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Books to read: Anita Desai returns with Rosarita
The Smart and The Dumb (Rs 599, Penguin) by Vishal Vasanthakumar is an analysis of how caste, class and gender still determine access to education in India, a country that boasts of private ...
Indian Express
22 hours ago
Kailash Kher interview: A voice for all seasons, and political parties
People in colonies and mohallahs across north India wake up to the robust voice of Kailash Kher wafting through waste collection vehicles of municipal corporations and municipalities urging ...
The Hindu
4 days ago
Kisan Baburao "Anna" Hazare ( pronunciation ⓘ; born 15 June 1937) is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish corruption in public life.
Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) while reacting to social activist Anna Hazare's remarks on the arrest of Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) said they are pained...
Jun 15, 2024 · Anna Hazare (born June 15, 1938?, Bhingar, near Ahmadnagar, India) is an Indian social activist who led movements to promote rural development, increase government transparency, and investigate and punish official corruption.
BIOGRAPHY. M Y VILLAGE MY PLACE OF PILGRIMAGE. I was born on 15th June, 1938 at Bhingar Village near Ahmednagar. Although I belong to Ralegan Siddhi Village which is tucked in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar District, my paternal grandfather worked as a sweeper in the British Army in the Bhingar Cantonment.
Kisan Baburao Hazare known as Anna Hazare (born 15 June 1937) is an Indian social activist. He is known for developing a village called Ralegaon Siddhi in India. He played a large part in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement. He has served in the Indian Army.
The movement gained momentum from 5 April 2011, when anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare began a hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar monument in New Delhi. The movement aimed to alleviate corruption in the Indian government through introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
Apr 8, 2011 · Profile of Anna Hazare, Dr Kisan Baburao Hazare, popularly known as Anna Hazare, was born into a family of farmers in Maharashtra. He joined the army in 1963, braved suicidal thoughts and served the force for 15 years.
Apr 8, 2011 · Former army driver Anna Hazare shot to public attention when he transformed his drought-affected village into a self-sufficient model community.
Apr 6, 2011 · Dr Kisan Baburao Hazare, now known as Anna Hazare, has journeyed four decades from a soldier to a social reformer, and a right to information crusader. His fight has been quiet, but relentlessly effective - a battle always based on the Gandhian principle of non-violence and one that instantly strikes a cord with the aam aadmi.
Dec 6, 2011 · A former soldier with a seventh-grade education, his strategy of hunger strikes, civil disobedience, and the mass mobilization of non-violent street protests is shaking India. Those were also hallmarks of Mahatma Gandhi, India's founding father and an inspiration for idealists across the world.
