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Arvind Kejriwal: Into that Heaven of Freedom
Arvind Kejriwal is the man of the hour but who exactly is Arvind Kejriwal? What was he doing before he suddenly burst upon the scene and captured the hearts of the aam aadmi?
‘Into that Heaven of Freedom’ is the story of Arvind Kejriwal before the Lokpal movement of 2011, before he formed the Aam Aadmi Party. This fascinating story, extracted from the best-selling book ‘I Have a Dream’ gives you a glimpse into how an IIT engineer became an activist and changemaker. As Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Arvind first waged a secret war against corruption within his own department. This led to the formation of ‘Parivartan’, a citizens’ movement which fought many battles for the common man in Delhi using RTI (Right to Information Act).
This ebook contains a new foreword by the author and previously unpublished portions of the original interview, where Arvind presents a powerful case for Swaraj or ‘true democracy’. A must read for all those who want to know and understand the way Arvind Kejriwal’s mind works.
Extracted from i have a dream
‘Into that Heaven of Freedom’ is the story of Arvind Kejriwal before the Lokpal movement of 2011, before he formed the Aam Aadmi Party. This fascinating story, extracted from the best-selling book ‘I Have a Dream’ gives you a glimpse into how an IIT engineer became an activist and changemaker. As Joint Commissioner of Income Tax, Arvind first waged a secret war against corruption within his own department. This led to the formation of ‘Parivartan’, a citizens’ movement which fought many battles for the common man in Delhi using RTI (Right to Information Act).
This ebook contains a new foreword by the author and previously unpublished portions of the original interview, where Arvind presents a powerful case for Swaraj or ‘true democracy’. A must read for all those who want to know and understand the way Arvind Kejriwal’s mind works.
Extracted from i have a dream
- GenresBiography
40 pages, Kindle Edition
First published December 31, 2013
About the author
Rashmi Bansal
47 books533 followersRashmi Bansal is a writer, entrepreneur and youth expert.She is the author of two bestselling books on entrepreneurship. ‘Stay Hungry Stay Foolish’ features the stories of 25 MBAs who left lucrative jobs to follow the rough road of entrepreneurship. The book created a new record in Indian publishing by selling over 300,000 copies and has been translated into 8 languages.
Rashmi’s second book, ‘Connect the Dots’ focuses on non-MBA entrepreneurs. It has also been a bestseller, selling over 100,000 copies.
Her third book ‘I Have a Dream’, on social entrepreneurs, is releasing in May 2011.
Rashmi is co-founder and editor of JAM (Just Another Magazine), India’s leading youth magazine. She writes extensively on youth, careers and entrepreneurship on her popular blog: Youth Curry.
Rashmi is a columnist on popular Indian news portal Rediff.com. She has been Consulting Editor with Businessworld magazine and Bloomberg UTV, where she hosted India’s first interactive show on careers.
Rashmi is a consultant for international youth research agencies such as The Futures Company (a division of WPP, London ) and Flamingo Research (Singapore ).A guest lecturer at various business schools of repute including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, ISB, S P Jain among others, Rashmi mentors numerous students and young entrepreneurs. She also conducts motivational talks and youth insight seminars for corporates.
Rashmi’s second book, ‘Connect the Dots’ focuses on non-MBA entrepreneurs. It has also been a bestseller, selling over 100,000 copies.
Her third book ‘I Have a Dream’, on social entrepreneurs, is releasing in May 2011.
Rashmi is co-founder and editor of JAM (Just Another Magazine), India’s leading youth magazine. She writes extensively on youth, careers and entrepreneurship on her popular blog: Youth Curry.
Rashmi is a columnist on popular Indian news portal Rediff.com. She has been Consulting Editor with Businessworld magazine and Bloomberg UTV, where she hosted India’s first interactive show on careers.
Rashmi is a consultant for international youth research agencies such as The Futures Company (a division of WPP, London ) and Flamingo Research (Singapore ).A guest lecturer at various business schools of repute including IIM Ahmedabad, IIM Bangalore, ISB, S P Jain among others, Rashmi mentors numerous students and young entrepreneurs. She also conducts motivational talks and youth insight seminars for corporates.
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February 4, 2014
I seriously think this kind of books are just for making profit by using someone else's name. Since Arvind Kejriwal himself is against promoting personalities hence this book is against his ideals.
It's better if a person read the book "Swaraj" by Arvind himself.
It's better if a person read the book "Swaraj" by Arvind himself.
July 12, 2014
this book repeatedly talks about only one thing he entirely did during his pre-political life.
filling RTI and resolving issues are very well much needed, but only that and asking people to not bribe will it develop this country.
Are these only his ideals and goals???
He gave excuses of not having funds.. Is it too difficult to get funds for achieving your goals. People took 1 Re contribution from lakhs of people for imparting eduction to under privileged kids and everybody contributed too.
some of the reasons does not seem logical to me.
Not even worth reading a once.
filling RTI and resolving issues are very well much needed, but only that and asking people to not bribe will it develop this country.
Are these only his ideals and goals???
He gave excuses of not having funds.. Is it too difficult to get funds for achieving your goals. People took 1 Re contribution from lakhs of people for imparting eduction to under privileged kids and everybody contributed too.
some of the reasons does not seem logical to me.
Not even worth reading a once.
February 13, 2014
An attempt to do what most of us think is right, but difficult to achieve! Yes, this man is fearlessly and selflessly facing those difficulties #respect
January 10, 2019
The life every one must love to read
It is a wonderful narrative of leaving idealism and getting into action. When we start we may not have big image of outcome. It is really to have feel for the fellow human beings. That is what Arvind Kejriwal did and it should be a motivation for us.
It is a wonderful narrative of leaving idealism and getting into action. When we start we may not have big image of outcome. It is really to have feel for the fellow human beings. That is what Arvind Kejriwal did and it should be a motivation for us.
March 5, 2020
It is easy to blame kejriwal nowadays. But by reading his past life as activist will inspire you a lot. He deserves it...
December 11, 2015
The foundation of India was in the village governance. In 1840 British Governor Lord Macaulay told that this system needs to be demolished in order to win this country. So in 1860 he brought the collector system. So all the powers people enjoyed is now in collector hands. Even after independence this system prevailed from DM to PM levels. Swaraj is only the real democracy. This book will let you know the mindset with which Arvind Kejriwal is moving further.
July 7, 2014
The rise of Arvind Kejriwal has taken India bu storm and changed the scene of Indian politics.
He has tried to bring in clean politics and transparency into the indian political system.
This book provides a small insight into the way his life changed and the way he grew as a person and an activist.
The concept of swaraj though not new is brought a different light.
He has tried to bring in clean politics and transparency into the indian political system.
This book provides a small insight into the way his life changed and the way he grew as a person and an activist.
The concept of swaraj though not new is brought a different light.
February 25, 2015
A small book without any depth in description. There is little in offer for anyone who is not an Arvind Kejriwal fan.
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