 Arvind Kejriwal is an 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 Indian citizens to fight corruption by holding the government answerable to the people. Currently he is spearheading an awareness campaign for RTI across India. After graduating as a mechanical engineer from IIT Kharagpur in 1989, he joined the civil services in the Indian Revenue Service (1992). He soon realized that much of the corruption prevalent in government was due 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. | |||
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