Madam Commissioner By Meeran Chadha Borwankar (Author)

National Bestseller

Longlisted for the 2024 Women AutHer Awards Best Author (Nonfiction)

‘A great fighter who accepts no nonsense and is willing to call a spade a spade … (Meeran Chadha Borwankar’s) reputation as an honest, competent and fair-minded police officer preceded her wherever she was posted.' Julio Ribeiro, Tribune

‘What an extraordinary story’ Cyrus Broacha, Cyrus Says

‘Interesting, informative and explosive’ Global Governance News

‘Looks back at (Meeran Chadha Borwankar’s) thirty-six years in service, recounts the changes and what more needs to be done’ Hindu

‘Gripping … vivid and inspiring … a must-read for those who care for law enforcement’ Indian Express

The incredible memoir from one of India’s most uncompromising police officers.

Meeran Chadha Borwankar graduated from India’s National Police Academy as the sole woman of its 1981 batch. From there, she would go on to investigate a long string of sensitive and controversial cases, fighting crime together with corruption and discrimination, never compromising on her integrity. Meeran’s steadfast efforts saw her become Maharashtra’s first female district police chief as well as its first woman police commissioner. She also held senior roles at the Central Bureau of Investigation and Mumbai’s crime branch, eventually retiring as Director General of the Bureau of Police Research and Development and the National Crime Records Bureau. All through she remained unafraid to critique the country’s criminal justice system, challenging even those in the highest echelons until the rule of law prevailed.