Short Biography of Anna Hazare Story of Army Driver becoming the Father of Nation Bigger than Bharat Ratna Name - Kisan Bapat Babura Hazare known as Anna Hazare Birth date - 15 January 1940 Anna Hazare was born in Bhingar village in Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state in western India to Baburao Hazare and Laxmi Bai, an unskilled labourer familyHe was raised by his childless aunt in Mumbai but could not continue beyond VII standard and had to quit midway due to problems. He has two sisters. He is unmarried. 1963 Anna Hazare started his career as a driver in the Indian Army. During his 15-year tenure as a soldier, he was posted to several states like Sikkim, Bhutan, Jammu-Kashmir, Assam, Mizoram, Leh and Ladakh and braved challenging weathers. Anna was greatly influenced by Swami Vivekananda’s teachings. In the year 1965, Pakistan attacked India and at that time, Hazare was posted at the Khemkaran border. On November 12, 1965, Pakistan launched air atta cks on Indian base and all of Hazare’s comrades became martyrs In 1978, he took voluntary retirement from the 9th Maratha Battalion After serving 15 Years in Army Anna took the voluntary retirement and returned to his native place in Ralegan Siddhi, in t he Parner tehsil of Ahmednagar district. Ralegan Siddhi falls in the drought-prone area with a mere 400 to 500 mm ofannual rainfall. There were no weirs to retain rainwater. During the month of April and May, water tankers were the onl y means ofdrinking water. Almost 80 per cent of the villagers were dependent on other villages for food
