New Delhi: The man with a motive to create a corruption free India, Anna Hazare has generated a nationwide revolution with his struggle against corrupt powerful class.He bears the heavy load of cleansing the Indian polity and making it entirely corruption free. He has played an instrumental role in Lokpal agitation to kick-off sleaze from the nation.Let's have a look at some interesting facts about the revolutionary leader who has a strong determination to create a nation which is not driven by venality.• He is popularly known as Anna Hazare but he was born with a different name. He was born as Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare.• Born in January 1940, Hazare has dedicated his life to his country and never introduced a woman into his life. Hazare is still unmarried.• Hazare was born in a village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra in an unskilled laborer family.• Hazare could not study beyond 7th standard and was brought by his aunt in Mumbai• He owns an organization namely the Brhashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan and his famous way to protest is fasting• The famous revolutionary as we know him now did not have protests and agitations on card. He started his career as a driver in the Indian Army.• During the 1965 war with Pakistan, Hazare was posted at the Khemkaran border and he lost many of his companions in the air attack launched by the Pakistani forces.• In 1978, Hazare retired from 9th Maratha Batallion. Before taking voluntary retirement Hazare had been posted at many places including states like Sikkim, Bhutan, J&K, Assam and Leh.• Hazare has been awarded with Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan for his exemplary social service.• Hazare has gained immense popularity in his native village for the tremendous transformations he introduced in his deprived village. • Hazare has always made public appearances clad in white clothes and Gandhi cap.• During 1995-96 Sena-BJP government in Maharashtra, Hazare compelled the government to remove two of its corrupt ministers.• Hazare depends on his pension for his living and lives in a room in a temple in his native village.Anna during a fast with Mahatma Gandhi's poster in the backdropAnna with AAP chief Arvind KejriwalAnna with AAP chief Arvind KejriwalAnna during a fast for the Jan Lokpal BillAnna addressing his followersAnna with superstar Amir KhanAnna with veteran BJP leader LK AdvaniAnna with filmstar Amir Khan
Updated on: December 10, 2013 14:07 IST
