Kiran Bedi And Brij Bedi's Broken Marriage, 10 Yr Age Gap, He Polished Her Shoes, Tragic Separation

The first woman IPS officer, Kiran Bedi, paved the way for many women when she joined forces in 1972. Breaking the gender stereotype, Kiran became one of the most fearless officers in the history of the Indian Police Service. A former tennis player, Kiran also served as the 24th Lieutenant Governor of Puducherry.

Kiran started her career as an Assistant Superintendent of Police and later became an IPS officer. During her service, Kiran brought a significant reduction in crime against women and also launched a campaign against drug abuse. In 2003, Kiran became the first Indian and first woman to be appointed head of the United Nations Police Advisor in the United Nations Department of Peace Operations. She served the nation for 35 years and then took voluntary retirement in 2007.

Kiran Bedi’s professional life saw many heights. However, her personal life was not that successful. While serving the nation, she sacrificed a lot in her life. One such sacrifice was her marriage to Brij Bedi, who was a social activist and Kiran’s biggest cheerleader. Despite being madly in love with each other, Kiran and Brij’s love story could not culminate in a happy ending. Let us read on to know their tragic tale of love.

 Kiran Bedi met Brij Bedi at a tennis court

It was in Khalsa College, Amritsar, that Brij Bedi met Kiran Peshawaria for the first time. Kiran, who had returned from Chandigarh, taught as a lecturer at Khalsa College for Women in Amritsar, and during one of the tennis practice sessions, she met Brij Bedi. They played together and became good friends.

Kiran Bedi and Brij Bedi had an age gap of 10 years

Despite having an age gap of 10 years, Kiran and Brij were convinced that they wanted to spend the rest of their lives together. In 1972, Brij and Kiran got married in an intimate ceremony, and soon after the wedding, Kiran began her police training at the National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie.

Kiran Bedi was always clear about her career. Though she took a job as a lecturer at Khalsa College, she wanted to pursue IAS or go to Canada to do a PhD. It was Brij Bedi who encouraged Kiran to achieve her goals and aspirations, and she he stood like a pillar of strength.

Brij Bedi cooked and polished Kiran Bedi’s shoes and became a visiting husband

Kiran and Brij were madly in love with each other, and this became one of the most poignant reasons for their solid relationship. When Kiran was accepted as the first woman in IPS, she attributed her success to her husband, Brij Bedi and called him ‘my personal God’.

There was never a male ego involved in their relationship, as he used to cook and even polish her shoes. He even pressed her legs when she would return home after a hectic day at work. Since the beginning, Kiran was clear about her dreams, and since they both knew she would be posted outside Amritsar, Brij was prepared to be a visiting husband.

Brij Bedi and Kiran Bedi’s tragic separation

When Kiran Bedi became the first-ever IPS officer, she was posted in Delhi. Kiran's parents moved into the government house allocated to her, along with her younger sisters. The constant interference from Kiran’s family disturbed Kiran and Brij’s marital harmony. In 1975, Kiran and Brij welcomed their daughter, Saina, but Brij and his family could hardly see the baby because of the dominance of Kiran’s parents.

Feeling suffocated in the house, Brij moved out of the house after a short period of his daughter’s birth. Kiran and Brij started living separately. After the separation, Brij met his daughter, Saina, on weekends. In an interview with Dr Uma Arara for Punjab Monitor, Brij Bedi revealed that it was their daughter, Saina, who paid the price of her parent’s separation as she never got the love of both her parents.

Brij Bedi and Kiran Bedi never got divorced

Despite staying away, Brij Bedi never divorced Kiran Bedi and maintained a cordial relationship with her. The only reason why the social activist didn’t go ahead with the option of divorce from Kiran was their daughter, Saina Bedi. In the interview, Brij Bedi elaborated on the same and said:

“They (Kiran's parents) wanted a divorce. Even Kiran mentioned it once but I refused saying our achievement is mine. She was my dream. There was a time when she had called me 'her god' in one such interviews. But then things became really bad between us. For our daughter's sake I never thought of a divorce. My' parents too used to insist sometimes but I did not want to get married again."

On January 31, 2016, when Brij Bedi passed away, Kiran penned a heartfelt obituary for him. Despite staying away from each other for years, Brij Bedi remained a devoted husband to Kiran Bedi.

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