A CAMPAIGN TOUR OF INDIA
 

On 7th December 2004 I met and received the blessings of Bhaishree at Sayla in Gujarat. Bhaishree has a profound understanding of Jainism and its practical application in the modern world. On 8th December I went to Vadodra and visited an animal sanctuary for sick and disabled animals. The sanctuary is run by Minaben Amin whose compassion is as deep as the ocean. On the same evening a press conference was held and many papers published articles of our activities in the UK. Special thanks to Nitinbhai and Joshnaben Varia for their hospitality. On 11th December a meeting was held by animal rights campaigners in Ahemdabad. On 17th December I reached New Delhi.

Laxminarayan Modi of the Vegetarian Society of India was my host. We met India’s Minister for Rural Affairs, Raghuvansh Prasad Singh. Mr. Singh, who is a vegetarian, is keen to promote animal welfare. On 18th December a press conference was held at the Chelmsford Club, followed by a dinner held by the Vegetarian Society of India.

Nitin at the Sikh holy shrine; the Golden Temple,
on the day the Vegetarian Society of Punjab was
formed

On 21st December a meeting was held in Amritsar and the Vegetarian Society of Punjab was formed. I then
traveled to Kolkata where I met Sudarshan Dhandharia who is actively promoting vegetarianism in India. On
27th December a meeting was held in Hyderabad under the auspices of Karuna Mandal. The Vegetarian Society of Andhra Pradesh was formed at the meeting. On 31st December I met Pratikbhai of the Srimad Rajchandra organisation and Girishbhai Shah of the Samast Mahajan organisation in Mumbai. Samast Mahajan is an organisation guided by his holiness Chanrashekar Maharaj. We discussed plans for bringing millions of people in India back to vegetarianism!