Nripjit Singh Bedi (Volleyball Player):

Nripjit Singh Bedi born 1 june 1940 is a volleyball player who was a member of the Indian national team and competed in the silver medal winning effort at the 4th Asian Games Bedi received the Aejuna Award from the Government of India in 1962 The Indian Athlete's Volleyball Career lasted for 23 years He served as a Commandant with the Border Security Force (BSF) of Pinjab before his 1995 retirement. 

Early life;

Bedi was born in Dhariwai in the Gurdaspur district of punjab India. He was the youngest of 6 siblings He stared playing at an early age of 9 when watch the older player and picked up on the name to be conterded for and the opponents would get Scared by the mere mention of his name.

Highlights;

Bedi competed at the 4th Asian Games in jakarta (1962) when the Indian national volleyball squad was a silver medalist and at the Asian Games in Bangkok (1966). The following year,The India team won a bronze medal in Delhi (1963) prior to the Tokya Olympics held in the latter half of 1964 

Bedi received the Arjuna Award in 1962 and was the first award from Punjab state He was also the first ever member of the Punjab Police and BSF to be a recipient for Achievments in volleyball Over a decade later Bedi was declared "Sportsman of the year" by the Punjab government in 1974. 

More recently Bediwas the recipient of the president's Police medal for meritorious Service in 1992 and with a Lifetime Achievement Award by the Pinjab Police, the latter given by the Chief minister of Punjab in 2007.