- Tennessee is a landlocked state in the U.S. South. Its capital, centrally located Nashville, is the heart of the country-music scene, with the long-running Grand Ole Opry, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum and a legendary stretch of honky-tonks and dance halls. Memphis, in the far southwest, is the home of Elvis Presley’s Graceland, rock-and-roll pioneering Sun Studio and the blues clubs of Beale Street.Eastern Tennessee features the Great Smoky Mountains National Park; the quaint resort town of Gatlinburg, with craft shops, art galleries and mountain skiing; and Dollywood, Dolly Parton’s Appalachian-themed park with rides, entertainment and a museum filled with the singer’s costumes and memorabilia. A number of cave systems are also found in the area, such as the Cumberland and Tuckaleechee caverns. Numerous Civil War sites are scattered around the state, including Shiloh National Military Park and Lookout Mountain, accessible via a steep inclined railway with sweeping views. Nearby Chattanooga offers the Tennessee Aquarium.
Kiran Bedi Kiran Bedi was born and bred in the holy city of Amritsar, Punjab. She is a social activist and the first woman IPS officer in the country. She has not only served her department with full conviction, but has also made whole-hearted contribution to many social causes. A former tennis player, the multi-talented social activist from Amritsar is credited for bringing down the number of crimes against women in West Delhi during her service. She introduced several reforms at Tihar Jail, which gained worldwide acclaim and won her the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1994. In 2003, Kiran became the first Indian woman to be appointed as a Police Advisor to the Secretary-General of the United Nations in the Department of Peace Keeping Operations. She resigned in 2007 to focus on social activism and writing. She has written several books, and runs the India Vision Foundation. Kiran Bedi introduced a number of reforms in the management of Tihar Jail, Delhi when she was th...









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