Maharashtra
Apr 8 2011, Madhura Chaudhuri

1. Who is Anna Hazare?

Anna Hazare is a 72 year young ex-Indian army man. Fought 1965 Indo-Pak War

2. What’s so special about him?

He built a village Ralegaon Siddhi in Ahamad Nagar district, Maharashtra

3. So what?
This village is a...

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A member of the Maharashtra Police rides a motorcycle through a ring of fire at an event to celebrate ‘Maharashtra Day’ in Mumbai, India, Thursday, May 1, 2008. The western Indian state of Maharashtra was founded on May 1, 1960.