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anism throughout the country? In the answers to these questions lies the answer to communal violence, Mehta said. "It is my contention that we will never be truly happy as long as the animals who are at our mercy suffer so much. Violence breeds violence." (Source: India Abroad, April 26,1991)
will be observed in India this year, his group will be stepping up studies on the medical aspects. Three major organizations of Digambar Jains are planning a major event at Gaja-Badvani, near Indore in Madhya Pradesh, later this year. It will be led by Shri Vidhyanandji, an acharya of the Digambar Jain community.
The Sadhu Vaswani Mission will observe Nov. 25 as Meatless Day. This year about 200,000 people have taken an oath that they will not eat meat. (From India Abroad)
NRI's new slogan: Vote Vegetarian
"Vote Vegetarian." That's the sloganofa NRI from Britain leaving shortly for an "election tour" of India.
It doesn't matter which party a candidate serves. What matters is what he would serve at a party.
"I'm going to play the politics of compassion," Nitin Mehta, president of Young Indian Vegetarian told India Abroad.
He plans a month-long campaign "mostly in Bombay and Ahmedabad areas". Local support will come from vegetarian and Jain organizations, he believes.
"This is the first time NRIs are voicing concern about such issues in India," Mehta said. Mehta, who is in the motor spares business is motivated enough to spare a month just for this.
He will voice concern by asking questions to candidates. "Those who join our cause will put the questions to candidates."
The questions are as follows: • Is he/she vegetarian?
• Would he/she support the banning of all export of animals from India?
⚫ Would the candidate support a total ban on cow slaughter. . Would he/she agree to the phasing out of meat and poultry and egg production from the country?
. Would he/she support a program of encouraging vegetari
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Vegetarian Festival organized in U.K.
Mr. Nitin Mehta of the Young Indian Vegetarians has organized the 2nd mass vegetarian festival on Sunday, July 28, at Alexandra Palace, Wood Green, London, N22 at 12:30 p.m. There will be numerous food stalls serving vegetarian food. Many celebrities are expected to attend and there will also be entertainment.
Vegetarianism in on the rise in the West. However, we cannot do enough to promote the virtues of being a vegetarian. Young Jains hopes to have a stall at this festival and all of their members must attend.
International Vegetarian Union elects president
Shri Surendra M. Mehta of Madras, India, former secretary of the Indian Vegetarian Congress, has been elected president of the International Vegetarian Union at the 29th World Vegetarian Congress in Israel in April of 1990. Congratulations to Mehtaji; he is the first Indian to be elected to the post.
The Congress decided to host the 30th World Vegetarian Congress in India in 1992.
Sarvodaya Trust receives support from U.S. doctors
The Shree Bidada Sarvodaya Trust has received generous support from Jains and non-Jains of Kachchh in North America and other countries. Kachchhi Jain doctors from the USA have rendered their services to this worthy cause.
Altogether 12,839 patients were examined and out of this number 544 were operated at Bidada Hospital and
Dravya Karma
Uljhe hue mohneeya karam aub na bhulao
Ab dur hee rah lo kahee oar pas
na avo
Uljhe hue mohneeya
Raah ye to bhulaye par jee jo ye lagaye
Par jee jo lagaye
Jeevan o maran ka sub chakra jo chalye
Ye chakra jo chalaye Sansar bhramana ke ashta karma ye nav banaye
Ab dur hee rah lo kahi aur pas na
Uljhe hue mohneeya...
Mohadi is pash mey gyan bhee
...Darshan bhee ye varna Vedneeya bhee janma aur gotranaam sung aya
Gotra naam sung aya
Antaraya bhee ayu mey raha har samaya apna
Ab dur hee rah lo kahi aur pas na
avo
varna
avo...
Uljhe hue mohnecya karam ab na bhulao...
Ab dur hee rah lo kahee oar pas
na avo...
- Nirmal Dost
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