Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist recognized for developing the model village of Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra. He led a decade-long struggle resulting in the passage of right to information legislation in India. In 2011, he went on a hunger strike demanding the passage of the Jan Lokpal bill to establish an independent anti-corruption ombudsman. Large protests erupted across India in support of his movement, applying public pressure on the government and ultimately leading to the acceptance of a compromise on establishing a drafting committee.
Anna Hazare is a social activist in India recognized for developing the village of Ralegan Siddhi into a model village. In the 1970s, he led movements to eliminate alcoholism from the village and develop water resources through community service. In the 2000s, he led the Right to Information movement in Maharashtra that established stronger transparency laws later adopted nationwide. In 2011, he began a hunger strike to demand stronger anti-corruption laws and an independent ombudsman agency called the Lokpal with more oversight and enforcement power.
Anna Hazare was born in a poor village in Maharashtra and had to leave school early to work. He joined the army and was the sole survivor of an attack, which inspired him to dedicate his life to serving others. He returned to his village of Ralegan Siddhi and implemented reforms to prohibit alcohol, increase education, create a grain bank, and manage rainwater which transformed the village into a model for rural development. In 1991, he started an anti-corruption movement and in 2011 led a movement for the Lokpal Bill, an anti-corruption law, through hunger strikes and protests until it was passed.
This presentation is a series of five presentations on Anna Hazare the phenomena. Different sociological, psychological, anthropological, political aspects of Indian society will be analysed and a prognosis is made on he is going to succeed in his crusade with explanations.
Anna Hazare is a social activist from India who is recognized for his efforts in establishing the village of Ralegan Siddhi as a model village. He led movements for the development of watershed management and alcoholism eradication in the village. Hazare also advocated for the right to information and anti-corruption movements across India. In 2011, he began a hunger strike to pressure the government to pass a stronger anti-corruption bill called the Jan Lokpal Bill, leading to negotiations with the government.
Kisan Hazare was a prominent social activist from Maharashtra, India who led many movements for social reforms. Some key events in his life include launching an anti-corruption movement in the 1970s, receiving national honors like the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, leading hunger strikes for the Right to Information Act and Jan Lokpal Bill. He is renowned for his model of rural development in Ralegan Siddhi which focused on watershed management, education, milk production, grain banks and removing social discrimination.
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Nationalism grew in India in response to colonialism under the British. Gandhi led movements of nonviolent civil disobedience including boycotts and satyagraha to protest unjust British laws and taxes. His Salt March in 1930 sparked widespread civil disobedience. While many groups participated, including women and businessmen, Muslims began to withdraw support and Hindus and Muslims grew divided. Gandhi called off the movement after violence erupted, and was arrested along with many others. Nationalism continued to spread through symbols, history, and the image of Bharat Mata.
The document summarizes Gandhi's introduction and use of satyagraha in India. It describes the principles of satyagraha and provides details of Gandhi's first satyagraha movement in Champaran in 1916. Gandhi investigated the exploitation of indigo plantation workers in Champaran and organized nonviolent protests and civil disobedience. This resulted in an agreement granting workers greater compensation and control over their farming. The Champaran satyagraha proved successful and established Gandhi and the satyagraha approach in India's independence movement.
Anna Hazare is a social activist in India recognized for developing the village of Ralegan Siddhi into a model village. In the 1970s, he led movements to eliminate alcoholism from the village and develop water resources through community service. In the 2000s, he led the Right to Information movement in Maharashtra that established stronger transparency laws later adopted nationwide. In 2011, he began a hunger strike to demand stronger anti-corruption laws and an independent ombudsman agency called the Lokpal with more oversight and enforcement power.
Anna Hazare was born in a poor village in Maharashtra and had to leave school early to work. He joined the army and was the sole survivor of an attack, which inspired him to dedicate his life to serving others. He returned to his village of Ralegan Siddhi and implemented reforms to prohibit alcohol, increase education, create a grain bank, and manage rainwater which transformed the village into a model for rural development. In 1991, he started an anti-corruption movement and in 2011 led a movement for the Lokpal Bill, an anti-corruption law, through hunger strikes and protests until it was passed.
This presentation is a series of five presentations on Anna Hazare the phenomena. Different sociological, psychological, anthropological, political aspects of Indian society will be analysed and a prognosis is made on he is going to succeed in his crusade with explanations.
