Facts To Be Known about Arvind Kejriwal
Unknown facts of Arvind Kejriwal
Born : 16 August 1968 (age 45)
Siwani, Haryana
Political party :Aam Aadmi Party
Residence :Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater :IIT Kharagpur
Awards :Ramon Magsaysay Award
Early Life :
Kejriwal was born in a middle class family in Siwani, Bhiwani district, Haryana on 16 August 1968, the first of the three children of Gobind Ram Kejriwal and Gita Devii. His father was an electrical engineer who graduated from the Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra,
Education :Kejriwal graduated from the Indian Institute of Technology in Kharagpur, majoring in mechanical engineering. He joined Tata Steel in 1989 and was posted in Jamshedpur. Kejriwal resigned in 1992, having taken leave of absence in order to study for the Civil Services Examination
personel life :Kejriwal is married to Sunita, his batchmate from National Academy of Administration in Mussoorie and the National Academy of Direct Taxes in Nagpur. The couple have two children. Kejriwal is vegetarian and has been practicing Vipassana for many years. Kejriwal is known to be averse to ceremony and does not celebrate his birthday. He has diabetes.
Kejriwal - Activist
3)Parivartan
Kejriwal believes in the dictum that "Change begins with small things". In December 1999, while still in service with the Income Tax Department, he helped found a movement named Parivartan focused on assisting citizens in navigating income tax, electricity and food ration matters in parts of Delhi. The Parivartan organisation exposed a fake ration card scam in 2008 but, according to a founder member, did not have a great impact generally and was largely crumbling by 2012
2)Right to Information
Together with Manish Sisodia and Abhinandan Sekhri, Kejriwal established the Public Cause Research Foundation in December 2006, donating the prize money he had received from the Ramon Magsaysay Award as a seed fund.This new body paid the employees of Parivartan
1)Jan Lokpal Bill
Kejriwal was the civil society representative member of the committee constituted by the Government of India to draft a Jan Lokpal bill, following a campaign for introduction of such legislation that featured Anna Hazare. He had been arrested along with Hazare on defying Police directive to give a written undertaking that they will not go to JP Park. He attacked the government on this and said there was a need for a debate over police power to detain and release people at will
Chief Minister of Delhi
In the 2013 Delhi Legislative Assembly elections for all 70 seats, the Bhartiya Janta Party won 31 seats, followed by Aam Aadmi Party with 28 seats. Kejriwal defeated incumbent Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit of the Indian National Congress in her constituency of New Delhi by a margin of 25,864 votes.
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 the Bharatiya Janata Party for stalling the anti-corruption legislation and linked it with the government’s decision to register a First Information Report (FIR) against industrialist Mukesh Ambani, chairman and managing director of Reliance Industries.
Unknown Facts of Arvind Kejriwal
10 Dr. Arvind Kejriwal?
Kejriwal initially wanted to be a doctor. But he rebelled against the family to enter the Indian Institute of Technology at Kharagpur, where he opted to study mechanical engineering.
9 Ramakrishna Mission
After quitting his job at Tata Steel, he spent time in Kolkata, at the Ramakrishna Mission in north-east India. He also met Mother Teresa and worked with her.
8 The Power of Meditation
Kejriwal is a vegetarian and keen practitioner of Vipassana for many years.He even meditates regularly.
7 No Beginner's Luck, Just Hard Work
Kejriwal cleared IIT in first attempt, just after school in 1985.He joined the Indian Revenue Service after clearing civil entrance exam in his first shot.
6 A Different Type of Babu
He went on to join the Indian Revenue Service, and became an officer in the income tax department notorious for corruption. Kejriwal did what few would have dared to -- he sought to clean up the system within.A chastened income tax department was forced to implement his reforms to make itself more transparent and less capricious.
While on leave from IRS, Kejriwal unleashed a "Don't Pay Bribes" campaign at the electricity department. He asked visitors not to pay bribes and offered to facilitate their dealings for free.
5 Parivartan
He founded an NGO, Parivartan (Change), which put to use the Delhi Right to Information Act of 2001 to expose mind-boggling swindling of money by corrupt officers and contractors at Sundernagari, a slum area. Through Parivartan, he focused on assisting citizens in navigating income tax, electricity and food ration matters.His dedication fetched him the Ramon Magsaysay award in 2006 -for "emergent leadership".
4 Kejriwal-The Movie Buff
A movie buff, Kejriwal says he now finds little time for films. He is a fan of Aamir Khan and admires his work and enjoys comedies as well.
3 College Days
In his college days, Kejriwal never professed an interest in either going out with friends to play cards or for a round of drinks. Friends remember him as being more interested in theatre than academics.
2 The Secret of His Energy?
Kejriwal's energy levels are unbelievably high, and party colleagues say he sleeps barely four hours a day.
1 Upright Arvind-A Simple Man
At work, he refused to have a peon, cleaned his own desk, emptied his dustbin and studiously avoided office get-togethers. A man who is apparently averse to ceremony, he does not celebrate his birthday and those of his children.
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