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Anna Hazare |
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Birth name |
Kisan Baburao Hazare |
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Date of Birth |
15 June 1937 |
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Native Place |
Bhingar, Bombay Province, British India |
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Nationality |
Indian |
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Mother Tongue |
Marathi |
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Marital status |
Unmarried |
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Family |
Father Baburao Hazare
Mother Laxmibai Hazare
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Known for |
Upgrading the ecology and economy of Ralegan Siddhi. |
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His service in Military |
* At the age of 25 he got selected in the Indian army.
* He got trained at Aurangabad and started his career in the Indian army as a driver (1963).
* He survived the Indo-Pakistani war and bullet passed by his head (1965).
* At the age of 38, he survived a road accident while driving and at that particular moment he took an oath to dedicate his life to the service of humanity.
* In 1975, he left the army.
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Influenced by |
Swami Vivekanandas teachings |
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Calls himself |
A Fakir |
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Services for his village |
* Contributed in the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi (his native place) and establishing it as a model village.
* Organised the youth of the village into an organisation named the 'Tarun Mandal' (Youth Association) and they took the issue of alcholism.
* Approched the government frequently to ban liquor in the village.
* After long struggle, government decided to ban the sale of tobacco, cigarettes, and beedies in the village (2009).
* Reinforced the normative principles equity, efficiency, sustainability and people's participation in the village for human development.
* Along with the youth association started a pre-school and a high school in 1979.
* Motivated and inspired the villagers with his moral leadership to remove untouchability and discrimination against the Dalits.
* Motivated the upper caste villagers to built houses for the lower caste Dalits by 'Shramdaan' and helped to repay their loans to free them from their indebtedness.
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Political movement |
* Right to Information Movement.
* Anti-corruption Movement.
* Lokpal Movement.
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Initiated projects |
* Grain Bank (providing food security to needful farmers during times of drought or crop failure).
* Gram Sabha (the local self government)
* Nashabandi (bans on alcohol)
* Kurhadbandi (bans on tree felling)
* Charai bandi (bans on grazing)
* Shramdan (voluntary labour)
* Sant Yadavbaba Shikshan Prasarak Mandal (monitoring educational activities)
* Vividh Karyakari Society (assistance and guidance to farmers)
* Sri Sant Yadavbaba Doodh Utpadhak Sahakari Sanstha (guidance regarding the dairy business)
* Mahila Sarvage Utkarsh Mandal (welfare needs of women)
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Protests |
* Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Aandolan (BVJA) (People's Movement against Corruption)
* 'Vasantrao Naik Bhathya Vimukt Jamati Vikas Manch' & 'Mahatma Phule Magasvargiya Vikas Mandal' (against malpractices in the purchase of powerlooms)
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Fast |
* Started his fast unto death (2003) regarding the corruption charges against four NCP ministers of the Congress-NCP government and ended his fast after a one-man commission is formed by the CM.
* Began his fast unto death (2006) against the amendment proposed regarding the RTI(Right to Information Act) and ended his fast after the government agreed to change its earlier decision.
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Lokpal Bill Movement |
* He initiated a Satyagraha movement (2011) for passing a stronger anti-corruption 'Lokpal' bill in the Indian Parliament.
* Started his fast unto death on 5 April 2011 in Delhi to press for the demand of a stronger anti-corruption bill and more independence to the Lokpal and Lokayuktas.
* Protests spread to Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad, Guwahati, Shillong, Aizawl and a number of other cities in India.
* Ended his fast on 9 April 2011.
* He has announced to go on an indefinite fast from August 16, 2011 if the government introduced its version of the 'Lokpal' bill in Parliament.
* Social activists, spiritual leaders and bollywood celebrities supported his movement.
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Writings |
* Adarsh Gaon Yojana: government participitation in a peoples program (1996).
* My Village My Sacred Land (1996).
* Ralegaon Siddhi: a veritable transformation (1997).
* Anna Hazare: The Face of Indias Fight Against Corruption (2007).
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Awards |
* Indira Priya Darshini Vriksha Mitra award (1986).
* Man of the Year award (1988).
* Krishi Bhusahan Govt. of Maharashtra (1989).
* Padma Shri (1990).
* Padma Bhushan (1992).
* Vivekananda Seva Puraskar (1994).
* Shiromani award (1996).
* Mahaveer Puraskar (1997).
* Jana seva Puraskar (1998).
* Rotary International Manav Seva Puraskar (1998).
* Care International award (1998).
* Diwaliben Mehta award (1999).
* National Intergration award (1999).
* Paul Mittal National award (2000).
* Giants International award (2000).
* Basavshri Prashasti award (2000).
* Transparency International Integrity award (2003).
* Honorary Doctorate, Gandhigram Rural University.
* Jit Gill Memorial Award for Outstanding Public Service, World Bank (2008).
* Rabindranath Tagore International Peace Prize (2011).
* Young India award.
* Vishwa-Vatsalya & Santbal award.
* Care International of the USA, Transparency International, Seoul, South Korea.
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About him |
K.M. Cariappa (Field Marshal):
"Anna is a shining example of creativity and service by an ex-Serviceman."
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Facts |
* His grandfather was in the army.
* He father was an unskilled labourer in Ayurveda Ashram Pharmacy.
* His aunt looked after him and his education and took young him to Mumbai.
* He studied up to the seventh standard in Mumbai.
* He started his career by selling flowers at Dadar.
* While he was in army, he used to read books of Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi and Acharya Vinoba Bhave.
* He lives in a 10ft x 10ft spartan room attached to the Yadavbaba temple in Ralegan Siddhi village, Ahmednagar.
* He wears only khadi clothes.
* Maharashtra is the first state in the country in which he introduced the 'Prevention of Delay in Discharge of Official Duties Act'.
* He received awards worth Rs.25 lakh and donated the entire amount for the Swami Vivekananda Kritadnyata Nidhi (social gratitude fund).
* He declared that he has got Rs.68, 688 in bank balance and three pieces of land.
* Traditional farming practices are taught in the school started by him at Ralegan Siddhi in addition to the government curriculum.
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Website |
www.annahazare.org
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Email |
info@annahazare.org
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Facebook |
http://www.facebook.com/annahazare?sk=wall
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