ARVIND KEJRIWAL INTRODUCTION Arvind Kejriwal is a popular socialist, Indian politician and former civil servant who served as the seventh Chief Minister of Delhi from 28th December to 14th February 2014. He was born on Janmastami on August 16, 1968 in Hiasr which is located in the state of Haryana. He is also the leader of Aam Aadmi Party. Arvind Kejriwal was brilliant in studies and this is the reason he got an opportunity to work with Tata Steel Company after getting graduated from Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur. He then started working in Income Tax Department of New Delhi. In 2006, Arvind Kejriwal was awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership recognising his involvement in grassroots movement (Parivartan) using right to information legislation in a campaign against corruption. In the same year, he ultimately took resignation from Indian Revenue Service and donated his Magsaysay award money as a corpus fund to the Public Cause Research Foundation which is a non- governmental organisation. Later in 2012, Arvind Kejriwal launched the Aam Aadmi Party. In 2013, Delhi Legislative Assembly election he defeated the then Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit. Following the election, he took office as the Chief Minister of Delhi on 28 December 2013. On 14 February 2014, he resigned, stating he took this step because of his government's inability to pass his proposed anti- corruption legislation due to lack of support from other political parties.

Personal background of Arvind Kejriwal Arvind Kejriwal was born on August 16, 1968 in Haryana to a well-educated couple, Mr. Gobind Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devi. The family was financially sound. He has a younger brother and a younger sister. His father, Mr. Gobind Ran Kejriwal, was an electrical engineer from the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra. His fathers work led him to several places. Arvind Kejriwals childhood passed mostly in towns of north India, like Gaziabad, Hisar and Sonepat. He did his schooling in Hisar at Campus School. Thereafter he graduated in mechanical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur in 1989. He also spent some time at the Ramkrishna Mission and Nehru Yuva Kendr at Kolkata.

Kejriwal married his batch mate Sunita from the National Academy of Administration, Mussoorie. She is an IRS officer. They have two children: a daughter, Harshita, and a son, Pulkit. Arvind Kejriwal is a pure vegetarian and has been a regular practitioner of Vipassana. Kejriwal graduated from theIndian Institute of TechnologyinKharagpur, majoring in mechanical engineering. He joinedTata Steelin 1989 and was posted in Jamshedpur. Kejriwal resigned in 1992, having taken leave of absence to study for theCivil Services Examination.Kejriwal spent some time inKolkata, at the Ramakrishna MissioninNorth-East Indiaand at Nehru Yuva Kendra.

EARLY CAREER Kejriwal joined the IRS in 1995 after qualifying through the Civil Services Examination.In 2000, he was granted two years' paid leave to pursue higher education on condition that upon resuming his work he would not resign from the Service for at least three years. Failure to abide by that condition would require him to repay the salary given during the leave period. He rejoined in 2003 and worked for 18 months before taking unpaid leave for 18 months.In February 2006, he resigned from his position as a Joint Commissioner of Income Tax in New Delhi.TheGovernment of Indiaclaimed that Kejriwal had violated his original agreement by not working for three years. Kejriwal said that his 18 months of work and 18 months of unpaid absence amounted to the stipulated three-year period during which he could not resign and that this was an attempt to malign him due to his involvement withTeam Anna, a strand of the Indian anti-corruption movement. The dispute ran for several years until, in 2011, it was resolved when he paid his way out of the Service with the help of loans from friends.

