Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian social activist and crusader for greater transparency in Government. He was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Emergent Leadership award in 2006 for activating India's Right to Information movement at grassroots and social activities to empower the poorest citizens to fight corruption by holding the government answerable to the people. Ramón Magsaysay (August 31, 1907 - March 17, 1957) was the third President of the Third Republic of the Philippines from December 30, 1953 until his death. ...
After graduating as a mechanical engineer from IIT Kharagpur in 1989, he joined the civil services in the Indian Revenue Service (1992). Here he soon realized that much of the corruption prevalent in government is owing to lack of transparency in the process. Even while in his official position, he started crusading against the corrupt practices. After several years on Extra-Ordinary Leave from the Government, he resigned his official post and now devotes full time to his work as the founder-head of Parivartan - a Delhi based citizens’ movement trying to ensure a just, transparent and accountable governance. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... This article is about the metropolis of Delhi. ...
Initially, Arvind was instrumental in bringing in a number of changes to increase transparency in the Income Tax office. Together with Aruna Roy and others, he campaigned for the Right to Information Act, which was passed in 2005. In July 2006, he spearheaded an awareness campaign for RTI across India. Aruna Roy is an Indian politician and social activist. ... The Right to Information Act (2005) is an act passed in India that provides for right of access to information to the citizens of the state and in relation to the matters connected to it. ...
Awards
2004 Ashoka Fellow
2005 Satyendra Dubey Award for his campaign for bringing transparency in Government
Satyendra Kumar Dubey (1973 - 2003) was project director at the National Highways Authority of India (NHAI). ... The Ramon Magsaysay Award was established in April 1957 by the trustees of the Rockefeller Brothers Fund (RBF) based in New York City. ...
References
The 2006 Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership-CITATION for [1]
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