Topic: "Education Past Covid Time"
About Dr. Kiran Bedi
Born in a Tennis playing family from Amritsar in 1949, to Prakash and Prem Lata Peshawaria, Dr Kiran Bedi is second of their 4 daughters.
While still in school she became a junior National Tennis Champion at the age of 16, and Asian Tennis Champion at age of 22 and was ranked India’s number one of her time.
Dr Kiran Bedi is the first woman in India to have joined the officer ranks of Indian Police Service in 1972. She served in it for 35 years.
For her policing stood for ‘Power to Correct’, ‘Power to Prevent’ and ‘Power to get things done’.
Dr Bedi served as Police Advisor to Secretary General in United Nations, in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations in New York.
She is recipient of The Ramon Magsaysay Award, also called Asia's Nobel Peace Award for bringing about a positive relationship between Police and the People.
Dr Bedi is a Law graduate, Masters, and a PhD Scholar with post doctoral Nehru Fellowship. She is an author of several books such as I Dare, It's Always Possible, Creating Leadership and more...
Dr Bedi has been voted as the most admired and trusted woman in India by Readers Digest, The Week Magazine, and others over the years.
She has a biopic on her life called, Yes Madam Sir, made by an Australian film maker and a recent documentary on her was featured in Nat Geo’s Mega Icons.
She is running two NGOs which reach out to marginalised sections of society in education, skills development, in urban slums and rural areas..including prisons. Currently, Dr. Kiran Bedi is serving as the Lt. Governor of Puducherry.