What Went Wrong and Why

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A unique compendium of real-life, first-hand experiences poignant, touching and thought provoking.

Here s a book that holds a mirror up to present-day society that will compel you to sit up and take notice

The victims of society s atrocities gather courage and find their voice to narrate their stories. These heart-rending narratives bring alive the pain, the agony, the trauma and the humiliation suffered by the victims in their day-to-day life. This volume provides a revealing insight into the social and economic maladies that adversely affect present-day society in areas such as domestic problems, womens issues, police harassment, addiction, juvenile matters and crime. However, all hope is not lost; there is a silver lining. The author, on the basis of her vast and varied experience, drives home the point that such maladies can be treated and cured if the victims could be made aware of the organizations and institutions that can provide timely help and support. The two NGOs run by the author Navjyoti India Foundation and India Vision Foundation have come to the aid of most of the victims (whose stories appear in this book) and have taken measures to rehabilitate them so that they can look forward to a better and more secure future.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Kiran Bedi

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 Organization, 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.