Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare (Marathi: किसन बापट बाबुराव हजारे) (born 15 January 1940), popularly known as Anna Hazare (Marathi: अण्णा हजारे), is an Indian social activist who is especially recognized for his contribution to the development of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India and his efforts for establishing it as a model village, for which he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by the Government of India in 1992.[1] On April 5, 2011, Hazare started a 'fast unto death' to exert pressure on the Government of India to enact a strong anti-corruption act as envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill, a law that will establish a Lokpal (ombudsman) that will have the power to deal with corruption in public offices. The fast led to nation wide protests in support of Hazare. The fast ended on 9 April 2011, when all of Harare's demands were agreed by the Government of India and the Government issued a gazette notification on the formation of a joint committee headed by a senior minister, Pranab Mukherjee, to draft an effective Lokpal Bill.
Born 15 January 1940 (1940-01-15) (age 71)
Bhingar, Maharashtra, India
Nationality Indian
Political movement Watershed Development Programmes; Right To Information Act; Anti-Corruption Movement
Religion Hinduism
Parents Laxmibai Hazare (Mother)
Baburao Hazare (Father)
Website - www.annahazare.org
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