Anna Hazare is a social activist from India who is recognized for his efforts in establishing the village of Ralegan Siddhi as a model village. He led movements for the development of watershed management and alcoholism eradication in the village. Hazare also advocated for the right to information and anti-corruption movements across India. In 2011, he began a hunger strike to pressure the government to pass a stronger anti-corruption bill called the Jan Lokpal Bill, leading to negotiations with the government.
Kisan Hazare was a prominent social activist from Maharashtra, India who led many movements for social reforms. Some key events in his life include launching an anti-corruption movement in the 1970s, receiving national honors like the Padma Shri and Padma Bhushan, leading hunger strikes for the Right to Information Act and Jan Lokpal Bill. He is renowned for his model of rural development in Ralegan Siddhi which focused on watershed management, education, milk production, grain banks and removing social discrimination.
It is a timeline about the famous person, CM of Uttar Pradesh, Yogi Adityanath. It depicts his life befora and after he bacame CM and a few major steps he took as a CM
Nationalism grew in India in response to colonialism under the British. Gandhi led movements of nonviolent civil disobedience including boycotts and satyagraha to protest unjust British laws and taxes. His Salt March in 1930 sparked widespread civil disobedience. While many groups participated, including women and businessmen, Muslims began to withdraw support and Hindus and Muslims grew divided. Gandhi called off the movement after violence erupted, and was arrested along with many others. Nationalism continued to spread through symbols, history, and the image of Bharat Mata.
The document summarizes Gandhi's introduction and use of satyagraha in India. It describes the principles of satyagraha and provides details of Gandhi's first satyagraha movement in Champaran in 1916. Gandhi investigated the exploitation of indigo plantation workers in Champaran and organized nonviolent protests and civil disobedience. This resulted in an agreement granting workers greater compensation and control over their farming. The Champaran satyagraha proved successful and established Gandhi and the satyagraha approach in India's independence movement.
Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist known for leading nonviolent movements against corruption. As a young man, he joined the Indian Army and was inspired to dedicate his life to social service. In his village of Ralegan Siddhi, he successfully addressed issues like alcoholism and water scarcity through collective decision making. Later movements addressed corruption at the state and national level, advocating for stronger anti-corruption laws. Hazare demonstrated leadership qualities of honesty, competence, problem-solving ability, clear communication, and vision in creating positive change.
Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist known for leading anti-corruption movements in India in 2011 and 2012. He has worked to promote rural development and increase government transparency. Hazare frequently uses hunger strikes to further causes related to corruption and rural development, similar to Gandhi. He helped develop the village of Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra into a model village, and received civilian honors from the Indian government for his work.
The JP Movement was a nationwide movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan in 1974 against government corruption and misrule in India. It began as a movement in Bihar against the state government, demanding its resignation. JP spearheaded large protests and called for a "total revolution" to overhaul India's political system. The movement gained widespread support and also opposed the central government of Indira Gandhi. Though initially focused in Bihar, JP toured India gaining large crowds. The movement contributed to the Emergency declared in 1975 and the formation of the new Janata Party after its lifting.
Anna Hazare led a non-violent protest in New Delhi, India in August 2011 to demand passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill, a strong anti-corruption law. Hazare, a 74-year-old social activist, began a hunger strike that attracted support from thousands of Indians. After 12 days of fasting, the Indian government agreed to consider the anti-corruption legislation, leading Hazare to end his hunger strike. The mass protest highlighted widespread public frustration with corruption in the Indian government and succeeded in pressuring politicians to address the issue.
The document summarizes the key developments in the Indian independence movement. It discusses how nationalism grew in response to British rule, oppression, and economic exploitation. The movement started with moderate groups like the Indian National Congress but later adopted more radical tactics under leaders like Tilak, Lajpat Rai, and Bipin Chandra Pal. Major events that intensified nationalism included the partition of Bengal, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and the non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi. The movement eventually led to independence from Britain in 1947 after campaigns of civil disobedience and the Quit India movement, though partition resulted in violence and loss of life.
The document provides details about the growth of Indian nationalism and independence movements between 1920-1930. It summarizes the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi against the Rowlatt Act in 1919. The movement involved boycotting British goods and civil services. It spread widely but had to be withdrawn in 1922 after violent incidents. This led to the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 against the salt tax. The Dandi March and subsequent acts of disobedience and protests spread across India and led to many arrests including of Gandhi. While the movements united many Indians, they also faced limitations in fully representing Dalits and Muslims.
