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Arvind Kejriwal
File:Arvind Kumar Kejriwal.jpgArvind Kejriwal
Born (1968-06-16) 16 June 1968 (age 56)
India Hissar, Haryana
Organization(s)Parivartan (परिवर्तन) -
citizen's movement
MovementRight to Information
Jan Lokpal Bill
AwardsRamon Magsaysay Award

Arvind Kumar Kejriwal (Template:Lang-hi) (born 16 June 1968) is an Indian social activist fighting 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. Kejriwal is also a Saathi (fellow) of the Association for India's Development .

Early life

Arvind Kejriwal was born in Hissar, Haryana in 1968. His father was an engineer and he spent most of his childhood living in small northern Indian towns like Sonepat, Mathura and Hissar. Kejriwal graduated from IIT Kharagpur as a Mechanical engineer in 1989.

Career

Kejriwal joined Tata Steel after his graduation from IIT Kharagpur. After quitting his job with Tata Steel, he took time off to work with the Missionaries of Charity and the Ramakrishna Mission in the northeast.

Kejriwal joined the Indian Revenue Service (IRS) in 1995 and worked as an Additional Commissioner of Income Tax in Delhi. In January 2000, he took a sabbatical from work and founded Parivartan - a Delhi based citizens’ movement which works on ensuring a just, transparent and accountable governance. Thereafter, in February 2006, he resigned from the job, to work full-time at 'Parivartan'.

Right to Information

He along with Aruna Roy and others, campaigned for the Right to Information Act, which soon became a silent social movement, Delhi Right to Information Act was passed in 2001 and eventually at national level Indian Parliament passed the Right to Information Act (RTI) in 2005. Thereafter, in July 2006, he spearheaded an awareness campaign for RTI across India. To motivate others Arvind has now instituted an RTI Award through his organisation. Through individual and community cases, Arvind has taken on many deeply entrenched public bureaucracies in India, including the Income Tax department, the Municipal Corporation of Delhi, the Public Distribution System (PDS), the Delhi Electricity Board, and others.

Jan Lokpal Bill

As a member of India Against Corruption Kejriwal is an active participant in the movement for the enactment of Jan Lokpal Bill. He is considered a key figure along with social activist Anna Hazare. On August 16 2011, Hazare was arrested four hours before the planned indefinite hunger strike. Rajan Bhagat, spokesman for Delhi Police, said police arrested Hazare under a legal provision that bans public gatherings and protests at the park in Delhi where he was planning to begin his hunger strike. Kejriwal was also arrested along with other key members of the India Against Corruption movement.

Personal Life

Kejriwal is married to Sunita, who is an IRS officer and his batchmate from training academy in Mussoorie. They live just outside Delhi with their two children.

Awards

Books

The Right to Information : Vyawharik Margdarshika - Co-Author - Vishnu Rajgadia, Published by Rajkamal Prakashan, New Delhi. in the year 2008

See also

References

  1. ^ Citation The 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership-CITATION.
  2. "Saathis - OneforIndia.org". AID. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  3. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=22J5VccbLKM&feature=player_embedded#!
  4. ^ Profile IIT Kanpur Alumni Association. Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award citation.
  5. In electing Kejriwal, 38,... Times of India, 31 Jul 2006.
  6. ^ Hauzel, Hoihnu (Saturday, September 30, 2006). "Fighting the odds". The Telegraph. Retrieved 20 August 2011. {{cite news}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)
  7. ^ "Arvind Kejriwal". {{cite web}}: Text "Ashoka - Innovators for the Public" ignored (help)
  8. ^ Sivanand, Mohan. "Arvind Kejriwal's Quest for Change". Rreaders Digest. Retrieved 20 August 2011.
  9. About us Parivartan Official website.
  10. Don’t throttle RTI Arvind Kejriwal, livemint, Jul 6 2007.
  11. "RTI Awards 2010 | About RTI". Retrieved 22 August 2011.
  12. CNN IBN Indian of the Year winners 2006
  13. "Distinguished Alumnus of IIT Kharagpur". Retrieved 22 August 2011.

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