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Kiran Bedi was the first woman officer to join the Indian Police Service (IPS), way back in 1972.
Kiran Bedi is well – known for her practical and no-nonsense approach, be it in the days of being an Inspector General of Prisons or today, as a political activist. Born in 1949 in Amritsar, Bedi is qualified in Political Science as well as Law.
Beginning her career as a Lecturer, she later joined the IPS and has juggled a number of challenging and demanding roles. Bedi was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994 for her exceptional work in introducing reformatory measures for the inmates of the Tihar jail.
Bedi has also set up the Navjyoti India Foundation and India Vision Foundation, which reach out to improve the lives of the under-privileged sections of society. Currently, she is also involved in supporting the India Against Corruption movement.
Why we find her inspiring:
– For being a frontrunner for all women officers in the IPS.
– For proving that women can excel at any job – even one that was traditionally viewed as a “man’s job”.
– For continuing to work for social progress even after retirement.
*Photo credit: www.kiranbedi.com
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UP Boards Topper Prachi Nigam was trolled on social media for her facial hair; our obsession with appearance is harsh on young minds.
Prachi Nigam’s photo has been doing the rounds on social media for the right reasons. Well, scratch that- I wish the above statement were true. This 15-year-old girl should ideally be revelling in her spectacular achievement of scoring a whopping 98.05% and topping her tenth-grade boards. But oddly enough, along with her marks, it’s something else that garners more attention – her facial hair.
While the trolls are driving themselves giddy by mocking this girl who hasn’t even completed her school yet, the ones who are taking her side are going one step ahead – they are sharing her photoshopped pictures, sans the facial hair, looking nothing less than a celebrity with captions saying – “Prachi Nigam, ten years later”.
Doctors have already diagnosed her with PCOD in their comments, based on photographic evidence. While we have names for people shamed for their weight – body shaming, for their skin colour- racism, for their age- age shaming, for being a female- sexism, this category of shaming where one faces criticism for their appearance has no name. With that, it also has zero shame attached to it.
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