Arvind Kejriwal — SPARQNOW

At-a-Glance

Awarded the Ramon Magsaysay Award for Emergent Leadership in 2006
National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party
Worked on drafting the Right to Information Bill in India
Worked on citizen issues like corruption in the Public Distribution System (PDS) and income tax through the NGO Parivartan
Alumnus of the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur

Biography

Arvind Kejriwal is an Indian politician, activist, and former bureaucrat. He serves as the National Convenor of the Aam Aadmi Party, a political organization founded in October 2012 following a nationwide 'India Against Corruption' movement.

Before his entry into politics, Kejriwal dedicated his efforts to addressing various citizen issues.