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Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare (Marathi: किशन बापट बाबुराव हजारे) (born 15 January 1940), popularly known as Anna Hazare (Marathi: अण्णा हजारे), is anIndian social activist who is especially recognized for his contribution to the development of Ralegan Siddhi, a village in Parner taluka of Ahmednagardistrict, Maharashtra, India and his efforts for establishing it as a model village, for which he was awarded the Padma Bhushan by Government of India, in 1992.

On 5 April 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 theJan 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 wideprotests in support of Hazare. The fast ended on 9 April 2011 with two of the most important demands of the movement - at least 50% members of the bill draft committee be a non-politician and Co-chairman of the draft committee be a non-politician - met by the Government of India.^[1]

Contents [hide] 1 Early life 2 In the Indian Army 3 In Ralegan Siddhi 3.1 Uprooting alcoholism 3.2 The Watershed Development programme 3.3 Milk production 3.4 Education 3.5 Removal of untouchability 3.6 Collective marriages 3.7 Gram Sabha 4 Right to Information movement 5 Protest against corruption in the Maharashtra state government 6 Lokpal Bill movement 7 Awards and honours 8 Quotations 9 Publications 10 See also 11 References 12 External links