7 November 2026
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

The Changemaker Who’s Given Policing A New Name

Indian Masterminds Stories

Supercop P Vijayan has given a totally new meaning to policing. A man of vision and a change maker, he has proved that policing is not only about maintaining law and order and goes much beyond that, with his initiatives like Student Police Cadets, Punayam Poonkavanam, and Mission Better Tomorrow that changed so many lives.
A believer of ‘potentiality is the greatest possibility’, he is one of the pioneers of community policing in the country.

For his pioneering work and path-breaking initiatives, Mr. Vijayan, who is currently the Inspector General of Police, Kochi, has received appreciation from Prime Minister Narendra Modi several times.

In this video interview, we try to find out from him about his successes and how he managed to achieve so much in a short span. While discussing his much-lauded initiatives in details, we also ask him about what he views as his failures.

Watch the video here:


Indian Masterminds Stories
Join our WhatsApp Channel
Related Videos
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
NEWS
Bhopal Growth Corridor Feature
Bhopal's Draft Master Plan Proposes 51-Km Growth Corridor, ₹20,000-Crore Project Estimate
IAS Abhay Singh
Who Is IAS Abhay Singh? 2007-Batch UP Officer Removed as MLC Poll Observer After Complaint
PMGSY Bihar rural road connectivity
Bihar Plans Development Roadmap for 264 Urban Local Bodies, Puts Social Infrastructure in Focus
DDA
DDA Rolls Out New Housing Scheme With 445 MIG Flats Across Delhi
Gujarat-government resized
Gujarat Sets 20% Green Cover Growth Target for Cities Over Next Decade
Rajasthan Illegal Mining Case
Rajasthan Illegal Mining Case: SC Orders Probe Into Luni, Jojari And Bandi Rivers, Flags Role Of Officials 
Specialised IP Courts
What are Specialised IP Courts? And Why Do India Need These Courts
Judge Aman Sharma Death Case
Judge Aman Sharma Death Case: Supreme Court Seeks Delhi Police Crime Branch Update
ADVERTISEMENT
UPSC Stories
Aniket Sagar ICoAS
No Coaching, Full-Time Job and Two Attempts: How Aniket Sagar Cleared ICoAS
Aniket Sagar, a chartered accountant from Bundelkhand, cleared UPSC ICoAS 2025 after working at PwC,...
IDAS Himanshu Tembhekar
Should UPSC Aspirants Give Up Their Hobbies? IDAS Officer Himanshu Tembhekar Explains
Should UPSC aspirants give up their hobbies? IDAS officer Himanshu Tembhekar explains how hobbies help...
UPSC Story
He Taught Students to Meet Expenses. Today, Sachin Bhadouria is a Scientist ‘B’ at CWPRS
Sachin Bhadouria overcame financial challenges and a Hindi-medium background to secure AIR 2 in a UPSC...
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
Latest
vishwas zargad
He Took His Late Mother's Photo to the UPSC Interview | Vishwas Jhargad AIR 145 | CAPF 2025
Bhopal Growth Corridor Feature
Bhopal's Draft Master Plan Proposes 51-Km Growth Corridor, ₹20,000-Crore Project Estimate
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT