ANNA HAZARE











ALL ABOUT ANNA HAZARE

  • Actual Name : Kisan Baburao Hazare
  • Birth Date : 15 June 1937.
  • Martial Status: Unmarried.
  • Place of Birth : Born in Bhinger village, Ahmednagar, Maharashtra .
  • Father : Baburao Hazare.
  • Mother : Laxmibai Hazare.
  • Organization : The Brashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan (People's movement against corruption ).
  • His career : began his career as a driver in Indian army in 1963. During the mid 1970- he was involved  in a road accident while driving. Honourably discharged from Indian army in 1975 after completing his 12 years of service. During his 12 years tenure as soldier in Indian army he was posted to several places like Sikkim, Bhutan, Jammu-Kashmir, Assam, Mizoram, Leh and Ladakh. Gained wide acclaim for transforming his once drought-prone, impoverished village to a prosperous village by encouraging sustainable farming and rural life as envisioned by Mahatma Gandhi.
  • Awards : Was Awarded the Padma Shri (1990), Padma Bhushan (1992). The nations Third and Fourth highest civilian awards respectively,for his social works. 
  • Lives by : lives on his pension from army services in his village, his campaigns are financed by voluntary donations by his supporters.
  • Always seen in : white cloths with a traditional cap (Gandhi Topi).