India’s first Lady IPS – The proud Indian woman –Kiran Bedi She is the first woman to join the Indian Police Service (IPS) in 1972. On the 1973 Republic Day, thisfirst lady IPS participated in a parade in front of first Indian lady Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. People usually ask her, Why she joined IPS? She replies, “Because I want to serve the people from a position of authority so that I can serve them best.” About her: ·Birth Date: 9thof June 1949 ·Birth Place: Amritsar, Punjab,India. ·Education: 1.School – The Sacred Heart Convent School, Amritsar. 2.B.A. (English) [1968] – The Government College for Women, Amritsar. 3.Master’s degree (Political science) [1970] – Punjab University, Chandigarh. 4.LLB [1988] – Delhi University, Delhi. 5.Ph.D. (Social Sciences) [1993] – Awarded by Department of Social Sciences,Indian Institute of Technology,New Delhi. Sports: ·National junior Tennis champion at the age 16. ·Kiran Bedi is also a former all-India and all-Asian tennis champion. ·Kiran had won the Asian Ladies Title at the age of 22. ·Best athlete of her college.
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