Kiran Bedi, a small woman with a huge mission, has been compared to Mother Theresa and Mahatma Gandhi. A police woman and a reformer,Bedi has worked in the most dangerous parts of Indian society, finding non-violent solutions to violent problems. She believes that police should help prevent social problems, not wait until the problems worsen. Tens of thousands of police officers, formerly feared for their violence, have been turned into "welfare police" as a result of her ground-breaking training at the police school in New Delhi.

Bedi also transformed one of the largest prisons in the world, Tihar Central Jail, from a hell hole to a reformatory. Among her innovations were meditation sessions for the prisoners, which helped quell jailhouse violence, treatment for drug addicts, and new vocational trade schools for the slum-dwelling poor.

After studying law and police education, Bedi became India's first female police officer. She became well known after having Indira Gandhi's illegally parked car towed, believing the powerful as well as the powerless should respect the law. Though she was "punished" through undesirable transfers, she recovered and eventually became India's Deputy Police Commissioner., and later was appointed to lead the U.N.'s Department of Peacekeeping Operations worldwide.

"Kiran Bedi is a famous policewoman, accomplished and upright. I think she might soon become the top police officer of New Delhi."
‒Gautam Adhikari, Editor-in-Chief, Daily News & Analysis, Mumbai