Birthday Special : 10 Unknown facts about Kiran Bedi
Birthday Special : 10 Unknown facts about Kiran Bedi
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The iron lady has been appointed as the Lieutenant Governor of pondicherry, Tamil Nadu. YES! We’re talking about Kiran Bedi!


Most of the people know her life only from the outside. Here are some extremely interesting facts about the lady that will interest you:

1. She has taken the position of becoming the first woman IPS (Indian Police Service) officer of India.
2.   She had different plans earlier, She started her career as a teacher in political science college in Amritsar.
3.  Her educational qualifications are just commendable
#Completed PhD from IIT Delhi
#Law from Delhi University
# Masters degree in Political Science from Punjab University
 # English Honours graduate from Government College for Women, Amritsar.

4. She is nicknamed 'Crane Bedi'. This happened because she used cranes a lot to tow the wrongly parked cars and other vehicles. She did not even spare the car of former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi. Rules are for everyone, she said. 

5. She was the one who started the daily routine of Yoga in Tihar jail and not just yoga but also meditation for the prisoners.  She also introduced literacy programmes at Tihar.
6. Apart from the amazing excellence in academics, Kiran Bedi was also a tennis champion.  
#Winner of  Asian Lawn Tennis Championship held in 1972
#All India Interstate Women's Lawn Tennis Championship 
# other zonal and state level tournaments as well.
7. She has founded two organisations - Navajyoti and India Vision Foundation. 
This organisation helps women and people who are drug and alcohol addicts. 
8. A movie was based on her life in the Tamil Cinema named, 'Karthavyam'. the movie became a sure shot hit. 

9. Kiran Bedi is also a writer, she has written more 12 books. 
These are talking about her stay and experiences at Tihar jail. Corruption and the scams of the government.

10. She was the anchor of a reality-justice show called ‘Aap Ki Kachehri’ which dealt with the real-life cases and solved them there and then. 

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