October 2 is International Day of Non-Violence

More than a century ago, Mahatma Gandhiji - Greatest leader of India, was born on October 2, 1869. Mahatma Gandhi used Non-Violence to bring freedom to India. Today, millions of people across the world consider Gandhi as their role model. Our world will be in peace and harmony if we try to follow Gandhiji ideas and way of life.

Mahatma Gandhiji led a very simple life. He ate simple, but nutritious food every day. Brown rice along with lentil stew was his staple food. Gandhiji was disgusted with the idea of consuming animal products such as milk. Gandhiji took a vow not to consume cow's milk after he came to know about the cruel procedure - Phooka or Doom dev
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cow_blowing

Gandhiji had great respect for cows and all other animals. Gandhiji says, "Cow protection to me is not mere protection of the cow. It means protection of that lives and is helpless and weak in the world."

Nearly two decades ago, when I was reading the book - My Experiments With Truth , by Mahatma Gandhiji, I came across a profound sentence. The SENTENCE “To my mind, the life of a lamb is no less precious than that of a human being.” changed my life. I became a vegetarian while reading this amazing book...

To know more about Mahatma Gandhiji - greatest icon in history of mankind,  please visit...

1.  http://www.history.co.uk/biographies/mahatma-gandhi
2. http://www.mkgandhi.org/autobio/autobio.htm
3.  http://www.indianlink.com.au/why-gandhi-is-still-relevant-today/
4.  http://www.peta.org/features/gandhi/
5.  http://www.idausa.org/campaigns/the-guardian-campaign/quotes/
6.  http://kingencyclopedia.stanford.edu/encyclopedia/encyclopedia/enc_kings_trip_to_india/
7. https://www.indiacurrents.com/articles/2016/10/01/truth-and-nonviolence-mk-gandhi-today

Vegetarians and Vegans in Russia

More than a century ago, the concept of "Vegetarian Diet " was banned in Russia. Thanks to one of the greatest writer - Leo Tolstoy , many Russians have embraced vegetarian and vegan diet for the past few decades.

Traditional Russian cuisine is meat-based. Soups, stews, and pancakes contain meat and butter-milk. Today, famous Russian writers are Vegans .Thanks to internet, youtube , online forums, the concept of vegan diet is rapidly growing in Russia. Russians love Indian culture , tradition and food. I guess this is also one of the reasons for growing popularity of vegetarian fare in Russia...

I'm sure in few decades most of the smart Russians will thrive on Vegan Diet!

Here are some interesting articles about Vegetarians, and Vegans in Russia.

1. http://www.ivu.org/history/tolstoy/1889.html

2. http://www.peacefuldumpling.com/vegan-in-st-petersburg-russia

3. http://russia-ic.com/culture_art/cuisine/1541#.V-WHYM9BTIU

4. https://www.hinduismtoday.com/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1505

5. https://themoscowtimes.com/articles/more-beets-less-meat-as-vegans-take-moscow-47462

6. https://loriperkovich.wordpress.com/2014/07/14/vegan-food-foraging-in-moscow-russia/

7. http://www.vegelicacy.com/blog/12/russian-vegan-recipes