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title: "wvc57 - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
description: "The IVU is a growing global network of independent organizations which are promoting vegetarianism worldwide."
url: "https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=category&id=183&start=30"
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wvc57

 [ ![MESSAGES AND GREETINGS](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc57/souvenir/debhar.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3912:congress-wvc57-souvenir-greetings-india&catid=184)

## [MESSAGES AND GREETINGS](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3912:congress-wvc57-souvenir-greetings-india&catid=184)

Dr. Bhagavan Das, Pioneer, 89 year-old Educationalist, Writer on the Unity of All Comparative Religions, Samskrit Scholar, Worker…

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## [MESSAGES AND GREETINGS](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3913:congress-wvc57-souvenir-greetings-other&catid=184)

Henry Bailey Stephens, Doctor Emeritus, University of New Hampshire Extension Service, and author of The Revolutionary Culture No…

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## [MESSAGES AND GREETINGS](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3914:congress-wvc57-souvenir-greetings-prasad&catid=184)

A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Da…

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## [MESSAGES AND GREETINGS](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3915:congress-wvc57-souvenir-greetings-raja&catid=184)

Sri C. Rajagopalachari (left), Ex-Governor General and Dr. S. Radhakrishnan (right), Vice-President of the Union India

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## [MESSAGES AND GREETINGS](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3916:congress-wvc57-souvenir-greetings-unu&catid=184)

A note on this archive. The history section of this website is drawn from a body of legacy content originally compiled by John Da…

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## [Souvenir of the XV World Vegetarian Congress 1957](https://ivu.org/hv-congress-1957-congress-wvc57-souvenir-index.html)

Envoi & Our Thanks Reports of.the Sponsoring Organizations : The Bombay Humanitarian League - J. N. Mankar All India Animal Welfa…

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