ANNA HAZARES SPLIT FROM KEJRIWAL India Against Corruption: India Against Corruption(IAC), along withTeam Anna, was a populist anti-corruption movement in India. It sought to mobilize the masses in support of their demands for a less corrupt society in India. It was headed mostly by middle-class professionals and lawyers and was particularly prominent during the anti-corruption protests of2011and2012, the central point of which was debate concerning the introduction of aJan Lokpal bill. The popular movement is distinct from a pressure group campaigning forRight to Informationthat bears the same name. Those involved with the IAC core committee eventually diverged to form theAam Aadmi PartyandJantantra Morcha.RISE: Alison Brysk, a professor of political science, notes that the IAC popular protest movement began in a year when there were also major protests about corruption in countries such as Russia (sometimes called theSnow Revolution) and the US (Occupy Wall Street). She also says that theArab Springprotests that began in late 2010 were "initially sparked by corruption - not regime change". Brysk believes that "Regardless of limited policy outcomes, each of these citizenship movements succeeded in communicating a political critique of social problems that had been seen previously as a consequence of tradition, abusive individuals, self-correcting markets, or bad luck. They were all movements that relied heavily on symbolism." The official position of figureheads in the IAC movement was that it had no formal organization beyond a 24-member core committee. In 2011, the mostly middle-class organizers of IAC determined to launch a campaign to mobilize the masses in support of a demand that they hoped would help to bring about a corruption-free India. Their proposal was for the creation of a Lokpal (ombudsman) who would have powers to arrest and charge government officials accused of corruption.They approachedRamdev, a populistyogiwith millions of supporters among the middle-classes of small-town India, to be the figurehead for this campaign. His connections to the right-wingSangh Parivarthreatened to damage the credibility of what was nominally an apolitical movement. He was soon replaced byAnna Hazare, a veteransocial reformerwith a history of undertakingfastsin support of his causes. Hazare, too, brought a large support base with him, described byMeera Nandaas being largely "from urban middle-classes and idealistic youth". The urban sophistication of Hazare, compared to Ramdev's rusticity, attracted high-profile support for the campaign fromBollywoodstars, the internet-savvy, and mainstream English-language news media. He, too, struggled to disassociate himself from Hindutvasymbolism: hence, support from non-Hindus was less forthcoming. Mahendra Prasad Singh, another professor of political science and a former Director of theIndian Council for Social Science Research, sees some similarity between the Hazare-led IAC movement and campaigns of the 1970s for whichJayaprakash Narayanwas the figure-head. The significant difference, he says, is that rather than using "conventional means of political mobilization, [it has] mainly thrived on the private electronic and social media, supplemented by mass congregation in cities". Historian and commentatorRamachandra Guhahas questioned the image that has been portrayed of IAC and of Hazare. Acknowledging that Hazare had previously been successful in campaigns for infrastructure reforms at the local level in his nativeMaharashtraand that the IAC campaign of 2011 had an impact, Guha doubts the claims that the 2011 and 2012 protests overwhelmingly engaged the masses. He notes that liberals were concerned with a perceived anti-democratic rhetoric while socially oppressed communities, such as thedalitsandOther Backward Classes, were worried that the Hindu-led movement would undermine the gains they have made through legislative reforms, such as those resulting from theMandal Commission. He considers that the attention given to the protest by 24-hour news channels and internet resources has masked the realities, such as that popular participation at theJantar MantarandRamlila Maidanprotests in Delhi was a fraction of that evidenced inKolkatain 1998 when 400,000 marched in an anti-nuclear movement. IAC and Hazare in particular piggy-backed on and gained from discontent surrounding some coincident corruption scandals involving the government. These scandals, such as the2G spectrum scam, were high-profile examples of the corruption that is claimed to be endemic in Indian society at all levels but Guha believes the IAC solution the Lokpal was a "simplistic" reaction.

Divergence: Those at the head of IAC became known as Team Anna.In late 2012, there was a split in the IAC movement caused by differences of opinion among the central figures regarding its lack of practical success and how much this might have been due to its unwillingness to be directly engaged in the political system. An IAC survey had suggested that direct involvement in politics was preferable, leading toArvind Kejriwaland some others splitting to form the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in order to cause change from within the system. Hazare rejected the survey findings. Hazare had announced that he was disbanding Team Anna in August 2012, around the time that the divisions were coming to a head.In November 2012, after the split, he said that he was forming a new Team Anna, that it would retain the label of India Against Corruption and that its members were discussing other societal issues that they might address. The new Team Anna, sometimes referred to asTeam Anna 2.0, was preparing to tour the country from 30 January 2013, coinciding with the death anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi.When that day came, Hazare announced that he had formed Jantantra Morcha, a campaigning group that included the previously-named members of Team Anna 2.0 and which he considered to be a replacement for IAC but with a broader agenda. According to theHindustan Timesof 3 September 2013, "The group, which now runs and claims to own the IAC, mostly comprises Right to Information (RTI) activists. The group had taken over the IAC immediately after the split but held its first formal meeting on Monday [1 September 2013]." The 2013 group's National Convenor is Sarbajit Roy.

