Kiran Bedi Combo For Children (Set of 5 Books)  (Paperback, Kiran Bedi)

This Box Set Includes The Following 5 Titles:

1.) A Boy Cut for Girls
While playing tennis, Kiran Bedi felt her long braids became more and more of a nuisance, as they kept dangling in front of her face and disturbing her game. Once, when she couldn’t stand this any longer, she got her parent’s permission and ran to the men’s saloon across the road and got her hair cut. This is how she got her boy-cut, which later became a trend among girls. She was glad that at an early age, she learnt how to prioritize simple things in life.

2.) Crane Bedi
In 1982, as the Asian Games were only a year away, the Governor of Delhi called for Kiran Bedi and gave her the herculean task of regulating the chaotic Delhi traffic. Kiran Bedi became better known as ‘Crane Bedi’, as she hired all the cranes in the city and towed away wrongly parked vehicles. One day, a sub inspector towed away a VIP’s car that was parked wrongly. This happened to be the then Prime Minister Smt. Indira Gandhi’s car! In spite of this, Kiran Bedi appreciated and supported the sub inspector for carrying out his duty conscientiously.

3.) How to Lose a Shoe
One day, while travelling, Kiran Bedi stepped into the ladies compartment. All the women beat her up. They all thought she was a boy because of her clothes and haircut. She was pitilessly dragged to the compartment door, and her shoe fell off the train. She managed to act quickly and let the other shoe fall, so that whoever gets her first shoe, finds a pair for use. She later read that the legendary Mahatma Gandhi had also done something similar when one of his slippers fell off the train. He had then continued his journey barefoot, happy that his slippers would be of use to someone.

4.) Thank You, Mr. Secretary
The Secretary of the Tennis Association, who issued railway concession forms, loved to keep people waiting in a queue. Kiran Bedi used to travel extensively for her tennis tournaments so she needed a concession form, but she had to stand for hours in this nearly static queue.
One day she finally lost her patience and boldly said to the Secretary, that thanks to his ways, she has learnt not to ever waste anyone else’s time. Hearing this, the Secretary got furious and later intentionally deprived her of participating in Wimbledon, although she was eligible for it. Kiran Bedi was heartbroken for a while, but remained thankful to this gentleman for teaching her to value others’ time.

5.) Tihar Jail
The years spent at Tihar Jail were the most fruitful years of Kiran Bedi’s life. At first, she was taken aback by the filth and darkness of the prison. She then decided that she would bring about a change in this hell on earth.

With a group of trusted officials, she worked on improving the hygiene and general condition of the prison. For the prisoners, she designed programs that kept them engaged in useful activities. To break the barriers of religion, she gathered all of them to take part in various religious festivals.

The prisoners had opportunities to study and were taught to practice meditation. By the end of her stay at Tihar jail, she had transformed the prison into an Ashram.