Biography

Does Kiran Bedi smoke?: No.Does Kiran Bedi drink alcohol?: No.Her great-great-grandfather had migrated from Peshawar to Amritsar.She was brought up in both Hindu and Sikh traditions.Her father was an active Lawn Tennis player. Later, Kiran Bedi got inspired by her father and started playing Tennis at the age of 9.Kiran Bedi went on to play professional Tennis at the National level and also represented India in Sri Lanka; where the Indian team won the Lionel Fonseka Memorial Trophy in 1973.Its said that the reason behind her short-cut-hair is Tennis; as Bedi didnt consider long hairs comfortable while playing the sport. Kiran Bedi Playing Lawn Tennis.While in school, she joined the National Cadet Corps (NCC) and actively participated in extra-curricular activities.After completing her masters degree in political science from Panjab University, Chandigarh, she worked as a lecturer at Khalsa College for Women in Amritsar from 1970 to 1972.She was inspired to join the Indian civil services by the civil servants at the Service Club in Amritsar. There, she also met her future husband Raj Bedi.