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HYDERABAD, INDIA, January 24, 2004: Animals have befriended man since the dawn of creation and animal rights should be the focus of the 21st century, spiritual head of Sadhu Vaswani Mission Dada J. P. Vaswani said on Friday. Addressing a press conference, Dada Vaswani said the importance of vegetarianism and spiritual education needs to be inculcated from the preschool level. “The value of love and compassion for all beings and the spiritual precepts imbibed at an early age would remain with an individual throughout, but those gained later on in life may not,” Vaswani said. Following the path of karma or duty, as enshrined in the Bhagavad Gita, Vaswani said that he was unconcerned about the feedback or the fruits of his righteous action. However, the feedback has been good for over 15 million people who have pledged to become vegetarians, he said.



Born on August 2, 1918 , Vaswani had a master’s degree in physics, his thesis examined by the Nobel laureate C. V. Raman. An avid propagator of vegetarianism, his master Sadhu T. L. Vaswani’s birth anniversary on November 25 is celebrated as the “meatless day” and “animal rights day.” An author of over 50 books in English and many in Sindhi, Vaswani has revealed the secrets of nonviolence and peaceful living.



The leaders of various political parties with scant regard for the emotional values of people try to be at their best with an eye on the elections and fail to keep their promises, he said. Even inmates of prison need to be taught on spiritual and moral values so that they change for the better and refrain from violent acts, he said.

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