Dear Friends

Welcome to another issue of Ahimsa. As you can see on the front cover, we presented a Mahaveer Award to Swami Ramdev who has persuaded tens of thousands of people in India to give up meat eating. The event was held at the House of Commons on 13th July 2006. Mahaveer awards were also presented to two prominent vegetarians - Judge Mota Singh QC and Lord Swaraj Paul. The event got massive press coverage in India, thus helping us tp fulfi l our long held wish - to bring about a vegetarian revolution in India!

Swami Ramdev said in his address to the meeting that Yoga and Vegetarianism are an answer to so many problems faced by the human race and our planet. The event was compered by Kajal Bhatt and Janaki Mehta and a vote of thanks was delivered by Jyoti Mehta. Representatives of Hindu, Jain, Sikh and Buddhist organisations were present as well as former Speaker of Parliament Lord Weatherill. 

I urge you all to promote vegetarianism at every opportunity: don’t buy leather shoes or sofas or go to meat restaurants - give your business to vegetarian restaurants! Don’t buy goods from companies that exploit animals and never buy shares in companies which abuse animals. As Gandhiji said: Let us be the change that we are seeking in the world. Special thanks to Kirit Mehta, Bobby Verma and Malcolm Wicks MP for making it all possible.

Judge Mota Singh QC, Mahaveer Award recipient addressing the meeting

 FOOTNOTE 37th World Vegetarian Congress.

To be held in Goa from 10th to 16th September 2006. This will be a great event.

Those interested in going should contact Pankaj Shah <vegsocmumbai@hotmail.com>