HOW DID KEJRIVAL ENTER POLITICS During the nation-wide protests against corruption, Arvind Kejriwal had a difference of opinion with Anna Hazare. Hazare wanted the Jan Lokpal movement to be politically neutral. On the other hand, Kejriwals opinion was that as no progress had been attained through talks with different political parties, it was necessary to get directly involved in politics. An organization named India Against Corruption conducted a social media survey in this regard. The result indicated support for politicization. Others involved in the anti-corruption movement too had split opinions. While Kejriwals move was supported by some renowned people like Shanti Bhushan and Prashant Bhushan, others like Santosh Hegde and Kiran Bedi opposed it.

On September 19, 2012, Anna Hazare and Arvind Kejriwal came to an agreement that their difference of opinion regarding politicization of the agenda is irreconcilable. On October 2, 2012, on the eve of the birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, Kejriwal announced the formation of a political party. He mentioned that the party will be formally launched on November 26, 2012, the anniversary date when India adopted its constitution. The party was launched in Delhi on the scheduled date and was called the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) or the Common Man's Party. The party contested elections for the first time on December 4, 2013 for the Delhi legislative assembly. Arvind Kejriwal contested against Sheila Dikshit, the three times Chief Minister in Delhi and also won the elections. He sworn in a Chief Minister of Delhi on 28th Dec 2013. His rule lasted only 49 days as he resigned from the post in Feb 2014.

Social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook have helped Kejriwal count among the five most-mentioned politicians of India.

Chief Minister of Delhi On 28th December 2013, Kejriwal became the second youngest Chief Minister of Delhi after his swearing in. Chaudhary Brahm Prakash was the first youngest CM at the age of 34. Presently, Kejriwal holds the portfolios of Power, Home, Finance, Planning, Vigilance and those ministries which have not been allotted yet. After the year 2012, Kejriwal parted ways with the movement of Anna Hazare and joined politics with the formation of Aam Aadmi Party (AAP). When elections for Delhi happened, AAP got 28 seats in Delhi out of the total of 70 seats, fighting the elections with public donations. He won his seat by a margin of about 25,000 votes from the constituency of New Delhi defeating Sheila Dikshit, who had been the CM for three terms. Prior to the elections, a sting operation came into light, this was targeted to expunge AAP and the party survived through this patch. Then in December 28th, Arvind Kejriwal became the 7th Chief Minister of Delhi when he took oath.

Few Major Points after Becoming CM

Reduction in the bills of electricity up to 50% on 400 MW electricity for a month Free supply of water till 20000 KL/month Except for ambulance, no other vehicles can use the red beacon light Officials of the government would be transferred in internal departments Shelters would be provided to the people from labor class by means of buses which are banned can be used as portable cabins.

Resignation: On 14 February 2014 he resigned as Chief Minister after failing to table the Jan Lokpal Bill in the Delhi Assembly. He recommended the dissolution of the Assembly.Kejriwal blamed the Indian National Congress and theBharatiya Janata Partyfor stalling the anti-corruption legislation and linked it with the government's decision to register aFirst Information Report(FIR) against industrialistMukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director ofReliance Industries.2014 National Elections Kejriwal said in January, prior to his resignation as chief minister, that he would not contest a seat in the2014 Lok Sabha elections.Later in that month, party members persuaded him to change his mind,and on 25 March, he agreed to contest against the BJP prime ministerial candidate, Narendra Modi,from Varanasi,but lost to Modi.

Activities and achievements of Arvind Kejriwal In 1999 Kejriwal helped in foundation of Parivartan, an NGO aiming to assist the citizens in electricity, income tax and food ration-related matters Played a key role to empower the poorest at the grassroots level and implement the Right to Information Act (RTI). Created a corpus fund with the award money he received from the Magsaysay Award, and with that founded the NGO called Public Cause Research Foundation in 2012. A committee constituted by the Government of India inducted Arvind Kejriwal as a representative member of the civil society to draft the Lokpal Bill. Participated in drafting the Jan Lokpal bill. Arvind Kejriwal became the architect of the movement that was started by Anna Hazare -- the Jan Lokpal that demanded Citizens Ombudsman Bill. To fight corruption cases in government departments like Delhi Electricity Board, Income Tax Department, Municipal Corporation of Delhi and the likes, Kejriwal uses the Right To Information Act. Exposed alleged corruption and irregularities of political parties and government agencies through press conferences.

