57 Facts About Kiran Bedi

1. In 2016 Kiran Bedi was appointed lieutenant governor of Puducherry union territory.

2. In 2003 Kiran Bedi became the first woman and the first Indian to be appointed United Nations civilian police adviser.

3. Kiran Bedi said the Budget covered all sections of society and ensured transparency.

4. Kiran Bedi met her future husband Brij Kiran Bedi on tennis courts of Amritsar.

5. Kiran Bedi is a retired Indian Police Service officer, social activist, former tennis player and politician who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

6. Kiran Bedi got married to Brij Kiran Bedi in the year 1972 and they have a daughter together.

7. Kiran Bedi is known as the audacious woman who became the first woman to become an IPS officer of India in 1972.

8. Kiran Bedi married Brij Kiran Bedi in 1972 and the couple had a daughter named Saina.

9. Kiran Bedi does not come from political background that itself is one good merit.

10. Kiran Bedi unfurled the national flag at the Republic Day function held at the Indira Gandhi Sports Complex, Uppalam.

11. Kiran Bedi said the Puducherry government was keen to assure good governance and people-centric administration through greater transparency and accountability.

12. Kiran Bedi's met her future husband Brij Bedi on tennis courts of Amritsar.

13. Kiran Bedi's lost the election from Krishna Nagar constituency to AAP candidate SK Bagga by a margin of 2277 votes, and AAP came to power again with an absolute majority after one year.

14. Kiran Bedi's accepted the invitation without a speaking fee, but her NGO was to be reimbursed for travel expenses.

15. Kiran Bedi's opposed frequent transfers, stating that these lead to poor cadre management.

16. Kiran Bedi resigned from police service in November 2007, citing personal reasons.

17. In 2007, Kiran Bedi applied for the post of Delhi Police Commissioner.

18. Kiran Bedi requested a transfer back to Delhi, where her family would be able to take care of her mother.

19. Kiran Bedi's was not on good terms with her immediate supervisor in the government, the Minister for Prisons Harsharan Singh Balli.

20. Kiran Bedi's established petition boxes so that prisoners could write to the IG about any issue.

21. Kiran Bedi's organized additional activities such as sports, prayer, and festival celebrations.

22. Kiran Bedi's introduced yoga and Vipassana meditation classes to change the prisoners' attitudes.

23. Kiran Bedi refused to surrender the seat, saying that her daughter deserved the seat.

24. Kiran Bedi's requested Joint Secretary to transfer her to Mizoram, a remote border state in North-East India.

25. Kiran Bedi's hoped that this would lead to her reassignment to Delhi Police after a few years.

26. Kiran Bedi's wanted a challenging posting in either Andamans, Arunachal Pradesh or Mizoram.

27. In 1986, Kiran Bedi became DCP of Delhi's North District, where the primary problem was drug abuse.

28. Kiran Bedi applied for leave, so that she could go to Delhi and take care of her daughter.

29. One day, during a patrol, Kiran Bedi noticed that there was a huge mass at the ferry boarding point.

30. Kiran Bedi's enabled anonymous reporting of any knowledge about crimes.

31. Kiran Bedi's was the only woman in a batch of 80 men, and became the first woman IPS officer.

32. Kiran Bedi's continued playing tennis until the age of thirty, when she started focusing on her Indian Police Service career.

33. Kiran Bedi graduated in 1968, with a BA in English, from Government College for Women at Amritsar.

34. When she was in Class 9, Kiran Bedi joined Cambridge College, a private institute that offered science education and prepared her for matriculation exam.

35. Kiran Bedi's participated in National Cadet Corps, among other extra-curricular activities.

36. Kiran Bedi started her formal studies in 1954, at the Sacred Heart Convent School in Amritsar.

37. Kiran Bedi's is the second child of Prakash Lal Peshawaria and Prem Lata.

38. On 22 May 2016, Kiran Bedi was appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

39. Kiran Bedi's resigned in 2007, to focus on social activism and writing.

40. Kiran Bedi's started her career as an Assistant Superintendent of Police in Chanakyapuri area of Delhi, and won the President's Police Medal in 1979.

41. Kiran Bedi's is the first woman to join the Indian Police Service.

42. Kiran Bedi was born on 9 June 1949 and is a retired Indian Police Service officer, social activist, former tennis player and politician who is the current Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

43. Kiran Bedi was featured in National Geographic's Series "Mega Icons", which revolves around the life of her.

44. In 2003, Kiran Bedi became the first woman to be appointed the United Nations civilian police adviser.

45. Kiran Bedi termed the move as an attempt to force "western solutions" on "Tihar Ashram", and filed a counter affidavit opposing the demand.

46. In May 1994, Kiran Bedi organized a 'health day', during which around 400 doctors and paramedics were invited to attend to Tihar's patients.

47. Kiran Bedi reported to the Mizoram Government in Aizawl on 27 April 1990.

48. In the 1980s, Kiran Bedi attracted ire of Delhi politicians and lawyers.

49. Kiran Bedi left DGIC in October 1985, and shortly after her departure, the organization was wound up as part of an economy drive.

50. Kiran Bedi sent a personal letter to the IGP, as well as a detailed explanation to the Goa government, with medical reports and certificates.

51. Kiran Bedi left for Delhi anyway, since she had enough leaves in her account.

52. Kiran Bedi arrived in Goa in March 1983, on a three-year assignment.

53. Kiran Bedi requested the Home Ministry to not to transfer her out of Delhi until her daughter's condition became stable.

54. Kiran Bedi implemented an open door policy, which encouraged citizens to interact with her.

55. On 16 July 1972, Kiran Bedi started her police training at the National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie.

56. Kiran Bedi was born on 9 June 1949 in Amritsar, in a well-to-do Punjabi business family.

57. In 2003, Kiran Bedi 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.