Arvind Kejriwal does not smoke. |
Arvind Kejriwal does not drink alcohol. |
After graduating from IIT Kharagpur, he worked at TATA steel. |
He met his wife, Sunita, during their Civil Services Training. |
He is a strict vegetarian and starts his day with Yoga. |
Kejriwal passed the Civil Services exam in his first attempt. |
He collaborated with Mother Teresa, a social activist and Nobel Laureate. |
During college days in Kharagpur, he volunteered to teach underprivileged children in slums. |
In 2006, Arvind Kejriwal received the Ramon Magsaysay Award for his contributions to enacting RTI in India. |
He donated his Magsaysay award money to an NGO. |
While working as an IRS officer, Kejriwal refused to have a peon and cleaned his workspace himself. |
He resigned from the Indian Revenue Service in 2006 to focus on social work. |
He does not celebrate his birthday or his children's birthdays. |
In 2011, Kejriwal and Anna Hazare led the India Against Corruption (IAC) movement in Delhi's Ramlila Maidan to pass the Jan Lokpal Bill. |
Following the movement's failure, Kejriwal and some IAC members formed a political party to combat corruption in India, despite opposition from Anna Hazare and others. |
He meticulously reviews documents, underlining critical points and ensuring accuracy. |
His blue Wagon R car was stolen near Delhi Secretariat, but was later found abandoned in Ghaziabad. |
On two occasions during the Delhi Assembly Elections, Kejriwal had to postpone filing his nomination due to overwhelming support causing traffic congestion. |