MADAM COMMISSIONER

MADAM COMMISSIONER
THE EXTRAORDINARY LIFE OF AN INDIAN POLICE CHIEF
Author : MEERAN BORWANKAR
 
The story of Meeran Chadha Borwankar’s rise through the ranks of the IPS, from being the only woman trainee in her batch to becoming the first woman District Police Chief in Maharashtra, is as inspiring as it is gripping. She is easily one of India’s best known and most accomplished policewomen. In this tell-all book, Borwankar narrates the story of her three-decades-long action-packed and illustrious career. The cases she worked on ranged from highly sensitive to highly sensational, and included investigations into Dawood Ibrahim and his sister, Chhota Rajan and Haseena Parker. She confronted and grappled with political corruption and played a significant role in law enforcement. Her observations on the hangings of convicted terrorists Ajmal Kasab and Yakub Memon serve as powerful insights into our country’s complicated criminal justice system. Meeran Chadha Borwankar’s unputdownable memoirs go beyond investigations and draw a rare, realistic picture of what it means to ‘don the khaki’ in a male-dominated industry, where the very relevance of policewomen is often questioned. Former IPS Meeran Chadha Borwankar is a highly decorated police officer, recipient of the President of India Police Medal for Distinguished Services, the Police Medal for Meritorious Services and the Distinguished Leadership award from the University of Minnesota. She specializes in institution building, criminal investigation, and law and governance. A Hubert H. Humphrey Fellow of the University of Minnesota, she writes extensively for national and international journals and has authored two books, Leaves of Life and Inspector Chougule