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KiranBedim, Ph.D, is India¶s first and highest ranking (retired in 2007) womanofficer who joined the Indian Police Service in 1972. Her experience andexpertise include more than 35 years of tough, innovative and welfarepolicing. She has worked with the United Nations as the Police Advisor to theSecretary General, in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations. She has

represented India at the United Nations, and in International forums on crimeprevention, drug abuse, police and prison reforms and women¶s issues. She has also been a National and an Asian Tennis champion. Recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award (also called the AsianNobel Prize), and several other decorations, Dr. Bedi is an author of several



books, anchors radio and television shows and is a columnist with leadingnewspapers and magazines. She is a sought after speaker on social,professional and leadership issues.She is the founder of twoNGOs, Navjyoti and India Vision Foundation, which reach out to over 10,000beneficiaries daily, in the areas of drug abuse treatment, schooling for

children of prisoners, in addition to education, training, counseling, and healthcare to the urban and rural poor. Kiran Bedi has been voted as India's most admired woman and fifth amongstall Indians. In polls conducted by the "The Week "( 2002) Kiran Bedi was voted as the most admired womanin the country, 5th most admired Indian and one of the 15 Indian Icons of 2006.

A non fiction feature film on Dr Kiran bedi's life entitled Yes, Madam Sir has

been produced by Australian film maker,MeganD

oneman. This film is beingscreened in film festivals around the world. Its commentator is anAcademyAward winner , Helen Mirren. Dr Kiran Bediwas present during its screeningsin Toronto, Dubai and Adelaide, and to address the Q&A sessions at the endof each show. Every time it has been screened, it has received a standingovation.The documentary has made a clean sweep of the award categories---³Best Documentary´ with a cash award of $100,000, the biggest prize for adocumentary for any film festival in the US and theSocial JusticeAward with $2500.00 at Santa Barbara International Film Festival. µYes

Madam Sir¶ got a unanimous vote from the juryPilavullakandi

Thekkeparambil Usha (Malayalam:��s� ��Ç��À i�)(born June 27, 1964), popularly known as P. T. Usha, isan Indian athlete from the state of Kerala. P. T. Usha has been associatedwith Indian athletics since 1979. She is regarded as one of the greatestathletes India has ever produced and is often called the "queen of Indiantrack and field".[2] She is nicknamed Payyoli Express. Currently she runsthe Usha School of Athletics at Koyilandy in Kerala.P. T. Usha was born inthe village of Payyoli, Kozhikode District, Kerala. In 1976 the Kerala StateGovernment started a Sports School for women, and Usha was chosen to

represent her district.

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