Ms. Kiran Bedi is the humane and fearless icon who has come to be the most revered & idolized lady in the Indian Police Services. Ms. Kiran Bedi, who is currently serving as the Director General at the Bureau of Police Research and Development (BPR&D;), has recently been awarded the Suryadutta award early this month. This visionary, with her holistic view on betterment of the country set up ‘Navjyoti’ and ‘India Vision Foundation’ a few years back showcasing her ever active involvement in community services. Apart from being the first woman IPS officer and the recipient of innumerable awards like the Ramon Magsaysay Award and the FICCI award, Ms. Bedi has been a path breaker in prison reforms, community policing, crime prevention strategies, drug abuse treatment, spirituality in police training and schooling of street children. She has come a long way from her well known and talked about stint at the Tihar Jail to her recognition as the UN Civilian Police Advisor and Director General in Home Guard and Civil Defense.

She felt one should make the right decisions without fearing consequences. After playing her interview to “Hard Talk” on BBC, she stressed on the importance of planning one’s career, self-introspection and always being aware of where one is headed. Further she said, one should constantly update and upgrade oneself with personal and professional training.

“Ribandar Talks” is a series of lectures by eminent personalities initiated by the students of Goa Institute of Management. This has become an annual feature at GIM and is a platform for interaction between Industry and the Institute. It has helped in establishing a real time relationship between industry bigwigs and would be managers and entrepreneurs of tomorrow who would be leading the nation in its quest for sustainable development in all fields. This forum also helps the speakers to be exposed to questions from fresh minds of the student community, opening them to the diverse perspectives.

The list of the eminent personalities who addressed the students of GIM and the range of areas covered is impressive. . Speakers who visited GIM recently are Mr. J P Singh- Chief Secretary of Goa, Mr. Cajetan Vaz- National Creative Director-Everest Brand Solutions, Mr. Sandeep Dasgupta, CEO – Deutche MF, Mr. Amitabh Chaturvedi, Group President – Reliance Capital, Mr. Proshanto Banerjee , Ex – CMD GAIL, Mr. Jatinder (Jeet) N.D. Gupta – University of Alabama Huntsville USA.