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Person Of the Day
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Name
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Arvind Kejriwal
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Date Of Birth, Place
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16th August 1968, Hisar Haryana
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Height, Weight
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5'5", 66 Kgs
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Body Complexion, Eyes Colour, Type
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Wheatish brown, Black, Builtfat or mesomorph
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Occupation
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Social Activist, Politician
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Education
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IIT Kharagpur (Mechanical Engineer)
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Alma Mater
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IIT Kharagpur
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Religion
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Hinduism
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Signature
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Website
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http://www.aamaadmiparty.org/
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Sexual Orientation
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Straight
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Hobbies
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Watching movies with friends and his family, living life like an Aam Aadmi
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Pros(Adjective)
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Reformer, an Anti-corruption crusader, believe in work and not only thinking, Karamchand
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Cons(Adjective)
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Stubborn, Anarchist, Dharnebaaz
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Mother Name
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Gita Devi
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Father Name
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Gobind Ram Kejriwal
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Siblings
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Ranjana Kejriwal
Manoj Kejriwal
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Best Friend
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Sunita (his wife)
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Enemy
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Corrupt Politicians
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Twitter /Facebook Account
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Interesting Fact
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He met his wife Sunita during their Civil Services Training in Mussoorie, Uttarakhand.
He is a pure vegetarian man and follows Vipassana. He has also worked with Mother Teresa. In 2006, Arvind Kejriwal was awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award for playing a very useful hand to enact RTI Act. According to his close aides, he is very rigid, determined and stubborn to his decisions. |
Achievement
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cleared Civil Services exam in a single attempt.
graduated from IIT, Kharagpur defeated former 3 term Delhi CM Sheila Dixit by 25,864 votes in Delhi Assembly Election, 2013. main member of the team who made Jan Lokpal Bill. Kejriwal led AAP to win 67 of the 70 constituencies in the 2015 Delhi Assembly elections, leaving the BJP with three seats and the INC with none. |
Future Ambitions
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To make Delhi the first corruption-free state in India.
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Expectations
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He stands to his words to make India 100% corruption-free.
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Awards
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2004: Ashoka Fellow, Civic Engagement
2005: Satyendra K. Dubey Memorial Award, IIT Kanpur for his campaign for bringing transparency in Governance 2006: Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership 2006: CNN-IBN Indian of the Year in Public Service 2009: Distinguished Alumnus Award, IIT Kharagpur for Eminent Leadership 2009: Awarded a grant and fellowship by the Association for India's Development. 2010: Policy Change Agent of the Year, Economic Times Awards along with Aruna Roy 2011: NDTV Indian of the Year along with Anna Hazare 2013: CNN-IBN Indian of the Year 2013-Politics 2013: Foreign Policy magazine top 100 global thinkers, November 2013 2014: Kejriwal was featured in Time's 2014 Time 100 list of the most influential people in the world. |
Controversy
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Arvind Kejriwal had said in a rally, Take "bribes" from BJP and Congress but to vote for AAP in the upcoming Delhi Assembly election.
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Quotes
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"You can't afford to hate politics. The politics of this country is democracy. Democracy is by the people, of the people and for the people. The day people stop taking active part in the politics of this country, democracy will not survive."
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None
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Also Known as
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Aam Aadmi, Demolition Man, Citizen Kane, AK-49, Bhagoda, Anarchist
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Influenced/Inspired by
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Mother Teressa, Anna Hazare
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Students/followers
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Aam Aadmi Party workers
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Zodiac Sign
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Leo
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References
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Timesofindia, Indiatoday, Wikipedia
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