Anna Hazare - Intresting 'n' Inspiring Facts

Jai Ho Anna Sahib

Interesting Facts About Great Social Activist Anna Hazare

1. Anna Hazare hasn’t returned to his home for 35 years. He always keeps fighting against corruption in various states. He has devoted his whole life to the country.

2. He has been so busy in social work that he even doesn’t know the name of his real brother’s kids.

3. Anna Hazare started his career as a driver in the Indian Army. He spent his spare time reading the books of Swami Vivekananda, Mahatma Gandhi and Acharya Vinoba Bhave that inspired him to become a social worker and activist.

4. During the Indo-Pakistani War of 1965, he was the only survivor in a border exchange of fire, while driving a truck. During the mid-1970s he survived a road accident while driving.

5. Anna sahib was so frustrated with life to the extent that he wanted to commit suicide, he even wrote a two page essay -the reason he do not want to live no more, but then he read a book of swami Vivekanand at railway station ,he was so inspired he took route of social activist.

6. Anna Sahib took the oath to serve the nation at the early age of 26, at this time he also owed himself to remain bachelor all his life to serve the country.

7. Padma Bhushan award, by the Government of India in 1992

   Padma Shri award,by the Government of India in 1990.

8. Anna helped in tackling problems of alcohol addiction, untouchables in the village, Education, Collective marriages, Right to Information movement and now Jan Lokpal bill movement.

9. Anna Hazare calls himself fakir. He is the man who has no family, no property and no bank balance. He lives in a 10ft x 10ft Spartan room

10. His statements have huge impact even on corrupt politicians minds. Recently, his statement against Sharad pawar made him quit GOM. Still, he is not happy as he wants Pawar to resign from all the important posts.

11. People of Ralegan siddhi were so attached to Anna that people forgot his real name Kishan Babu roa Hazare , Anna means Big brother, today he became Anna to the entire nation.

12. Anna Sahib believed it is experience that gives the direction but it is youth that gives the drive to every plan.

People lets join hands together with Anna Hazare Sahib to create corruption free India

Jai Hind!!!!