Anna Hazare is a social activist from India who led movements to address government corruption. Early in life he dropped out of school and later joined the army. After witnessing death, he dedicated himself to social service. He worked to improve his village through watershed management and literacy programs. Hazare went on hunger strikes to pressure the government to take action against corrupt officials. His campaigns resulted in the resignation or firing of many politicians and officials. Hazare's anti-corruption movement in 2011 galvanized national support through strategic use of media like catchy slogans, social media, and maintaining a clear message.
This document provides biographical information on several prominent Indian social activists and leaders of the 2011 anti-corruption movement in India: Kisan Baburao Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Prashant Bhushan, and Shanti Bhushan. It details their dates of birth, education backgrounds, careers, roles in social activism and the anti-corruption movement, and accomplishments and awards received.
The document discusses the spread of nationalism in India following 1919 and the development of the non-cooperation and civil disobedience movements. It explains how Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and used his concept of satyagraha, or non-violent resistance, to organize peasants and mill workers. In response to the Rowlatt Acts and Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Gandhi launched a nationwide non-cooperation movement in 1920 combining demands for self-rule and support of the Ottoman Khalifa. Different social groups participated in the movement with their own interpretations of swaraj or self-rule.
Kisan Hazare was a social activist from Maharashtra who launched various movements for social reform through non-violent means. Some of his key achievements included setting up the Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Aandolan in the 1970s, leading fasts for the Right to Information Act and Jan Lokpal Bill, and developing the model village of Ralegan Siddhi based on Gandhian principles of self-sufficiency, watershed management, and social equality. He advocated for grassroots democracy through gram sabhas, and fought against corruption and social discrimination through non-violent protest.
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The document summarizes two popular movements in Nepal and Bolivia that led to democratic reforms:
1) In 2006, Nepal experienced a popular movement to restore democracy and end the king's authoritarian rule. Multiple political parties and the Maoists organized mass protests that grew to over 300,000 people demanding a return to democracy. On April 24th, the king conceded to the protesters' demands.
2) In 2000, Bolivia saw mass protests against the privatization of water supply that increased prices dramatically. After initial negotiations failed, protests grew until the multinational corporation was forced to leave and water prices were reduced, restoring control to the local municipality.
Both movements involved large-scale, public demonstrations that
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“I feel very sad to see that some parties are trying to damage the rich culture of unity and togetherness. They try to destroy our tradition of unity in diversity and spread hatred among people for their narrow political gains. They try to divide the people in terms of caste, religion and community. Their ultimate aim is to grab power and only people can teach them a lesson”, urged Sonia Gandhi.
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The Kisan Long March in Maharashtra saw over 50,000 farmers march over 200 kilometers to Mumbai to protest the state and central BJP governments' betrayal of assurances to farmers and failure to address agrarian distress. The march was organized by the All India Kisan Sabha and saw massive participation from farmers across Maharashtra, particularly from Nashik. It drew widespread media attention and support from political parties and organizations. The march concluded a period of sustained struggle and mass mobilization by AIKS over the preceding three years to demand solutions including farm loan waivers, remunerative prices, implementation of the M.S. Swaminathan report, and land rights for tribal farmers.
The document summarizes the Kisan Long March in Maharashtra led by the All India Kisan Sabha in March 2018. Over 40,000 farmers and agricultural workers marched over 200 km from Nashik to Mumbai to protest against the agrarian crisis affecting farmers in the state. The march received widespread support from farmers, political parties, and the public. It brought national attention to the farmers' demands, including implementation of minimum support prices and forest rights. The disciplined and peaceful protest marked a significant struggle for farmers' rights in Maharashtra.
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Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist known for leading nonviolent movements against corruption. As a young man, he joined the Indian Army and was inspired to dedicate his life to social service. In his village of Ralegan Siddhi, he successfully addressed issues like alcoholism and water scarcity through collective decision making. Later movements addressed corruption at the state and national level, advocating for stronger anti-corruption laws. Hazare demonstrated leadership qualities of honesty, competence, problem-solving ability, clear communication, and vision in creating positive change.
Anna Hazare is an Indian social activist known for leading anti-corruption movements in India in 2011 and 2012. He has worked to promote rural development and increase government transparency. Hazare frequently uses hunger strikes to further causes related to corruption and rural development, similar to Gandhi. He helped develop the village of Ralegan Siddhi in Maharashtra into a model village, and received civilian honors from the Indian government for his work.
The JP Movement was a nationwide movement led by Jayaprakash Narayan in 1974 against government corruption and misrule in India. It began as a movement in Bihar against the state government, demanding its resignation. JP spearheaded large protests and called for a "total revolution" to overhaul India's political system. The movement gained widespread support and also opposed the central government of Indira Gandhi. Though initially focused in Bihar, JP toured India gaining large crowds. The movement contributed to the Emergency declared in 1975 and the formation of the new Janata Party after its lifting.