Right to Information Arvind Kejrival joined the hands with Aruna Roy and various other social activists and campaigned for the Right to Information Act. This became the silent movement in other parts of the country and under pressure; the Delhi Right to Information Act was made in 2001. After the passing of this act, the Indian Parliament passed the RTI in the year 2005. Later on, he was busy in making the RTI compulsory in all parts of the country. Through this movement, he introduced the RTI Award so that he may encourage to those people who are in his team and are motivating citizen of this country.

Jan Lokpal Bill The Jan Lokpal Bill was the part to improve the working of government official in the government departments. The main person, who landed this movement, was Anna Hazare and it all started in the year 2011. Large number of people from different parts of the country landed to Delhi for the Hunger strike so that they may communicate their voice to the government of India. Arvind Kejriwal was the people, who along with the other supporters like Shanti Bhushan, Prashant Bhushan, Kiran Bedi and Santosh Hegde. These are the members of the group who drafted the bill in front of the government. Anna Hazare acted as the leader of the Bill but the main person who landed it smoothly to a huge success was Kejriwal. He had done lots of effort to provide this start o a good end. The committee decided to start their campaign from Delhi itself as this is the place where all the officials of government sit and they listen to the words of people. They started their movement from Ramlila ground in the city and the Hunger Strike was started on August 15, 2011. Though, the movement was pre organized, the activisms along with Anna Hazare and others were arrested by the Delhi police due to unusual gathering of the people without any prior information to them. They were released on the same date as the protest was on fire. The Hunger Strike was the point where the government of India has to bow down them and they considered three points of the bill after the strike of 12 days and a protest from other parts of the country too. The India Against Corruption got good success due to the large support from the people and also from the team members of the committee. The all credit was landed in the account of Arvind Kejriwal and he became the national hero for the Indians against corruption.

Parivartan NGO- An Ngo For Change in India Ardent belief of Kejriwal is on "Change begins with small things" augured him to support foundation of a movement named Parivartan (Change) in 1999 while he served Income Tax Department. Focus was on the issues related to helping citizens especially from Delhi to counter the income tax related problems, electricity and food rations et al. Although Parivartan NGO played excellent role through exposing a case of fake ration card scam in 2008 it failed to leave an impact later. One of the founder members described waning scenario even while movement geared up in 2012 as a movement.Objectives Begin with the systematic observation of Indian system to removing corruption from all areas through isolating those areas or activities that encourage such practices especially in the government departments. Take concrete steps to suppress idea of taking / giving bribery and at the same juncture auguring masses to support alternative practices to prove helpful for removing /reducing bribing practices. Indian citizens can have best platform which supports them to let their tasks finish without a single hurdle in the government departments that too by refusing to pay bribe to anybody.Success Story It was on August 29, 2003 that Parivartan NGO held crucial Jansunwai in Delhi to emphasize on the issues pertaining to Public Distribution System (PBS) irregularities. The then food commissioner had to face the ire of 157 protesters marching to his office. Arun Roy from the Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangthan (MKSS) supported this sunwai with the demands for justice. Mazdoor Kisan Shakti Sangthan (MKSS) of Rajasthan, in the capacity of a major constituent group of National Campaign for Peoples Right to Information (NCPRI) took the ardent step with the Parivartan on December 14, 2002. It had public hearing/ jansunwai on issues pertaining to urban development expenditures and related issues. More than 550 out of 650 grievances brought into limelight have already been resolved by now. They pertained to Income Tax Department and impacted through this Parivartan. Almost 430 of 870 grievances received pertaining to DVB have already been solved by now. Recent implementation of measures to curb corruption in IT Department is part of measures suggested by Parivartan NGO. Citizen's charter provisions are legal rights of masses today. Touts at Radhu palace office of DVB have already disappeared due to the active involvement of Parivartan volunteers. Slum dwellers in 2 slums already have legally planned electricity connections because of the convincing attempts of Parivartan NGO rather than previous habit of stealing electricity. With filing of PIL by Parivartan NGO, step has been taken for prompt action against officials that permitted ad-hoc licence to relocated industries besides steps to keep vigil on Delhi's power tariff hikes. CVC has already nominated Parivartan NGO as an important Council for Clean India member. Parivartan has been suggested by Transparency International to continue with the attempts to study corruption in many sectors especially IT Department in country and also offer best and effective guidelines to counter them well.

