As I See
Book Specification
| Item Code: | NAJ061 |
| Author: | Kiran Bedi |
| Publisher: | Sterling Paperbacks |
| Language: | English |
| Edition: | 2008 |
| ISBN: | 9788120729384 |
| Pages: | 384 |
| Cover: | Paperback |
| Other Details | 8.5 inch x 5.5 inch |
| Weight | 410 gm |
Book Description
About the Book
"What do I do with all that I see, hear, read and observe? I can ignore, forget, complain or postpone ... But I needed to write and express in words what I saw ... and I will continue to ... "
Kiran Bedi, in her usual refreshingly candid style, shares wide-ranging issues which have angered, inspired or fascinated her. Through her matter-of- fact style of writing, she draws her readers into situations that they may either not have access to or may tend to ignore.
As I See ... is a persistent effort by the author to encourage greater awareness about various social and ethical issues in a hope to invoke, provoke and inspire readers to heightened levels of sensitivity, participation and response.
About the Author
Dr. Kiran Bedi is India's first and highest ranking woman officer in the Indian Police Service. Her experience and expertise include more than 33 years of tough, responsive and interactive policing, within India and outside.
She has worked with the United Nations as the Police Advisor to the Secretary General, in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations. She has represented India at the United Nations, and in international forums on crime prevention, drug trafficking and abuse, prison reform, women's issues and peace- keeping operations.
Recipient of the prestigious Ramon Magsaysay Award (also called the Asian Nobel Prize), and several other decorations, Dr. Bedi is the author of four books and a regular columnist with leading dailies, newspapers and magazines. She is also a very sought after speaker on various social, professional and leadership issues at national and international forums.
She is the founder of two Non- Governmental Organizations, Navjyoti and India Vision Foundation, that provide drug abuse treatment and rehabilitation, residential schooling for children of prisoners, in addition to education, training, counselling, and health care to the urban and rural poor.
Contents
| 1. | Blurred, Yet Moved | 1 |
| 2. | A Day of Gratitude | 4 |
| 3. | Giving Readers Good Choices | 7 |
| 4. | Internal- Policing | 10 |
| 5. | From Darkness to light | 13 |
| 6. | Giving In or Giving Up ... | 16 |
| 7. | Don't Read, Please Talk | 20 |
| 8. | Right to Reject | 24 |
| 9. | Parents Like Mine | 27 |
| 10. | A Wish Speech | 30 |
| 11. | Eating the Elephant | 33 |
| 12. | Illicit to Genuine Spirit | 37 |
| 13. | My Maiden Duty - An Eye-Witness Account | 41 |
| 14. | More Captain Thapars - How? | 45 |
| 15. | Never Too Late | 48 |
| 16. | All of Yourself | 52 |
| 17. | We Can Learn from This Mayor | 55 |
| 18. | Salute the Vision | 59 |
| 19. | Want to Fail or Pass? | 63 |
| 20. | Who is a Champion? | 67 |
| 21. | Soft Backbones and Hard Hearts | 71 |
| 22. | Ritual to Real | 75 |
| 23. | We are Being Held Back | 79 |
| 24. | The Miracle of Dhamma | 82 |
| 25. | Shapath Without Ifs and Buts | 85 |
| 26. | Till Further Orders | 88 |
| 27. | Three Orbits | 92 |
| 28. | Removing Obstacles | 96 |
| 29. | Here and There | 99 |
| 30. | Whoever and Wherever | 102 |
| 31. | My Reward | 105 |
| 32. | Zero Tolerance | 109 |
| 33. | Questions Which Need Answers | 112 |
| 34. | Bhogor Yog | 115 |