Anna Hazare led a non-violent protest in New Delhi, India in August 2011 to demand passage of the Jan Lokpal Bill, a strong anti-corruption law. Hazare, a 74-year-old social activist, began a hunger strike that attracted support from thousands of Indians. After 12 days of fasting, the Indian government agreed to consider the anti-corruption legislation, leading Hazare to end his hunger strike. The mass protest highlighted widespread public frustration with corruption in the Indian government and succeeded in pressuring politicians to address the issue.
The document summarizes the key developments in the Indian independence movement. It discusses how nationalism grew in response to British rule, oppression, and economic exploitation. The movement started with moderate groups like the Indian National Congress but later adopted more radical tactics under leaders like Tilak, Lajpat Rai, and Bipin Chandra Pal. Major events that intensified nationalism included the partition of Bengal, the Jallianwala Bagh massacre, and the non-cooperation movement led by Gandhi. The movement eventually led to independence from Britain in 1947 after campaigns of civil disobedience and the Quit India movement, though partition resulted in violence and loss of life.
The document provides details about the growth of Indian nationalism and independence movements between 1920-1930. It summarizes the Non-Cooperation Movement launched by Mahatma Gandhi against the Rowlatt Act in 1919. The movement involved boycotting British goods and civil services. It spread widely but had to be withdrawn in 1922 after violent incidents. This led to the launch of the Civil Disobedience Movement in 1930 against the salt tax. The Dandi March and subsequent acts of disobedience and protests spread across India and led to many arrests including of Gandhi. While the movements united many Indians, they also faced limitations in fully representing Dalits and Muslims.
Anna Hazare is a social activist from India who led movements to address government corruption. Early in life he dropped out of school and later joined the army. After witnessing death, he dedicated himself to social service. He worked to improve his village through watershed management and literacy programs. Hazare went on hunger strikes to pressure the government to take action against corrupt officials. His campaigns resulted in the resignation or firing of many politicians and officials. Hazare's anti-corruption movement in 2011 galvanized national support through strategic use of media like catchy slogans, social media, and maintaining a clear message.
This document provides biographical information on several prominent Indian social activists and leaders of the 2011 anti-corruption movement in India: Kisan Baburao Hazare, Arvind Kejriwal, Kiran Bedi, Prashant Bhushan, and Shanti Bhushan. It details their dates of birth, education backgrounds, careers, roles in social activism and the anti-corruption movement, and accomplishments and awards received.
The document discusses the spread of nationalism in India following 1919 and the development of the non-cooperation and civil disobedience movements. It explains how Gandhi returned to India in 1915 and used his concept of satyagraha, or non-violent resistance, to organize peasants and mill workers. In response to the Rowlatt Acts and Jallianwala Bagh massacre, Gandhi launched a nationwide non-cooperation movement in 1920 combining demands for self-rule and support of the Ottoman Khalifa. Different social groups participated in the movement with their own interpretations of swaraj or self-rule.
Kisan Hazare was a social activist from Maharashtra who launched various movements for social reform through non-violent means. Some of his key achievements included setting up the Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Aandolan in the 1970s, leading fasts for the Right to Information Act and Jan Lokpal Bill, and developing the model village of Ralegan Siddhi based on Gandhian principles of self-sufficiency, watershed management, and social equality. He advocated for grassroots democracy through gram sabhas, and fought against corruption and social discrimination through non-violent protest.
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The first national conference of Arogya Sena was held in Hyderabad on May 29, 2011. Dr. Abhijit Vaidya, the founder and national chief of Arogya Sena, presided over the conference. Arogya Sena supports equality, social justice, secularism, and democratic socialism. The conference discussed the formation of a new socialist party in India and Arogya Sena's support for providing a third political alternative. Over 200 members of Arogya Sena's central committee and branches from across India attended along with representatives from like-minded organizations.
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the motive to upload this material to aware the student towards the unique way of protest to show that protest can be non - violent and it could be effective.this may decrease the violation happens and attract the government towards the public right demand. it save lots of money which spent on protest duration.
The document summarizes two popular movements in Nepal and Bolivia that led to democratic reforms:
1) In 2006, Nepal experienced a popular movement to restore democracy and end the king's authoritarian rule. Multiple political parties and the Maoists organized mass protests that grew to over 300,000 people demanding a return to democracy. On April 24th, the king conceded to the protesters' demands.