Manish Sisodia and Arvind Kejriwal Manish Sisodia was the first one who applied online to help this motto of Mr. Kejriwal. From Parivrtan NGO to Anna Movement and then from Aam Aadmi Party formation to Cabinet Minister of Delhi, he was always stand thereby with Arvind Kejriwal.

Book written by Arvind KejriwalSwaraj Book Arvind Kejriwal had published a book named Swaraj in 2002. He is a social activist who turned into a politician. The book was published in Hindi, English and Malayalam. In this book, the present establishment of the framework of democracy is questioned by Mr Kejriwal. He proposes a way in which the country people along with the political establishments and the opinion makers can enable true Swaraj or self rule.The book is also available in other languages like Oriya.

Book Origin The foreword of the book was written by Gandhian Anna Hazare, who is an anti-corruption person. On 29th July 2012, the book was launched at Jantar Mantar, New Delhi. According to Arvind Kejriwal, the issues of shortcomings of the centralised governance are addressed in the book. He further proposes ways by which the real rule of people can be done. Kejriwal has said that since he wants the book to reach as many people as possible, he will not be earning any royalty from the sales.

Flip-flop Attack on Kejriwal While to promote his Jan Likpal Bill and the campaign that he was to start in Delhi, Ramlila Ground in 2011, Arvind Kejrival landed to Lucknow to enthuse the youths for the movement. He was heartily welcomed by the members of India Against Corruption members who are belonging to this place and the gathering was decided in Jhulelal Park in city. One member from Indian National Congress and former member of Congress Seva Dal, Jitendra Pathak started beating Kejriwal in front of his supporters. He was at a time handed over to the police by the volunteers of IAC. He belongs to the district of Jhansi and served for a long time to that Dal in parts of Jhansi and performed various responsible acts. As per the source, Rahul Gandhi was his role model. After taking a break from that Dal, He started working in a private firm in Lucknow itself. He was also thrashed from his job after this incident. Kejriwal, who is a non violence person told to the police to release the accused person and did not, filed the FIR against him too. Also, he wrote a letter to the director of that organization where Jitendra was working to take him back in their organization. According to Kejriwal, violence disturbs the mind of a person and non violence creates an impression of respect in front of accused person. He was also reported to attack through bomb during the Anna Hazares movement that was to start in Uttar Pradesh. It came into notice after a sting operation carried on from the India TV.

Books on Arvind KejriwalA Man With a Mission - Arvind Kejriwal 'A Man With a Mission - Arvind Kejriwal' by Little Scholarz Editorial uncovers the life journey of Arvind Kejriwal from being a student to the Chief Minister of Delhi. The book explores the making of Arvind Kejriwal, the man. It brings forth the circumstances and experiences that turned him into an anti-corruption crusader.

The Disrupter : Arvind Kejriwal and the Audacious Rise of the Aam Aadmi The book by Gautam Chikermane and Soma Banerjee describes how an outsider to Indian politics awakened the common man to question the current political system. It shows the meteoric rise of the Aam Aadmi Party from its formation to running the state in just 13 months. It looks into the way one man had the courage to question the governance and the way he brought bringing together people from different walks of life to demand a change.Awards Won Ashoka Fellow in 2004 In 2005 the IIT Kanpur presented him with the Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award. Ramon Magsaysay Award in 2006. "Indian of the Year" award in 2006 from CNN-IBN. In 2009, the IIT Kharagpur bestowed him with the Distinguished Alumnus Award. Association for Indias Development awarded him a grant and fellowship in 2009. The Economic Times Awards for Corporate Excellance awarded Kejriwal, along with Aruna Roy, the Policy Change Agent of the Year award in 2010. In 2011 he, along with Anna Hazare, received the Indian of the Year award from NDTV.

