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title: "wvc57 - IVU - International Vegetarian Union"
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wvc57

 [ ![From the Vegetarian News (London), Autumn 1957](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc57/bombay.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3863:congress-wvc57-london-report&catid=183)

## [From the Vegetarian News (London), Autumn 1957](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3863:congress-wvc57-london-report&catid=183)

The thoughts of vegetarians everywhere will be turning more and more towards India and the XVth International Vegetarian Congress…

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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-wvc57-maharishi.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3864:congress-wvc57-maharishi&catid=183)

## [World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - Maharishi Mahesh Yogi](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3864:congress-wvc57-maharishi&catid=183)

Found on a website about Transcendental Meditation (slightly corrected as they gave the date as 1958):

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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - Minutes of the Business Meetings](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/banners/congress-wvc57-minutes.png) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3865:congress-wvc57-minutes&catid=183)

## [World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - Minutes of the Business Meetings](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3865:congress-wvc57-minutes&catid=183)

THE INTERNATIONAL VEGETARIAN UNION The Sessions of The Indian Congress November 1957 Present: Mrs Gasque (President), Messrs W.A.…

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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - North Americans at the Indian Congress](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc57/nearing.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3866:congress-wvc57-north-americans&catid=183)

## [World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - North Americans at the Indian Congress](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3866:congress-wvc57-north-americans&catid=183)

from pre-congress . . . and Mr. Woodland Kahler \[both USA\], as representatives of the Executive Committee of the International Ve…

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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - Inaugural Speech by the President of India](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc57/prasad.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3867:congress-wvc57-prasad&catid=183)

## [World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - Inaugural Speech by the President of India](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3867:congress-wvc57-prasad&catid=183)

Inaugural Speech by the President of India Dr. Rajendra Prasad

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 [ ![World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - pre-congress reports](https://ivu.org/images/legacy/history/congress/wvc57/president.jpg) ](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3868:congress-wvc57-pre-congress&catid=183)

## [World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - pre-congress reports](https://ivu.org/history-of-ivu.html?view=article&id=3868:congress-wvc57-pre-congress&catid=183)

Pre-Congress Notices and Reports: From the minutes of the meeting of the Executive Committee, held in Paris, France, 1954 May 1-2…

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