8 Case Studies in Business Ethics and Corporate Governance
ANNA HAZARE’S BACKGROUND
Kisan Bapat Baburao Hazare, commonly known to us as Anna Hazare, is a 73-year-old activist who has
been standing in between India’s government and civil society for fulfi lling of the terms and conditions
of an anti-corruption law.
He belongs to Ralegan Siddhi village situated in western Maharashtra; born in a family of unskilled
laborers and was raised in Mumbai by one of his aunts. He then joined the Indian Army in 1963, heeding
a patriotic call by the government after Indian forces were defeated in a war with China.
Anna came across two major incidents which marked the turning points in his life. One was when
he accidentally came across a book by Swami Vivekananda ...