| 35. | Values in Policing | 118 |
| 36. | Not Just One | 122 |
| 37. | Not Born Free | 125 |
| 38. | Who is to Blame? | 128 |
| 39. | The Enemy Within | 130 |
| 40. | Khadi and Khaki | 133 |
| 41. | Where There is a Will There is a Way | 135 |
| 42. | Pigeons, Dogs and Trucks | 139 |
| 43. | The Best and the Worst | 143 |
| 44. | Foundations or Furniture | 147 |
| 45. | The Oldest Profession is Thriving | 150 |
| 46. | Life Goes Through Rehearsals | 154 |
| 47. | Justice Delayed | 158 |
| 48. | Let's Help Ourselves | 160 |
| 49. | Enthusiasm to Serve | 163 |
| 50. | Visionary Leaders | 166 |
| 51. | Combatting Terrorism | 169 |
| 52. | Responsible Parenting | 172 |
| 53 | Service Before Self | 174 |
| 54. | The Rule of Law | 177 |
| 55. | All- Rounders | 180 |
| 56. | Double Standards | 183 |
| 57. | Royalty into Garbage | 186 |
| 58. | Change is Life | 189 |
| 59. | Putting Passion to Work | 193 |
| 60. | Lifeline of Life | 196 |
| 61. | To be Home by Sunset | 199 |
| 62. | Dawn of a New Generation | 203 |
| 63. | What is Stopping You | 207 |
| 64. | We are Different | 211 |
| 65 | 360 Degrees | 214 |
| 66. | Wings of God | 218 |
| 67. | Depends on Our Perspective | 220 |
| 68. | Where is My Country? | 223 |
| 69. | Taking Care of Women in Distress | 226 |
| 70. | Are They Pretty or Beauty Contests? | 230 |
| 71. | No City is Dearer to me than New Delhi | 233 |
| 72. | Quality People will Deliver Quality Results | 236 |
| 73. | Life is Change Growth is Optional. | 239 |
| | Choose Wisely | |
| 74. | Where Women Groan Under Bride Price | 242 |
| 75. | Will We See A Change in our own Lifetime? | 245 |
| 76. | Danger Zone: Men and Women at Work | 248 |
| 77. | Speaking up for the Aging Guardians | 251 |
| 78. | Wanted: Gurpreets and Sardar Patels | 254 |
| 79. | To Our Representatives | 257 |
| 80. | Build on Strengths | 260 |
| 81. | New Ideas and Idioms for Success | 263 |
| 82. | Where are the Wives of Policemen? | 267 |
| 83. | What I Missed Most when I was Abroad | 270 |
| 84. | The World Will Watch You ... | 273 |
| 85. | A Guarantee of Good Governance | 276 |
| 86. | Goodbye UN ... For Now ... ? | 280 |
| 87. | My Mission at the United Nations | 284 |
| 88. | You Be The Sky ... But How? | 288 |
| 89. | Promoting Peace All Around | 292 |
| 90. | The Power of the 5Ps | 295 |
| 91. | Thanksgiving as a Celebration | 299 |
| 92. | Amtrak and the Shatabdi: A Study in Contrast | 303 |
| 93. | A Comparative Reality Circus | 307 |
| 94. | Voters' Right to Know, US Style | 311 |
| 95. | An American Friend's Visit To India | 315 |
| 96. | Where Security is Offensive and Obnoxious | 319 |
| 97. | An Open Letter to All Indians Anywhere | 322 |
| 98. | Prayer Promotes Ties And Spreads Harmony | 326 |
| 99. | Commonalities in Diversity | 329 |
| 100. | Excellence in What? | 332 |
| 101. | The Real Meaning of Power | 335 |
| 102. | Full Marks to the Judiciary | 338 |
| 103. | Let's Demystify the Roots of Leadership | 341 |
| 104. | It's Good to be a Saheli | 345 |
| 105. | Let's Learn the Culture of Giving and Sharing | 349 |
| 106. | Iraqi Prisons and the Humiliation of the US | 352 |
| 107. | It's Good to be Grounded Once | 355 |
| 108. | We Exist in Profound Interdependence | 359 |
| 109. | Women Sarpanches as Rubber Stamps | 362 |
| 110. | We The People Who Make Way for 'Them' | 365 |
| 111. | The Hen and the Pig Talk about Starvation | 368 |
| 112. | Seeing Indian Women in a Time Warp | 371 |
