Kiran Bedi

Kiran Bedi (Hindi: किरण बेदी)(Punjabi:ਕਿਰਣ ਬੇਦੀ) (9 June 1949) is an Indian social activist and a retired Indian Police Service (IPS) officer. She became the first woman to join the IPS in 1972, and most recently held the post of Director General, BPR&D (Bureau of Police Research and Development), Ministry of Home Affairs. She retired from the IPS in December, 2007, after taking voluntary retirement. She was the host and TV judge of the popular TV series "Aap Ki Kachehri" (English, "Your Court"), broadcast on the Indian TV channel, Star Plus. This program feature Indian families approaching her TV court and explaining their problems to her. She then offers legal advice and monetary help to solve the problem. This program is classified as an EDUtainment program, as it attempts to simplify and explain legal procedures and Indian law to the viewers.
She has also founded two NGOs in India: Navjyoti for welfare and preventive policing in 1987^[1] and the India Vision Foundation for prison reformation, drug abuse prevention and child welfare in 1994.^[2]
In 2007, she was granted voluntary retirement from the IPS.^[3]

Kiran Bedi
Born	June 9, 1949 (1949-06-09) (age 61) Amritsar, Punjab
Residence	India
Nationality	Indian
Occupation	Social activist, IPS Officer (1972–2007)
Awards	1994 Ramon Magsaysay Award President’s Gallantry Award (1979) Women of the Year Award (1980) Asia Region Award for Drug Prevention and Control (1991) Magsaysay Award (1994) for Government Service Mahila Shiromani Award (1995) Father Machismo Humanitarian Award (1995) Lion of the Year (1995) Joseph Beuys Award (1997) Pride of India (1999) Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for Social Justice (2005)
Website http://www.kiranbedi.com/