A senior ranking IPS officer, public speaker, motivational writer and author, Dr. Prateep V Philip, Director General of Police, Training (retired 2021), is an inspiration through each role that he has played in life.
From surviving two near death experiences to becoming a renowned author, this exceptional and multi talented IPS officer¡¯s journey is truly inspirational for one and all.
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Born and brought up in Bengaluru, Prateep was known for his one-liners and quotes since his teen years.?
He had set his eyes on joining the Civil Services since school days. While doing his first-year post-graduation, he got selected as a probationary officer in SBI, Bengaluru, in 1984.
As stated in TheWeekendLeader,?he said ¡°I had set my goal on the All India Civil Services. I gave the exam while working in the bank in 1986 and got into the IPS in 1987.¡±
The first time Prateep survived death was when he was?caught in a current in the sea as a young IPS officer and was rescued in time by his boss, the then SP, who revived him by performing CPR on him.?
¡°This was my first intimation that God had a special plan for my life,¡± he said
The other unforgettable ghastly experience was when he was injured at the human bomb blast site where former PM Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated in 1991. at Sriperambudur, near Chennai.
Philip, who was the ASP then, survived with hundreds of steel splinters piercing his body, multiple fractures, and 20 % burns, from face to legs. He miraculously recovered from the injuries with no permanent damage to his body, though the process took nearly a year.
During that blast, the critically injured Prateep was taken to a primary health center by one young man, named Purushottaman. It was his timely and selfless act that further strengthened Prateep¡¯s belief about common people, who, with some guidance and training can become friends of the police.?
Prateep used to pen down his thoughts as maxims.
He calls his quotes ¡°Fillipisms¡± to pun with his surname Philip. ¡°But it means more than that,¡± he says, adding that ¡°the word ¡®fillip¡¯ means encouragement. The idea is to encourage every human being to do his best and be his best¡±, as quoted in TheWeekendLeader.
His book titled ¡°Fillipisms - 3333 Maxims to Maximize your life¡± which is his collection of 3333 copyrighted quotes, has even made him the world¡¯s first author to collate the largest number of original quotes.
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