Media

Interviews, keynotes and press.

Selected television, podcast, stage and print appearances.

Featured interviews and videos

“Be the CEO of your own life”
TEDx Talks, 2019

Sutapa Sanyal’s TEDxYouth@LMGC talk in Lucknow on building India’s next generation of women leaders. Sutapa tells how a shy, introverted girl who qualified for the IPS in 1984 learned to lead, and why any young woman can, wherever she comes from.

“How this IPS officer has fought for gender equality in India”
Attitude Makeover, November 2024

Sutapa Sanyal on gender equality and personal agency: why India’s strong laws fall short without enforcement, how police and civil society can work together, and why parents and men are key allies.

Zee5 × Firstpost feature
2020

Sutapa Sanyal features in Firstpost’s #RoadForChange series on women driving change in their communities, talking about her work for women and children in Uttar Pradesh.

WION · One Globe Summit
2017

Speaking as head of the U.P. Police Mahila Samman Prakoshth, Sutapa Sanyal makes the economic case for gender parity: women are half the population, and closing the gap lifts GDP.

“Diversity & Inclusion — The Future of Workplaces”
Keynote, Zinnov I&D Conference, 2019

Sutapa Sanyal’s keynote on “Diversity & Inclusion - The Future of Workplaces”: what it takes to move from diversity numbers to real inclusion at work.

“Women Leadership in India: a chat at ICICI”
2023

Sutapa Sanyal in conversation with ICICI colleagues on women’s leadership in India, why Sutapa chose public service, and leading as a woman in a male-dominated force.

“'Singham' Lady IPS who changed the entire state of Uttar Pradesh”
ET Now Swadesh, April 2026

An interview with Sutapa Sanyal on how a shy young woman chose the Indian Police Service, how her family reacted, and the times Sutapa was kept away from crime-area postings.