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Celebrated Indian lady cop Dr. Kiran Bedi visits Indian Embassy in Bahrain

TDT | Manama                                                

The Daily Tribune – www.newsofbahrain.com     

Report by Zahra Ayaz

India’s most famous police officer, Dr. Kiran Bedi, visited the Indian Embassy in Bahrain in coordination with the Indian Ladies Association (ILA).

She is best known for her high moral values and reformist zeal, which saw her introduce the "art of living’ and yoga lessons to hardened criminals in India’s infamous Tihar Jail.

Dr. Bedi, now 73, was India’s first female Deputy Commissioner of Police and Director-General of Prisons and transformed one of South Asia’s toughest prisons.

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Dr. Bedi claims that she always seeks out sisterhood because she is aware of the support that women provide for one another as friends, neighbours, relatives, coworkers, and spiritual followers.

She discussed the difficulties she encountered while performing her duties in a prison where 10,000 inmates were all men and she had never seen a woman managing them.

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“When I used to stroll around, I would see prisoners who appeared to be mentally ill, likely in need of assistance, and awaiting recovery Slowly, I realized that I had to stick by them and ensure that new reforms were implemented inside the prison because there was no decent food and one would be physically assaulted by an officer.”

She cited the following advice: “When you start making a change, don’t make it at a slow pace, make it a revolution.”

“For this reason, I started working right away and asked the public and NGOs to lend a hand by donating items and helping the prisoners, rather than waiting for the government to act.”

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She also mentioned the prison’s smoking inmates as another issue in her lecture. Visitors would often bring food packages with smoke, but one day, with the law's aid, we could make the prisons smoke-free.

“Spiritual nutrition and mental nutrition will make better citizens of the world than those just giving health nutrition.” When asked about youngsters using drugs, she responded to The Daily Tribune by saying, “Close watch and close friends are two crucial things a parent should take care of.

To know what’s happening in their child’s life, always share a meal with them.”