INDIA, November 27, 2015 (Sadhu Vaswani): Every year, November 25th, Sadhu Vaswani’s birthday, is celebrated as International Meatless Day and the number of pledges and supporters are growing increasingly. This year pledges were received from all across the globe including; Germany, Spain, London, St. Maarten, Casablanca, Singapore, and the West Indies.
A total of 2,731,424 people pledged to observe 25th November as Meatless Day. In addition, a total of 82,973,044 people supported the Meatless Day. 5,158 people turned vegetarian for life. H.H. the Dalai Lama, two state ministers from Penang, and former president of Indonesia, Ibu Megawati, pledged to observe the Meatless Day.
Peace marches, rallies and vegetarian food festivals were also organized to spread awareness for the cause. Thousands took part in peace marches that were held in Pimpri, Moshi, Pradhikaran, Ahmedabad, Madhepura (Bihar), Ulhasnagar and Bilaspur. In Penang, Mumbai, Pune and Coimbatore, vegetarian food festivals were held to show people of the many vegetarian food options, which were a big draw. Sadhu Vaswani Centers across the globe celebrated Sadhu Vaswani’s Birthday and the International Meatless Day.