- B. Sandhya
B. Sandhya (born
1963 ) is the Inspector General ofKerala Police inIndia . She is also a painter,writer andauthor of few published books.Early & family life
She was born to S. Bharathadas and V.L Karthyayani Amma at
Palai inKottayam District , Kerala. She joined theIndian Police Service , after passing the Indian Civil Services Examination in 1988. She served as Assistant Superintendent of Police,Shornur , Joint Superintendent of Police,Alathur , Superintendent of Police, CBCID,Kannur , District Superintendent of Police,Kollam andThrissur , Asst. Inspector General of Police, Headquarters,Thiruvananthapuram and Deputy Inspector General of Police, Crime Investigation, Southern Range,Thiruvananthapuram .She married to K. Madhukumar, a senior lecturer in Physics, at
Mahathma Gandhi College , Thiruvananthapuram. The couple has a daughter Hyma.She trained in Human Resources Management from
Wollongong University ,Australia in 1998 and passed PGDBA fromPondicherry University , in 1999 and took a PhD fromBirla Institute of Technology and Science ,Pilani in 2005. The topic of research was "Accessibility of Women to Criminal Justice System".She also writes poems and short stories in contemporary
Malayalam Magazines. Has published five books of literature and several research papers in Police Science. Edited "Impressions, a Short History of Kerala Police", published by the Director General of Police, Kerala, Thiruvananthapuram. [cite web |url=http://www.hindu.com/2006/06/14/stories/2006061423130300.htm |title=KPA expects changes in police force |publisher=The Hindu]Published works
*"Tharattu" (Collection of Poems for Children) published by Saindhava Books, Kollam - 1999
*"Sthree Sakthi" (on Women Empowerment) published by the Kerala State Literacy Mission, Kerala - 2000
*"Balavadi" (Collection of Poems for Children) published by the State Institute of Children's Literature - 2001
*"Ranthal Vilakku" (Collection of Poems) published by Current Books, Kottayam - 2002
*"Neermaruthile Uppan" (Collection of poems) published by Saindhava Books, Kollam - 2004 [cite web |url=http://www.hinduonnet.com/thehindu/mp/2004/12/11/stories/2004121100910200.htm |title=Colour of poetry |publisher=The Hindu]She also serialized a novel "Neelakkoduveliyude Kavalkkari" in Samakalina Malayalam Weekly published from Kochi, in 2004 - 2005.
The
illustrations and cover design for "Neermaruthile Uppan" was done by the author. The cover picture for the first and third edition of "Tharattu" was done by the author. She conducted an exhibition of her paintings in Thiruvananthapuram in December 2004. Dabbles in medium like watercolour and oil. Interested in painting using natural colours. Some of the pictures are hand painted using clay, flowers and leaves as medium.She was involved in the investigation into allegations of sexual assault made against former Kerela Public Works minister
P. J. Joseph . [ [http://indiaenews.com/2006-09/21568-judicial-probe-former-kerala-minister.htm India eNews] ]References
External links
* [http://www.orgpeople.com/prof-artist/BSandhya/sandhya_ips.htm orgpeople.com]
* [http://www.weblokam.com/news/keralam/0608/23/1060823024_1.htm weblokam.com]
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