| Names |
KIRAN BEDI |
| Date of Birth |
June 09, 1949 |
|
Identity |
Retired Indian Police Service
officer, social activist, former tennis player and politician
from India |
|
Date-wise Events |
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1966:
She became the
national junior tennis champion; between 1965 and 1978, she won several titles at
national and state-level championships.
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1972:
The
first woman to join the Indian Police Service
(IPS).
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1979:
She was honoured with the
President's Police Medal.
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1982 - 1983:
Subsequently, as a traffic police officer, she oversaw
traffic arrangements for the
1982 Asian Games in Delhi
and the
1983 CHOGM meet in Goa.
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May 1993: She was posted to the
Delhi Prisons as Inspector General
(IG). She introduced several
reforms at Tihar Jail,
which gained worldwide acclaim.
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1994: She received the Raman Magsaysay Award.
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2003: She became the
first Indian woman to be appointed as a Police Advisor to
Secretary-General of the United Nations,
in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations.
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2007:
She resigned from Police service, to focus on
social activism and writing.
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2008–2011: She also hosted a TV court show
Aap Ki Kachehri.
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2011:
She was one of the key leaders of the 2011
Indian anti-corruption movement.
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2015:
She joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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2015:
She unsuccessfully contested the 2015 Delhi Assembly
election as the party's
Chief Ministerial candidate.
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May 22, 2016:
She was appointed by the President of India as the
Lt. Governor of the Indian State of Puducherry.
|
| General |
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She started her career as an
Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) in Chanakyapuri
area of Delhi.
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Next, she moved to West Delhi, where she brought a
reduction in crimes against women.
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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).
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She has written several books, and runs the
India Vision Foundation.
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