3. Born in Bhingari village of Maharashtra, Anna Hazare dropped out of school at Class 7 due to poverty, sold flowers for a while and then became a driver in the army to feed his family in a rural part of Maharashtra. After China's 1962 incursion into India when the Indian government appealed to the youth to join the Army, Hazare was among the first who joined the Indian armed forces. He was trained as a truck driver and given a posting in Punjab. Early Life