Modern Policing and the Concept of Authority: An Empirical Consideration of a Philosophical Question
Date : 10 Feb, 2020 Time : 153-1630 hrs
On 10 February 2020, IPCS hosted Ms Sundari Nanda (IPS), Special Commissioner of
Police (Vigilance), Delhi Police, for a talk on ‘Modern Policing and the Concept of Authority:
An Empirical Consideration of a Philosophical Question’.
The interaction was moderated by Muneer Ahmed, Research Assistant, IPCS, and took place from 1530-1630 hrs in the IPCS Conference Room.
Speaker
Ms Sundari Nanda is
an Indian Police Service (IPS) officer of Arunachal Pradesh, Goa, Mizoram and
Union Territories (AGMUT) cadre. She was the first woman Director General of
Police (DGP) of the Union Territory of Puducherry. Her accomplishments include key
initiatives such as establishing India's first Cyber Crime Investigation Cell of
the Central Bureau of Investigation; introduction of a psychological test for
Delhi Police Commandos in collaboration with clinical psychologists; and computerisation
of recruitment process for Delhi Police, among others. She also runs a website
called 'Navchetna.com', a one of its kind police-public partnership initiative,
to provide free online mentoring and information to young adults by engaging experts
in various fields.
