Kiran Bedi
Delhi University (LLB)
Published: November 3, 2025
Event Date: August 31, 1994
Former Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry
Achievement Award
Event Description
A retired Indian Police Service officer and social activist. She was the first woman to join the IPS in 1972 and served for 35 years before taking voluntary retirement.
Summary
Her work in prison reform, particularly during her time as the Inspector General of Prisons, Tihar Jail, earned her the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award, often called the 'Asian Nobel Prize'."
Award Details
Ramon Magsaysay Award
Institution Details
Delhi University (LLB)
Educational Institution