| Loved by millions in India and abroad,
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| | approached various universities to join
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| first woman IPS officer Kiran Bedi was
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| | hands and include the Bureau of Police
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| born on June 9, 1949 in Amritsar, Punjab.
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| | Research and Development (BPRD) in the
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| Today she is a role model for every
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| | curriculum at graduation and
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| Indian woman. The Magsaysay award winner
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| | post-graduation levels.
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| for social work and reform, is now, the
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| | Even after 60 years of Independence
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| Director General in the Bureau of Police
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| | people are not comfortable and compatible
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| Research and Development, Ministry of
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| | with the police. Do you think police
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| Home Affairs. Kiran Bedi spoke her heart
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| | failed to infuse confidence among the
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| out in an exclusive interview with
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| | masses?
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| Headlinesindia.
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| | Kiran Bedi: Yes. It is a matter of deep
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| Tihar no longer remains your dream
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| | concern that even after 60 years of
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| 'Correctional Home', rather it is again
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| | Independence, the police have failed to
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| back to its basic as another typical
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| | gain the good faith of the countrymen.
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| jail. There have been reports of the
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| | The reasons, however, are many. Terrorism
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| inmates dying everyday. What is your
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| | and naxalism are the menace to the
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| reaction?
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| | society, as they disrupt the economic and
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| Kiran Bedi: As far as Tihar Correctional
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| | social fabric of the nation. Such anti
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| Home is concerned, it is partly reformed.
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| | social ideologies do not warrant an
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| It is because of the absence of
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| | economically developed area, so that it
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| managerial strategy. 'The 9 am walk' was
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| | may remain under their control. But, we,
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| regularly carried out in my tenure, which
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| | the civic society can bounce back through
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| helped in direct communication with
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| | education and building up the character
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| inmates. I had commenced certain
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| | of the people.
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| programmes of vocational training,
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| | Pay packages and additional facilities
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| counsellings and meditation. The school,
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| | for the police officials still remain a
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| which was opened for juvenile prisoners,
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| | matter of concern, especially on basic
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| has been inoperative. I feel sorry about
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| | levels. Why has nothing been done on it?
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| the state of prisoners in Tihar.
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| | Kiran Bedi: True. That cannot be ruled
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| It has been quite sometime since you took
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| | out but it can be resolved. Again the
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| charge of Director General Bureau of
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| | managerial strategy, which I was talking
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| Police Research and Development, Ministry
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| | about earlier that requires in getting
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| of Home Affairs. Is this more challenging
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| | the matter solved. On the other hand
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| than your previous profiles?
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| | every individual should add on his or her
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| Kiran Bedi: Public relations bring
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| | own spirit and it has to be volunteer
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| transparency and it makes your duty more
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| | service. Things like sniffing your own
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| challenging. In this case, the
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| | fault can to some extent change the
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| contribution from the people pays equal
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| | system to a certain extent. The petition
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| dividends. The voice, which I raised in
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| | boxes should come to its place to get
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| Tihar, cannot be raised here. But, we are
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| | feedbacks and complaints. Let the public
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| doing our bit with the use of modern
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| | write to the Director General directly
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| technology, we are reaching out to the
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| | regarding anything related to the
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| people with our programmes and research
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| | functioning of the department. We will
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| works. It is the first time that one
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| | put all efforts to rectify it.
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| could enjoy listening to the sound of the
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| | This time we are going for a woman
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| bugles and the drum drill. About half a
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| | candidate in the forthcoming presidential
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| million overseas people have viewed our
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| | election. Can Pratibha Patil, if elected,
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| website and appreciated it. Its a
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| | really become a symbol of women power in
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| different approach. We also have
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| | India?
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