Anna Hazare: The New Revolutionary

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Indians have seen many revolutions some of which were respected the world over. This latest revolution would transform India; and the world shall bow before its amazing power and people, yet again.

This finely written book gives the details of the life and struggle of this 73-year-old man who has caught the bull by the horn, literally! He has used peaceful tactics to shake all those who are ruling or planning to rule the nation. His thoughts are pure, so corruption does not stand a chance in front of him. The politicians and bureaucrats are afraid of this frail man who has opened a Pandora's box through his hunger strike.

This is a moment of reckoning for the Indians. Mirror is in front of us and we must recognize what we are. Anna has shown us the stiff realities of India. Corruption is the order of the day; and Anna has picked up the broom to clean up this mess by implementing Jan Lokpal Bill which is an anti-corruption bill.

If you are an Indian, and love your nation, do read this book. If you are not, do read it to visualize and predict how quickly this new revolutionary would succeed in taming the dragon called 'Corruption.

The situation in India today is drastic, and drastic situations require drastic measures. While corruption has existed from time immemorial, recently has probably seen the maximum number of scams being unearthed. And mind you, these are only the scams that have been exposed; there could be a thousand others that have gone unexposed. Earlier, we used to say that corruption exists only in government service; today it has seeped into every single profession. Doctors, lawyers, engineers, the media, and the judiciary--nothing is spared. This is a very dangerous scenario for the country.

Anna Hazare is one of India's well-acclaimed social activists. A former soldier in the Indian army, Anna is well known and respected for upgrading the ecology and economy of the village of Ralegan Siddhi which is located in the drought prone Ahmednagar district of Maharashtra state. The erstwhile barren village has metamorphosed into a unique model of rural development due to its effective water conservation methods, which made the villagers self- sufficient. Earlier, the same village witnessed alcoholism, utter poverty and migration to urban slums. Inspired by Anna Hazare's unique approach of salvaging a hopeless village, the state government has implemented the 'Model Village' scheme as part of its official strategy. Anna Hazare is now synonymous with rural development in India.