Institute of Technology, New Delhi

6. SPORTS She took up tennis, a passion she inherited from her father, a tennis player . National junior Tennis champion at the age 16 . She also won the All-Asian Tennis Championship, and won the Asian Ladies Title at the age of 22 .

7. TENNIS CHAMP

8. CAREER 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 She served in a number of tough assignments ranging from New Delhi traffic postings, Deputy Inspector General of Police in Mizoram, Advisor to the Lieutenant Governor of Chandigarh, Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau She is popularly referred to as Crane Bedi for towing the Prime Minister Indira 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 control, Traffic management, and VIP security She was last appointed as Director General of India's Bureau of Police Research and Development.

9. THE OFFICER

10. continue 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. Kiran Bedi along with 17 other police officers set up Navjyoti India Foundation (NIF) in 1987 In 1994 Bedi setup India Vision Foundation which works in field of police reforms, prison reforms, women empowerment and rural and community development

11. CONTROVERSIES In July 1994, Kiran Bedi , the then Inspector-General of Prisons of Tihar Jail was pulled up by the Supreme Court Of India. She escaped from punishment despite being heavily reprimanded, in view of her winning the Magsasay Award In 1988 Wadhwa Commission criticized Bedi for her role in lathi -charge on lawyers protesting against a colleague’s arrest outside Bedi’s office Bedi was criticized for being a hardliner in the negotiations with government over Lokpal bill Kiran Bedi was alleged to have charged her hosts full fare for air tickets despite her paying discounted fare She was also alleged to have charged her hosts business class fare while flying economy class.

12. …continue Kiran Bedi was also accused by an NGO of claiming business class fare from Delhi to Mumbai In 1992 Kiran Bedi's daughter was given admission for MBBS course in Delhi's Hardinge College under a quota for student's from North-East She had defended the move to get her daughter admitted in a reserved seat saying that Central Government employees are entitled to such schemes. police registered a case against Kiran Bedi within 24 hours, for allegedly misappropriating funds meant for her NGOs

13. CONTRIBUTIONS NGOs LOKPAL MOVEMENT Television Program “ Aapki Kacheri ” BOOKS

14. NGOs

15. BOOKS

16. HONOURS

17. AWARDS Year Name of award organization 1979 President’s Gallantry Award President of India 1981 Women of the Year Award National Solidarity Weekly, India 1991 Asia Region Award for Drug Prevention and Control International Organisation of Good Templars (IOGT), Norway 1994 Magsaysay Award Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation 1995 Father Machismo Humanitarian Award Don Bosco Shrine Office, Bombay-India 1995 Lion of the Year 1997 Fourth Joseph Beuys Award Germany 1999 Pride of India Award American Federation of Muslims of Indian Origin (AFMI)

18. …continue Year Nane of award organization 2002 Woman of the Year Award Blue Drop Group Management, Cultural and Artistic Association, Italy. 2004 United Nations Medal United Nations 2005 Mother Teresa Memorial National Award Indian Development Foundation (IDF) 2010 STAR Parivar Award STAR Plus 2011 Bharatiya Manavata Vikas Puraskar Indian Institute of Planning and Management

19. INVITATIONS UN conferences on Drug Abuse, Women & World Social Summit SAARC Workshop on Drug Trafficking at Islamabad Prison Governors Association, Annual conference at Buxton, UK Panelist with Nobel Laureate Prof. Amartya Sen , OSLO National Prayer Breakfast meeting with President Clinton Guest Speaker at Harvard, Oxford and Cambridge Universities .

20. LEARNIGS FROM HER LIFE Nothing is impossible, no target unachievable – one just has to try harder and harder. Dare to win and you will win. Have the courage to stand by your principles Respect for your work and family. Look beyond your own world. Be literate from within. As you move up the ladder it isessential to have your feats on the ground. “EVERY DROP MAKES AN OCEAN “