The second edition of The Ahimsa Festival opened at St. Andrew’s Auditorium in the city. The Ahimsa Festival is the first event across India, and perhaps the world, to be based on ahimsa or compassion. The festivities will run across 18 days and create awareness about the power of compassion and inspire people towards making lifestyle changes towards health and animal cruelty-free choices.
Convener of the event Dr. Rupa Shah stated, “The basic meaning of the word ‘ahimsa’ is–Do no injury, cause no harm. Ahimsa means non-violence, or to put it in a positive way–Compassion. Ahimsa is a universal concept that applies to all living beings, including all animals.”
Dr. Will Tuttle, author of the international bestseller ‘The World Peace Diet’ and Chief Guest of the festival lit the candle along with Chief Guests Amruta Fadnavis and Dr. Nandita Shah.
The event was supported by Kuntal Joisher, first vegan to conquer Mount Everest in 2016, Rohit Ingle who is covering 18,000+km across the country for one year, to spread awareness about animal cruelty and Sharmila Oswal, International Water Diplomat Moreover, PETA and FIAPO have been strong supporters of The Ahimsa Festival since inception last year.
The following 2 weeks will comprise more than 100 satellite events–ranging from film workshops, talks, webinars and seminars to treks, a run and cyclothon, and potlucks–to spark curiosity and awareness about Ahimsa and compassionate lifestyle across the city. The festival will conclude with an Ahimsa Carnival.
For more details and festival programme visit: www.theahimsafest.org