Unknown Facts1. With a purpose to motivate the people through RTI, an organisational setup was instituted to fulfil the needs. The key purpose of RTI is to highlight corruption in several departments from Income Tax to Municipal Corporation, Public Distribution System (PDS) and Delhi Electricity Board amongst others for transparency and crosschecking effective operation.2. Right to Information Act was directed for getting organized with regular resistances and the revolutionary step applied to develop transparency to expose or control corruption in many departments. It could be done through this powerful Right to Information Act. Affective and stressful anti-corruption law was needed to make it easy to punish or prosecute all those involved in corruption activities.3. Team members who drafted the Jan Lokpal Bill included Arvind Kejriwal, Santosh Hedge, Prasanth Bushan, Kiran Bedi and Shanti Bushan. It had several reviews and revisions once many editions were done under thorough public consultation. Finally, this draft was made a bill called Jan Lokpal Bill indicating the Peoples Lokpal Bill.4. Although social activist Anna Hazare began and led movement for change, Arvind Kejriwal is considered its architect to effort and to translate an idea into reality.5. It was on April 5th 2011 that Anna Hazare began Lokpal Bill movement at Jantar Mantar in Delhi. Whole nation joined hands to support the movement. Revolutionary mood forced the government to establish committee for Lokpal Bill and work to structuring draft. Stipulations were rife that if government failed to pass bill during monsoons in August, scenario could change by starting indefinite fast from August 15, 2011 for India Against Corruption move.6. In a new turn on August 16, 2011 especially while hunger strike by Hazare was to start, most notable India Against Corruption movement members Arvind Kejriwal, Manish Sisodia and Kiran Bedi were arrested. The police had claimed that such arrests were legally right because Hazare had no permission to gather people for protests at the decided venue due to legal issues. Very soon the activists were released.7. Kejriwal was released from jail on August 18, 2011. He began protest in Ramlila Maidan that continued for 12 days and left an impact. Indian parliament decided to pass resolution soon after protests ended post repeated discussions between the government and the activists. Government took interest and considered 3 major points to draft the Lokpal Bill afresh.8. Soon after this bill was referred to standing committee, it was presented on the floor of the parliament before both houses to pass to smoothen it become law. India Against Corruption members complained that current form of bill lacked credibility and effectual measures that was suggested previously. Bill had passed in Lok Sabha but Rajya Sabha didn't pass it yet. It is assumed that 15 ministers of central cabinet with stained track records had created hurdles to delay bill from passing to become law. Team members of India Against Corruption asked for the inception of Special Investigation Team who could investigate 15 cabinet ministers to suggest severe punishment if found guilty. Government though rejected such demands.9. As proposed demands were literally denied and not agreed upon, indefinite strike began at Jantar Mantar on July 25, 2012 with key participants Kejriwal, Gopal Rai and Manish Sisodia. Hundreds of thousands of masses from around the country supported them. Government didn't take a decision even after strike continued for 10 days. Group of 23 eminent persons or distinguished citizens from Ex-Army Chief to Naval Chief and retired Supreme Court Chief Justices besides honest officials initiated to peruse India Against Corruption team to find a political alternative as solution. Anna Hazare and his team formed political party after they were consulted repeatedly for the political solution.10. Kejriwal finally entered into active politics after he split with Anna Hazare. The association of Kejriwal with Youth for Equality boosted support as it opposes caste based positive actions. His wife Sunita is an IRS officer. She holds a post of Additional Director in Ministry of Affairs' office for serious fraud investigations. This couple has two children. They are the residents of Ghaziabad nearby national capital, Delhi.11. An IIM Gold Medal, Arvind Kejriwal is bestowed with many awards like The CNN-IBN, Indian of the Year Award in 2006 besides IIT Kharagpur's Distinguished Alumnus Award for being an eminent leader in 2009 and NDTV Indian of the Year Award he received along with Anna Hazare in 2011. The list is too long.

APPENDICESArvind Kejriwal

Arvind Kejriwal and his family

Kejriwal with Anna Hazare

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