2011 Indian anti-corruption movement - Wikipedia
The movement gained momentum from 5 April 2011, when anti-corruption activist Anna Hazare began a hunger strike at the Jantar Mantar monument in New Delhi. The movement aimed to alleviate corruption in the Indian government through introduction of the Jan Lokpal Bill.
India Against Corruption - Wikipedia
In 2012, the IAC began to disassociate from Hazare's followers (then popularly known as "Team Anna"). [10] [11] On 3 August 2012, the deep differences of opinion among the central figures of the anti-corruption protest spilled into the public domain.
Ten years of Anna Andolan: Who benefited from the anti-corruption ...
Apr 8, 2021 · Hazare, the face of Anna Andolan, was absent from the scene. Following the disintegration of the IAC core group, Hazare has receded into the background, holding dharnas (strikes) and anshans (fasting) on various issues, but …
Inside story of Anna Hazare movement: Ex-IAC member speaks …
A former national committee member of Anna Hazare’s India Against Corruption movement has made a stunning disclosure: that the 2011 Anna Hazare Movement was allegedly orchestrated by the...
Anna Hazare's Anti-Corruption Movement and the Limits of …
Nov 19, 2013 · It was his unexpected arrest on the eve of the August protest, however, that thrust him into the limelight, sparking candle-lit marches across the country and swelling the ranks of his movement, Indian Against Corruption (IAC).
No differences with IAC, we work together: Anna Hazare aides
Jan 9, 2012 · The close aides of Anna Hazare from Bhrashtrachar Virodhi Jan Andolan Nyas (BVJAN) said they were working along with India Against Corruption (IAC) and while there might be some differences in their ways of working, both groups have the same objective.
Anna Hazare, Liberalisation and the Careers of Corruption in Modern India: 1974-2011 MATTHEW JENKINS This paper sets the Anna Hazare phenomenon in the context of a longer discursive history on corruption in modern India, examining in particular the JP movement of 1974 and Rajiv Gandhi's use of corruption narratives.
Anna Hazare's Anti-Corruption Movement and the Limits of …
It was his unexpected arrest on the eve of the August protest, however, that thrust him into the limelight, sparking candle-lit marches across the country and swelling the ranks of his movement,...
Arvind and Anna: The protege and the estranged guru, linked by IAC …
Aug 31, 2022 · Amid the raging battle between the BJP and the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) over the Delhi government’s now-withdrawn new liquor policy, social activist Anna Hazare has waded into the row by targeting Delhi Chief Minister and AAP supremo Arvind Kejriwal, his …
Anna Hazare, a diminutive 74-year-old man of humble origins, soon became the face of the movement. His, some would say carefully crafted, Gandhian persona and tactics of fasting and prayer drew the masses in vast numbers.