Anna Hazare Profile

Kisan Baburao Hazare (born 15 June 1937), popularly known as Anna Hazare is an Indiansocial activist who is especially recognised for the Indian Movement against corruption and his contribution to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner taluka ofAhmednagar 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 Ralegan Siddhi as a model village.

Anna Hazare started a fast unto death on 5 April 2011 to exert pressure on the government of India to enact a strong anti-corruption act as envisaged in the Jan Lokpal Bill, a law to establish a Lokpal (ombudsman) with the power to deal with corruption in public offices. The fast led to nationwide protests in support of Hazare. The fast ended on 9 April 2011, the day after all of Hazare's demands were agreed by the government of India. The government issued a gazette notification on the formation of a joint committee (of government and civil society representatives) to draft an effective Lokpal Bill.

According to an Indian daily English newspaper Daily News and Analysis’s annual list of top 50 most influential people for 2011, Anna Hazare is the most influential person in Mumbai.

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Friday 19 August 2011

Mumbai dabbawalas on strike in support of Anna

Mumbai dabbawalas on strike in support of Anna 2011 :  Heralding their support to veteran social activist Anna Hazare, the famed dabbawalas (lunch box carriers) of Mumbai, have declared that they would lend their support to his crusade by observing a strike today.

It will be the first time in 120 years of the dabbawalas history that these delivery men of lunch boxes of lakhs of office goers in Mumbai will strike, depriving them of their mid-day meal.


Speaking at Mumbai’s Azad Maidan, Sopan Laxman Mare, President of the Mumbai Lunch Box Suppliers Association, said the dabbawalas, renowned in the world for their efficiency, would go on strike for the first time in their 120-year history.


“We have already pledged our support to Anna Hazare. He is fighting against corruption for the people of the country. 5000 dabbawalas and 200,000 customers will go on strike on Friday in support of Anna’s movement,” Mare added.


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