Kisan Baburao Hazar was born June 15, 1937, he popularly known as Anna Hazar.It is an Indian social activist and prominent leader in India in 2011 the anti-corruption, non-violent methods in accordance with the teachings of Mahatma Gandhi.
Hazar also contributed to the development and structuring of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar district, Maharashtra, India. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan, the third highest civilian honor awarded by the Government of India in 1992 for his efforts in creating this village as a model for others.
Anna Hazar began an indefinite hunger strike April 5, 2011 in order to pressure the Indian government to adopt a strict anti-corruption law, as in the bill in January Lokpal for the institution of an ombudsman with the power corruption in the public space around.
Fasting in protest at the national level in support of the release Hazar. The fast ended April 9, 2011, one day after the government accepted applications Hazar.
The government has given a notification in the Official Journal of the formation of a joint committee composed of representatives of government and create civil society in the legislature.
For 2011, Foreign Policy Magazine named him among the top 100 global thinkers.
Anna has ranked as the most influential person in Mumbai by a national newspaper.
He has faced criticism of his authoritarian views on justice, including death as a punishment for corrupt officials and its alleged support for the forced vasectomy as a method of family planning ........
