Famous Kiran Bedi is the most admired woman in India for her courageous,experimental and professional approach to all the duties she was ever asked to perform as a Government servant of India. Though she has been transferred out of the offices many times for her efforts to purge the administrative system but public of India has always admired her. She is one of the most famous women of India, who is the roll-model of the young population of India. Early Life Born on June 9, 1949 in the landlord family of Prakash Lal Peshawaria,in Amritsar, a famous city of the state of Punjab, She was second daughter of her parents. In every field of life she always worked hard and the result was it that she always surpassed the previous limits of maximum success. Whether it was studies or her favorite sport, tennis, she stands apart from rest of her contemporaries. She joined NCC and took up the game of tennis while she was studying at Sacred Heart Convent School, Amritsar. Player As a tennis player she had won the inter-University women’s team title, national title and also the Asian title. She did her Bachelor’s degree in English(Hons) from the Government College for Women, Amritsar. She obtained the Master’s degree in Political Science from the Punjab University Chandigarh and had topped the exams. Achievements She was the first woman IPS officer of India. She never compromised with her duties because of external pressure during her government service. It is evident from the fact that once she had challaned a car that was of Prime Minister for wrong parking. She will always be remembered for her daring decisions and whole hearted approach to solve problems in a very short period of time. She shot into fame when she brought a big change by instituting reforms in the management of the biggest prison of Asia named Tihar Jail. She has also served as Lieutenant Governor of Chandigarh and Director General of Narcotics Control Bureau. For her outstanding work in various fields she has been given many prizes including President’s Gallantry Award, Jawaharlal Nehru Fellowship,Mother Teresa Memorial National Award for Social Justice, Magsaysay Award for Government Service. She has inspired thousands of people and India is always proud such unique personalities.
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Bindra Ends India’s Gold Medal Drought in Olympics
August 11th, 2008 
Aman Gold Medal Abhinav Bindra ended India’s gold medal drought on Monday in Beijing Olympics when he won India’s first individual gold medal in men’s 10m air rifle shooting event. It was a pulsating shooting final as winner could be decided only on the basis of his last shot. Silver was won by Zhu Qinan of China and Bronze by Henri Hakkinen of Finland . It must be noted that Zhu Qinan of China is the defending Olympic champion and was the hot favorite to win a gold medal in the event. Abhinav had entered the event as having a world ranking of 17. Competition It was a very though competition as almost all the competitors scored never below 10 . His fellow Indian shooter Gagan Narang had had also did well in the even but could not reach the final as he lost in the count back. In the last Olympic games held in Athens Abhinav had broken the Olympic record but could not win a medal as the other competitors had performed well than him. He had finished seventh in the Athens Olympic games. He had won world championship in 2006. Match Summary He was placed fourth when he entered the final. With his first shot of 10.7 he moved to the third place. He kept his nerves holding and had risen to the second spot even before the fourth shot. With his seventh shot of 10.6 he earned the lead and never looked back after it. He remained aggressive throughout the final and it earned him the gold medal in the end. Speaking to reporters he said “I sincerely hope my medal changes the face of India’s Olympic sports.” His last shot of 10.8 earned the gold medal for him and for India. His final score was (596+140.5)700.5 as compared to Zhu Qinan’s (699.7) and Henri Hakkinen’s (699.4). Prizes It is the first time that India has won a gold medal after the 1980′s Olympic games that was won by the hockey team. Meanwhile President and Prime Minister has congratulated him for his performance. Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal has announced that Rs one crore will be given to him as an award. Haryana government has also announced a cash prize of 25 lakhs for him. BCCI has announced a reward of 25 lakhs for him. Maharashtra Chief Minister Vilasrao Deshmukh has [...]
