| 1. Kisan Baburao Hazare was born in Bhingar near Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra to Laxmi Bai and Baburao Hazare. |
| 2. His father, Baburao Hazare, worked as an unskilled laborer in an Ayurveda Ashram Pharmacy. |
| 3. He later adopted the name Anna, which means father or elder brother in Marathi. |
| 4. Though a relative tried to assist, he had to stop his studies after the 7th grade due to financial constraints. |
| 5. To support himself, he sold flowers at Dadar Railway Station and owned two flower shops in Mumbai. |
| 6. After the Indo-Pak war in 1962, he joined the Indian Army as a Truck Driver in 1963. |
| 7. Surviving a bomb attack in the Indo-Pak war of 1965, he found inspiration from a book of Swami Vivekananda which led him to dedicate his life to serving mankind. |
| 8. Following 15 years of service, he took voluntary retirement from the Indian Army and returned to Ralegan Siddhi, his hometown. |
| 9. Through activism, he transformed Ralegan Siddhi into a model village by eradicating liquor dens and promoting self-sustainability. |
| 10. He made a local temple the center of his movement and established a Grain Bank in 1980 to aid poor farmers during droughts. |
| 11. In recognition of his efforts, he received the Padma Shri award in 1990 and the Padma Bhushan in 1992. |
| 12. He initiated the Bhrashtachar Virodhi Jan Andolan to combat corruption in 1991. |
| 13. In 2003, he began a hunger strike against corruption charges, marking his first fast unto death. |
| 14. His activism in Maharashtra led to the state enacting a revised Right to Information Act, which later influenced the national RTI Act of 2005. |
| 15. Anna Hazare gained national attention in 2011 for his fast in Delhi demanding the passage of the Lokpal and Lokayuktas bill. |
| 16. Supporters launched campaigns like "Main Anna Hazare Hoon" and wore topis inscribed with "Main Anna Hoon." |
| 17. Films such as "Mala Anna Vahaychay" in Marathi and "Anna" in Bollywood portray his inspiring life. |
| 18. Kisan Baburao Hazare was born on 15th June, 1938 at Bhingar Village near Ahmednagar. Although he belongs to Ralegan Siddhi Village which is tucked in Parner taluka of Ahmednagar District, his paternal grandfather worked as a sweeper in the British Army in the Bhingar Cantonment. Thus, his entire family used to stay with him in Bhingar. |
| 19. He studied in the Late Khushroo Irani Brothers School up to standard 4th in Bhingar, after which his maternal uncle took him to Mumbai for further studies. |
