Kiran Bedi, Crane Bedi : Learn English (US) with subtitles - Story for Children & Adults
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The 1982 Asia Games are about to start in a few days. Delhi traffic has to flow smoothly. A car is parked, illegally. Oh no... it's the Prime Minister's car. What will Kiran Bedi and her sub-inspector do?
Translator/Author : Kiran Bedi
Narration : Bernadette Joseph
Music : Acoustricks
Illustration : M Karthiravan
Animation : BookBox
Crane Bedi
The Governor called for me.
I did not quite know
what to expect.
He called me inside his office,
looked at me and asked,
“Kiran,
do you know
why I have called you?”
I swung my head from side to side
and said I did not.
Then he smiled slightly and said,
“Kiran,
the Asian Games
are hardly a year away
and the Delhi traffic condition
is chaotic.
I want you to take over
as the Delhi traffic chief.”
I did not know how to react.
This was a huge responsibility
and it turned out to be
one of the most
rewarding experiences
of my career.
And of course,
it would win me the nickname
‘Crane Bedi’.
The 1982 Asian Games
that were held in Delhi
were a prestigious event for India.
I had to draw on
every bit of my energy
to regulate the traffic.
I was out on the roads
every morning by 8am,
in my white Ambassador,
which was fitted
with a wireless set
and a loudspeaker.
I held a microphone in my hand,
to give instructions
whenever needed,
while being driven around the city.
During this period
I worked 19 hours each day.
I would return home exhausted
and collapse on my bed.
In the morning
I would get up fresh
and full of energy,
ready
to make my best effort again.
It became a common sight
for the people of Delhi
to see me on the roads every day,
clearing traffic jams.
People loved it
and welcomed the change.
As the police department
had no cranes,
I hired
all those available in the city
to watch the roads and tow away
wrongly parked vehicles.
These moves sent shivers
down the spines of all the drivers.
They hurried into parking lots,
as they were scared
that ‘Crane Bedi’ might come.
One day, a car belonging to a VIP
was found parked
on the wrong side of the road.
The driver was waiting for the car
to be repaired.
A Sub Inspector fined the driver
and towed away the car,
not caring that it belonged to a VIP.
In fact, it happened to be
Prime Minister Indira Gandhi’s car.
In spite of this,
I gave all my support
to the Sub Inspector
for performing his duty.
This incident made headlines
the next morning.
There were many protests,
but at the end,
people respected me for being fair.
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