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Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian social activist and crusader for greater transparency in Government. He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006, for activating India's Right to Information movement at grassroots and social activities to empower the poorest citizens to fight corruption by holding the government answerable to the people .
Biography
Arvind Kejriwal was born in Hissar, Haryana and graduated from IIT Kharagpur as a Mechanical engineer in 1989. Later, he joined the Indian Revenue Service division of Indian Civil Service in 1992. Here he soon realized that much of the corruption prevalent in government is owing to lack of transparency in the process. Even while in his official position, he started crusading against the corrupt practices.
After several years on Extra-Ordinary Leave from the Government, he resigned his official post and now devotes full time to his work as the founder-head of Parivartan - a Delhi based citizens’ movement trying to ensure a just, transparent and accountable governance .
Initially, Arvind was instrumental in bringing in a number of changes to increase transparency in the Income Tax office. Together with Aruna Roy and others, he campaigned for the Right to Information Act, which was passed in 2005. In July 2006, he spearheaded an awareness campaign for RTI across India.
Arvind uses the Right to Information Act to equip individual citizens with the power to question their government. Through his organization Parivartan he promotes participation in governance by people. It may be a long way to go before RTI becomes a powerful tool for the common citizen. Arvind though has shown us that there is indeed a way possible!
On February 6, 2007, Arvind was named CNN-IBN 'Indian of the Year' in Public Service for the year 2006.
Awards
- 2004: Ashoka Fellow
- 2005: Satyendra Dubey Award for his campaign for bringing transparency in Government
- 2006: Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership.
- 2006: CNN-IBN, 'Indian of the Year' in Public Service
See also
References
- Citation The 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership-CITATION.
- Profile IIT Kanpur Alumni Association.
- Parivartan Official website.
- CNN IBN Indian of the Year winners 2006
External links
- 'Parivartan' Official website
- Profile at Ashoka Fellow website
- CNN IBN Indian of the Year in Public Service