With a master of arts degree and a doctorate, Tarlochan Singh Bedi served as principal of the Government College of Education at Faridkot, Punjab. Bedi has written articles on the cultural and linguistic similarities between Tamil and Punjabi. Bedi is married to Professor Darshan Kaur Bedi and has two sons. His elder son Arvinder Singh Bedi is a state manager of Magma, a finance company, and based at Ludhiana. His younger son Gagandeep Singh is Commissioner of Greater Chennai Corporation, known for his tsunami rehabilitation work in 2004 during his tenure as district collector in Cuddalore.