2) In 2000, Bolivia saw mass protests against the privatization of water supply that increased prices dramatically. After initial negotiations failed, protests grew until the multinational corporation was forced to leave and water prices were reduced, restoring control to the local municipality.
Both movements involved large-scale, public demonstrations that
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Aonla: Congress President and UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi took on SP, BSP and BJP while addressing a party election rally at Aonla in Uttar Pradesh as part of her ongoing campaign for the Lok Sabha polls.
“I feel very sad to see that some parties are trying to damage the rich culture of unity and togetherness. They try to destroy our tradition of unity in diversity and spread hatred among people for their narrow political gains. They try to divide the people in terms of caste, religion and community. Their ultimate aim is to grab power and only people can teach them a lesson”, urged Sonia Gandhi.
The making of national movement 1870s-1947s ARJUNPRATHEEP
Within about a hundred years, the British took control of almost every aspect of life in India. Many Indians began to feel that the British control had to end to make India the country for Indians.After 1850, many political associations were formed. Most of them were formed in the 1870s and 1880s. Most of these associations were led by English-educated professionals. Some of the important ones were; the Poona Sarvajanik Sabha, the Indian Association, the Madras Mahajan Sabha, the Bombay Presidency Association.
Ram Manohar Lohia was an Indian freedom fighter, socialist, and political leader born in 1910 in Akbarpur, India. He was deeply inspired by Mahatma Gandhi from a young age and participated in India's independence movement. As a leader, he advocated for eliminating caste discrimination and inequality between men and women. He founded the Congress Socialist Party and opposed the partition of India. After independence, he continued working to address issues like poverty, farmer's rights, and decentralization of government. Lohia made significant contributions to India's freedom struggle and development as a new nation before his death in 1967.
The Kisan Long March in Maharashtra saw over 50,000 farmers march over 200 kilometers to Mumbai to protest the state and central BJP governments' betrayal of assurances to farmers and failure to address agrarian distress. The march was organized by the All India Kisan Sabha and saw massive participation from farmers across Maharashtra, particularly from Nashik. It drew widespread media attention and support from political parties and organizations. The march concluded a period of sustained struggle and mass mobilization by AIKS over the preceding three years to demand solutions including farm loan waivers, remunerative prices, implementation of the M.S. Swaminathan report, and land rights for tribal farmers.
The document summarizes the Kisan Long March in Maharashtra led by the All India Kisan Sabha in March 2018. Over 40,000 farmers and agricultural workers marched over 200 km from Nashik to Mumbai to protest against the agrarian crisis affecting farmers in the state. The march received widespread support from farmers, political parties, and the public. It brought national attention to the farmers' demands, including implementation of minimum support prices and forest rights. The disciplined and peaceful protest marked a significant struggle for farmers' rights in Maharashtra.
The document discusses the life and political ideas of Mahadev Govind Ranade, an Indian social reformer and liberal political thinker. It outlines his early life and education, career as a judge and involvement in organizations for social reform. It examines Ranade's views on liberalism, individual liberty balanced with state intervention, social reform to end practices like child marriage and support for women's rights, and understanding of British rule in India as both positive and negative. Ranade advocated for political and social reform working together to modernize India while protecting individual freedoms.
1. Anna Hazare
A man behind democratic revolution in India
“The dream of India as a strong nation will not be realised without
self-reliant, self-sufficient villages, this can be achieved only
through social commitment & involvement of the common man."
- Anna Hazare
2. Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare, born 15
January 1940, popularly known as Anna Hazare
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.
3. The Watershed Development programme
Removal of untouchability Uprooting alcoholism
In Ralegan Siddhi
Collective marriages Milk production
Gram Sabha Education
4. A Decade of Struggle...
Anna Hazare had to struggle for 11 years continuously against government for giving rights to
citizens by making legislations for Right to Information, More Rights for the Gram Sabha,
Regulating Transfers of the Government Officers, Prohibition and against Red Tapism.
After the ShivSena – BJP government came in power on March 11, 1995; Anna Hazare started
communicating with the government for taking steps to curb corruption. He wrote to the
government 15 times and had meetings with it.
He sent a letter to the government on January 12, 1998 asking it to make an act for Right to
Information for checking corruption.
As government was not paying any heed to his demand even after writing many letters and
discussions, he started dharna on April 6, 1995 at the Azad Maidan, Mumbai.
He again wrote to the government 10 times between April 6, 1998 and August 2, 1999 asking
it to make the Act for Right to Information. In the mean time, Congress – NCP government
came in power.
