ANNA HAZARE
Kisan Hazare was born on 15 June 1937 (some sources say January 15, 1940) in Bhingar, near Ahmednagar. He is the eldest son for Baburao Hazare having two sisters and four brothers. The later adoption of the name Anna reflects the Marathi word for "elder brother". His father worked in a pharmacy and struggled to support the family financially. The family moved to their ancestral village of Ralegan Siddhi, where they owned a small amount of agricultural land. Kisan’s childless aunt offered to look after him and his education, and took him to Mumbai because the village had no primary school. Kisan studied up to the seventh standard in Mumbai and then sought employment, due to the due to the inability of his aunt to support financially. His siblings were not schooled at all. He started selling flowers at Dadar railway station in Mumbai to support his family and was able eventually to own two flower shops in the city. He also became involved in vigilantism, joining groups who acted to prevent the poor from being bullied out of their shelters by thugs in the employ of landlords.
ANNA HAZARE
Kisan Baburao Hazare popularly known as Anna is an Indian social activist and a prominent leader in the 2011 Indian anti-corruption movement, using nonviolent methods following the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi. Hazare also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan the third-highest civilian award by the Government of India in 1992 for his efforts in establishing this village as a model for others
Born Kisan Hazare
15 June 1937 (age 74)
Bhingar, Bombay Province,
British India
Nationality Indian
Other names Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare
Known for Indian anti-corruption movement,
Watershed development programmes, Right to Information
Influenced by Mahatma Gandhi, Swami Vivekananda
Political Indian anti-corruption movement, Peace movement
Religion Hinduism
Spouse Never Married
Parents Laxmibai Hazare and Baburao Hazare
Kisan Hazare was born on 15 June 1937 (some sources say January 15, 1940) in Bhingar, near Ahmednagar. He is the eldest son for Baburao Hazare having two sisters and four brothers. The later adoption of the name Anna reflects the Marathi word for "elder brother". His father worked in a pharmacy and struggled to support the family financially. The family moved to their ancestral village of Ralegan Siddhi, where they owned a small amount of agricultural land. Kisan’s childless aunt offered to look after him and his education, and took him to Mumbai because the village had no primary school. Kisan studied up to the seventh standard in Mumbai and then sought employment, due to the due to the inability of his aunt to support financially. His siblings were not schooled at all. He started selling flowers at Dadar railway station in Mumbai to support his family and was able eventually to own two flower shops in the city. He also became involved in vigilantism, joining groups who acted to prevent the poor from being bullied out of their shelters by thugs in the employ of landlords.Military service
In 1962, 25-year-old Hazare was selected in the Indian Army. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, Hazare was posted at the border in the Khem Karan sector. On 12 Nov 1965, An Indian military convoy rumbles towards the fighting zone. Suddenly, two Pakistani Sabre jets drop out of the sky and scream in to attack. As bombs begin exploding around him, Kishan Baburao Hazare, driving a truck full of soldiers, speeds up. But when a splinter grazes his forehead, he ducks below the dashboard and jams on the brakes with his hands. The windscreen shatters and bullets riddle the man sitting next to Hazare. The 25-year-old driver tumbles out of his truck and prays fervently as the two Sabres strafe the convoy again. When they finally disappear, dozens of jawans lie dead. Of the few survivors, only Hazare escapes serious injury.
The experiences of war time, coupled with the poverty from which he had come, affected him and led him to dwell on the purpose and meaning of life and death. During the mid-1970s, he again survived a road accident while driving. He took voluntary retirement from the army in 1978. He has said of the truck attack that "[It] sent me thinking. I felt that God wanted me to stay alive for some reason. I was re-born in the battlefield of Khem Karan. And I decided to dedicate my new life to serving people." He spent his spare time reading the works of Swami Vivekananda, Gandhi, and Vinoba Bhave. In a blog post, Hazare expressed his views on Kashmir by saying that it was his "active conviction that Kashmir is an integral part of India" and that if required once again for service, he would remain "ready to take part in war against Pakistan."
Year | Award | Awarding organization |
2011 | ||
2008 | Jit Gill Memorial Award | |
2005 | ||
2003 | Integrity Award | |
1998 | CARE International Award | |
1997 | Mahaveer Award | |
1996 | Shiromani Award | |
1992 | ||
1990 | ||
1989 | Krishi Bhushana Award | |
1986 | Indira Priyadarshini Vrikshamitra Award |
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