Anna Hazare: “The 2nd Freedom” fighter of India.
Posted by davidson on Aug.28, 2011, under Human Society and Peace
Name: Kisan Baburao Hazare popularly known as Anna Hazare
Born: 15 June 1937, Bhingar, Bombay Province, British India
Studied: up to the seventh standard in Mumbai.
Join in the Army: 1962 as a Truck Driver at the time of emergency recruitment. .
Voluntary retirement: 1978 from 9th Maratha Battalion.
Organization: India against Corruption
Famous for: Indian anti-corruption movement,
Right to Information, Jan Lokpal Bill.
Influenced by: Mahatma Gandhi
Mode of Movement: Fast, (hunger strike) and non-violence.
First hunger strike for Jan Lokpal Bill 5th April 2011at Jantar Mantar in Delhi .
Celebrities supported to Anna: Social Activist Medapathkar,Arvind Kejriwal,former IPS kiran bedi,spiritual leaders Ravi sankar,Swami Ramdev, swami agnivesh, former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev.
Religion: Hinduism
Spouse: Never Married
Parents: Laxmibai Hazare Baburao Hazare
Awards: Padma Shri (1990) Padma Bhushan (1992)
Website: annahazare.org
The dream of India as a strong nation will not be realized without self-reliant, self-sufficient villages, this can be achieved only through social commitment & involvement of the common man.” - Anna Hazare
The man bought a book on Swami Vivekananda from Delhi Railway station and changed his motive for service for humans. Anna Hazare is one of the most famous India’s well- acclaimed social activists, who started his life as an army in India. Anna announced that 15th august 1947 was the 1st Indian independence but movement against corruption is the 2nd Indian independence movement. Thousands and thousands of Indian supporters had well-come to Anna for his movement against corruption.
Quotes of Anna
1. “I want to tell the youth of this country that this fight should not be stopped with Lokpal alone. We have to fight for removing the faults of the present electoral reforms. Because of the fault in electoral system, 150 criminals have reached Parliament.”
2. “The country did not get actual freedom even after 64 years of independence and the only change was that the whites have been replaced by the blacks”.
3. “The same loot, same corruption, same rowdyism still exists.”
4. “Is this democracy? All have come together to make money.”
5.”I have full faith in my country. This government has looted the country, we will now only rest in peace when corruption gets removed from the country.”
6.”The countrymen should not lose this spirit, this is our fight against corruption.”
7. ”Bliss does not come from outside, it comes from inside, from serving the people.”
8. ”All corrupt ministers should be sacked. They are behaving like traitors of our country.”
9. ”Yesterday my Blood Pressure was down, but today it is back in control because the strength of the nation is behind me.”
10. ”Today we will not just be like Gandhiji, but if the government doesn’t accept the people’s demands, we will become like Chhatrapati Shivaji!”
11. ”I will live for the good of the nation, and I will die for the good of the nation.”
12. ”Youth must stand up for the country.”
13. ”I would like to thank the people of India for their immense support. I request everyone to stay peaceful as long as this Fast unto Death continues, and take it forward non-violently.”