He communicated with the newly formed government 5 times pressing it to make the Act. As it
failed to do this, he wrote to the govt. on April 6, 2000 warning it that a statewide dharna
agitation in front of Collector Offices would be started from 1st may and he would go on fast
from 20th May, 2000.
As per schedule, the dharna agitation started in front of all Collector Offices all over the state
on 2nd May. The fast was postponed as the Central Government passed a bill in Lok Sabha
on Information Technology.
5. Continued communication with the govt. Wrote 14 times and had meetings with the govt. One
year lapsed.
On 1st March 2001, wrote to the govt. that he would start statewide maun andolan from 1st May
if the govt. did not make the legislation. The Chief Minister held a meeting with other concerned
ministers and Secretaries and made a promise that the govt. will pass the bill in the coming
session.
After the promise from the Chief Minister, 81 days lapsed. Anna’s correspondence with the
govt. was continued. He wrote again on 1st March 2001 telling that he would undertake maun
on 9th August 2001 at his native village Ralegan Siddhi.
As per his warning, he started maun agitation on 9th August. On the same day, people started
agitation all over Maharashtra.
After 4 days of maun, the Minister of Law and Justice Mr. Vilas Kaka Undalkar visited Ralegan
Siddhi to discuss with Anna Hazare. He facilitated a telephonic discussion with the Chief
Minister and the Chief Secretary of Maharashtra. After promise from them, Anna stopped his
maun.
After the lapse of 1 year and a month and writing more than 15 letters, the govt. was not taking
any action. So Anna started maun again on 21st Sept. 2002. After 5 days, four Ministers of the
maharashtra Govt., viz. Mr. Dilip Valse Patil, Shivajirao Kardile, Shivajirao Moghe and R. R.
Patil came to Ralegan Siddhi for discussions with Anna Hazare. After getting a written
assurance from the Chief Minister and Chief secretary, Anna stopped his agitation.
6. A meeting between Anna Hazare and the govt. was held on 30th October 2002 at Mumbai
where the Chief Minister, the Chief secretary, other ministers and senior officers participated
in the meeting on behalf of the govt. Again a promise was made.
But as the govt. was not keeping its promise, Anna again warned on 21st January that he
would undertake agitation on 20th February at Mumbai.
In the mean time, the Chief minister of Maharashtra got changed. The new CM Mr.
Sushilkumar Shinde informed Anna Hazare that a solution would be found within a timeframe
after a meeting with Ministers and Senior Officers. So Anna postponed his agitation.
A high level meeting was held at the Secretariat in Mumbai on 17th February and the CM
promised that appropriate action would be taken.
After the failure of the govt. to keep its words, Anna again warned the govt. of agitation from
August 9, 2003 at Mumbai.
Anna finally went on fast on 9th August 2003 at the Azad Maidan in Mumbai. Thousands of
people from all over Maharashtra gathered at the site of fast in support of his agitation. At the
same time, people also protested at Collector Offices at all district headquarters. All this
mounted tremendous pressure on the govt. There was a threat of govt. collapse if the Act
was not passed. Finaly, the President of India signed the Bill on 12th day of Anna’s fast and
declared that the Act would be effective from 2002. Anna ended his fast at the hands of a
noted Social Worker Mr. Tukaramdada Gitacharya.
The Right to Information Act came into effect in Maharashtra from 2002. With Anna’s
persuasion, the same Act came into effect for the whole nation.
Likewise, the Acts for more rights to the Gram Sabha and against Red Tapism were passed by
the government.
8. Indian anti-corruption movement 2011
Jan Lokpal Bill movement
Protest`s timeline :
April 4, 2011
Anna Hazare, the anti-corruption activist leader announced his fast unto death till Jan
Lokpal Bill is enacted.
April 5, 2011
Anna Hazare, initiated his fast unto death at Jantar Mantar in Delhi.Around 6,000 Mumbai
residents joined Anna Hazare for a one-day fast to support the demand for implementation of
the Jan Lokpal Bill.In Pune,over 6,000 residents joined the campaign.The Freedom Park in
Banglore was the cynosure of all eyes on Thursday as Bangaloreans from all walks of life
thronged the place to support Anna Hazare.Anna Hazare also said that if the bill was not
passed, then he will call a mass nation-wide agitation.He called his movement as "second
struggle for independence" and he will continue the fight.
April 7, 2011
Two rounds of talks with the government failed.Anna Hazare continued on with his fast.
