▁the ▁" Top ▁ 1 0 ▁News ▁St ories ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 1 " ▁by ▁Time ▁magazine . ▁ ▁The ▁movement ▁gained ▁momentum ▁from ▁ 5 ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁when ▁anti - cor ruption ▁activ ist ▁Anna ▁Haz are ▁began ▁a ▁hung er ▁strike ▁at ▁the ▁J ant ar ▁Mant ar ▁in ▁New ▁Del hi . ▁The ▁chief ▁legisl ative ▁aim ▁of ▁the ▁movement ▁was ▁to ▁alle vi ate ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁the ▁Indian ▁government ▁through ▁introduction ▁of ▁the ▁Jan ▁Lok pal ▁Bill . ▁Another ▁aim , ▁spe ar head ed ▁by ▁Ram dev , ▁was ▁the ▁rep atri ation ▁of ▁black ▁money ▁from ▁Swiss ▁and ▁other ▁foreign ▁banks . ▁ ▁Gr iev ances ▁of ▁mass ▁protest ers ▁foc uss ed ▁on ▁legal ▁and ▁political ▁issues , ▁including ▁political ▁cor ruption , ▁kle pt ocracy , ▁and ▁other ▁forms ▁of ▁cor ruption . ▁The ▁movement ▁was ▁primarily ▁one ▁of ▁non - vi ol ent ▁civil ▁resistance , ▁featuring ▁demonstr ations , ▁march es , ▁acts ▁of ▁civil ▁dis ob ed ience , ▁hung er ▁strik es , ▁and ▁r al lies , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁the ▁use ▁of ▁social ▁media ▁to ▁organ ise , ▁communicate , ▁and ▁raise ▁aw aren ess . ▁The ▁protest s ▁were ▁non part isan ▁and ▁most ▁protest ers ▁were ▁host ile ▁to ▁attempts ▁made ▁by ▁political ▁parties ▁to ▁use ▁them ▁to ▁strength en ▁their ▁own ▁political ▁ag end as . ▁ ▁Background ▁ ▁Iss ues ▁regarding ▁cor ruption ▁in ▁India ▁have ▁become