World Jain Conference 1995 6th Conference

Author(s): Satish Jain
Publisher: Ahimsa International

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IVTH SESSION: 25th DECEMBER, 1995 ANIMAL RIGHTS, HUMAN NUTRITON AND DIET, ENVIRONMENT AND ROLE OF PUBLIC MEDIA.
Shri Bharat B.Shah, President, Hinsa Nivaran Sangh, Ahmedabad, and a devoted social figure of the country, chaired this Session. He summarised the work being done by some important instiututions in the field of promoting vegetarianism and animal protection and appealed for much greater coordination and liasion with the central and State governments for stopping large scale slaughtering of animals, establishment of mechanised slaughter houses and export of meat. He said it was horrifying to know the data on large scale killing of animals every day in the country which has considerably reduced the animal wealth.
Upadhyaya Muni Shri Guptisagar Ji, a keen supporter of the movement of vegetarianism, urged upon the people to live a vegetarian life, which is ethical, natural and is also needed for good health. The diet intake does affect the thinking and behaviour of the man. The vegetarians are more compassionate towards all forms of life, believers of non-violence and kindness. The vegetarian diet was economically justified as well.
Shri Laxmi Narain Modi, a greatly devoted person for the cause of promoting vegetarianism and animal rights, was the Rapporteur of the Session. He in his analytical and fact and data providing paper "Slaughtering Animals by Murdering Constitution” gave many startiling and convincing facts about the ill concieved policies of the government in slaughtering animals and export of meat on big scale. Other speakers at this session were Shri Gumanmal Lodba, M.P., Dr. S.S.Jhaviri (Surat), Dr.Smt. Vandana Shiva (New Delhi), Shri R.N.Lakhotia, Air Marshal, P.K. Jain (New Delhi), Dr. D.C.Jain, Shri Satish Kumar Jain, Smt. Razia Ahmed, Dr. Prem Suman Jain (Udaipur), Shri Hasmukh Shantilal Shah (Ahmedabad), Shri Kamal Kishore Jain (Jaipur), Dr. Chiranjee Lal Bagra (Calcutta) and several prominent workers of various institutions of the country engaged in promoting vegetarianism and animal protection.
The government policies of export of meat, establishment of mechanised slaughter houses, illegal slaughtering, transportatior of animals from one state to another for slaughtering and infliction of barbaric cruelties upon the animals in transportation and at the time of slaughtering were severely criticised. With one voice, all present at the Session urged the Central and State governments to stop such anti-animal policies which are vanishing the animal wealth of the country and ruining the economy and are against non-violence, compassion and kindness. VALEDICTORY SESSION - 26TH DECEMBER, 1995
The session was held with Shri Madan Lal Khurana, Chief Minister of Delhi as Chief Guest. Jain saints Upadhayaya Shri Guptisagar Ji, Munishri Amrendra Kumaar Ji, Munishri Kasturchand Ji and a distinguished gathering of vaious courtries and India was present. Shri Khurana appreciated the efforts of Ahimsa International and World Jain Congress in organising the Conference at which important subjects to bring humanity, kindness and religiousness in the hearts of the people were discussed. He released the Conference Souvenir which contains articles from eminent authors of India and abroad and other useful information.
The President of the session, Shri N.C. Jain, a generous philanthropist of New Delbi, felt that most of the people today live in tension because of various worries and irregularties in daily life. The effects of consumerism, T.V. and film culture were badly influencing the thought of persons of all ages. A promotor of Science of Living (Jiwan Vigyan), initiated by Gurudev Shri Tulsiji Maharaj, he stressed on practising the rules of science of living which included meditation, Yoga, relaxed and regulated life and balanced