Sonia Gandhi, the president of the Indian National Congress party and the head of the National
Advisory Council appealed to Anna Hazare to end his indefinite fast.
9. April 8, 2011
Protests spreaded to Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Chennai, Patna, Bhopal,
Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Pune, Nashik and Kochi.Protests were organised at Jammu University in
Jammu, Thiruvananthapuram, Guwahati and Jaipur too.The government continued to squabble
with the activists stating that the bill drafting committee will be headed by a government appointed
minister and not a civil society member as the protesters demanded to avoid allowing the
government to make the bill less powerful.The Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh met with the
President of India to outline to her how the government was going ahead with the demands of the
population.15 supporters of Anna Hazare on fast were hospitalized.
Bollywood came out completely in support of the protests - with famed actors, musicians and
directors speaking in support of the movement and Anna Hazare. Director Farah Khan, actor
Anupam Kher, music director Vishal Dadlani, poet-filmmaker Pritish Nandy and actor Tom Alter all
visited Jantar Mantar. Meanwhile famed Indian actors Aamir Khan, Hrithik Roshan and Amitabh
Bachchan all stated their support for the movement via social networking websites or the media.
Oscar winning Indian composer A. R.Rahman also declared his support for the anti-graft
movement. Kareena Kapoor, Shabana Azmi,Shekhar Kapur, Sushmita Sen, Bipasha Basu,
Shahid Kapoor, Riteish Deshmukh, Vivek Oberoi, Neha Dhupia,Jackky Bhagnani, Shirish Kunder,
Kailash Kher, Punit Malhotra all tweeted their support for Anna Hazare further feulling the masses
to join the movement.Famed Qatari artist M. F. Hussain showed his support by drawing a cartoon
of Anna Hazare.Indian students at Cambridge University, the former alma-mater of the Indian
prime minister also addressed their support for the movement.
10. Many prominent people from the government agencies as well as from various corporate
houses came out in support of the movement. Some of them were - Delhi Metro chief E.
Sreedharan (also called the Metro Man of India), Punj Lloyd chairman Atul Punj, Maruti Suzuki
chairman RC Bhargava, Hero group's Sunil Munjal, Tata Steel vice-chairman B Muthuraman,
Bajaj Auto Chairman Rahul Bajaj, Godrej Group head Adi Godrej, Biocon Chairman and
Managing Director Kiran Mazumdar-Shaw and Kotak Mahindra Bank vice-chairman & managing
director Uday Kotak. They all declared their support for Anna Hazare and the movement.
ASSOCHAM President Dilip Modi and FICCI Director General Rajiv Kumar, both came out in
support of the movement too.
The Government of India accepted the compromise formula that there be a politician chairman
and an activist, non-politician Co-Chairman. It was reported that Pranab Mukherjee will be the
Chairman of the draft committee while Shanti Bhushan will be the co-chairman. Shanti Bhushan
was one of the original drafters of the Lokpal Bill along with Anna Hazare, Justice N. Santosh
Hegde, advocate Prashant Bhushan, and RTI activist Arvind Kejriwal.
April 9, 2011
After accepting all the demands of Anna Hazare, the Government of India issued a Official
Gazette saying that the draft of lokpal would be made and presented in the coming monsoon
session of Lok Sabha.Victory celebrations were held all over India from Jantar Mantar - the
center of the protests to Jammu, Mumbai, Nagpur, Chennai, Kolkatta, Allahabad[29] and even
Anna Hazare's village.Bollywood lauded the victory of Anna Hazare, once again echoing their
support for the movement and the support of the Indian citizenry.Protesters and leaders of the
movement alike stated that the path to attaining complete passing of the bill is still a difficlut one,
and the movement has to see more harsher days ahead.The movement has become a symbol of
civil society's power in India.
11. After being widely televised by the Indian media, and widely supported by almost every
Indian citizen (as the issue of corruption has been an issue every Indian holds very negative
views about), the movement has attained a certain level of credibility in the eyes of the Indian
masses. Its uniqueness in the fact that it was completely apolitical; was a movement solely of
the people; did not wish to put in disarray the country as in the case of total shutdowns
organised by politcal parties (Commonly called a Bandh) ; and was able to bend the government
- is something new for India. Many commentators have called the movement the 'wake-up' call
for India. Meanwhile social networking chatter has been filled with fears that Indians will once
again go back to 'sleep' with time.
12. Protest’s Description :
On 5 April 2011, Anna Hazare initiated a movement for passing a stronger anti-
corruption Lokpal (ombudsman) bill in the Indian Parliament. As a part of this movement, N.
Santosh Hegde, a former justice of the Supreme Court of India and Lokayukta of Karnataka,
Prashant Bhushan, a senior lawyer in the Supreme Court along with the members of the India
Against Corruption movement drafted an alternate bill, named as the Jan Lokpal Bill (People's
Ombudsman Bill) with more stringent provisions and wider power to the Lokpal (Ombudsman).
Hazare began a fast unto death from 5 April 2011 at Jantar Mantar in Delhi, to press for the
demand to form a joint committee of the representatives of the Government and the civil society
to draft a new bill with stronger penal actions and more independence to the Lokpal and
Lokayuktas (Ombudsmen in the states), after his demand was rejected by the Prime Minister of
India Manmohan Singh .Before commencing his 'fast unto death' he stated, "I will fast until Jan
Lokpal Bill is passed".
The movement attracted attention very quickly through various media. It has been
reported that thousands of people joined to support Hazare's effort. Almost 150 people
reportedly joined Hazare in his fast.He said that he would not allow any politician to sit with him
in this movement. Politicians like Uma Bharti and Om Prakash Chautala were shooed away by
protesters when they came to visit the site where the protest was taking place.A number of social
activists including Medha Patkar, Arvind Kejriwal and former IPS officer Kiran Bedi, Jayaprakash
Narayan of the Lok Satta have lent their support to Hazare's hunger strike and anti-corruption
campaign. This movement has also been joined by many people providing their support in
Internet social media such as twitter and facebook. In addition to spiritual leaders Sri Sri Ravi
Shankar, Swami Ramdev, Swami Agnivesh and former Indian cricketer Kapil Dev,many
celebrities showed their public support through micro-blogging site Twitter.As a result of this
movement, on 6 April 2011 Sharad Pawar resigned from the group of ministers formed for
reviewing the draft Lokpal bill 2010.The movement gathered significant support from India's
youth visible through the local support and on social networking sites like Facebook and Twitter.
13. There have also been protests in Bangalore, Mumbai, Chennai, Ahmedabad,
Guwahati, Shillong, Aizawl among other cities of India.On 8 April 2011, the Government of India
accepted all demands of the movement. On 9 April 2011 it issued a notification in the Gazette of
India on formation of a joint committee. It accepted the formula that there be a politician
chairman and an activist, non-politician Co-Chairman. According to the notification, Pranab
Mukherjee will be the Chairman of the draft committee while Shanti Bhushan will be the co-
chairman. “The Joint Drafting Committee shall consist of five nominee ministers of the
Government of India and five nominees of the civil society. The five nominee Ministers of the
Government of India are Pranab Mukherjee, Union Minister of Finance, P. Chidambaram, Union
Minister of Home Affairs, M. Veerappa Moily, Union Minister of Law and Justice, Kapil Sibal,
Union Minister of Human Resource and Development and Minister of Communication and
Information Technology and Salman Khursheed, Union Minister of Water Resources and
Minister of Minority Affairs. The five nominees of the civil society are Anna Hazare, N. Santosh
Hegde, Shanti Bhushan Senior Advocate, Prashant Bhushan, Advocate and Arvind Kejriwal.On
the morning of 9 April 2011 Anna Hazare ended his 97-hour hunger strike by first offering water
to some of his supporters who had gone on a hunger strike in his support. The social activist
then broke his fast by consuming some water. He addressed the people and set a deadline of
15 August 2011 to pass the Lokpal Bill in the Indian Parliament.
"Real fight begins now. We have a lot of struggle ahead of us in drafting
the new legislation, We have shown the world in just five days that we
are united for the cause of the nation. The youth power in this
movement is a sign of hope.”- Anna Hazare.
14. Awards...
Man of the year Award (1988) Diwaliben Mehta Award (1999)
Padmabhusan Award (1990) National Intergration Award (1999)
Padmashri Award (1992) Paul Mittal National Award (2000)
Vivekananda Seva Puraskar (1994) Basavshri Prashasti Award (2000)
Shiromani Award (1996) Transparency International (IT)
Integrity Award (2003)
Godavari Gaurav Puraskar (1996)
World Bank's Jit Gill Memorial Award (2008)
Giants International Award (1996)
Vishwa-Vatsalya & Santbal Award
Mahaveer Puraskar (1997)
Priy Darshini Vriksha Mitra Award
Care India Award (1998)
Young India Award
Jana Seva Puraskar (1998)
Krushi Bhusahan
Rotary International Manav Seva Puraskar (1998)