15th IVU World Vegetarian Congress 1957 - Delhi/Bombay/Madras/Calcutta, India

• Pre-Congress Notices and Reports
• India Calling - from the Vegetarian World Forum, Spring 1957
• Message to India - pre-Congress special issue of Vegetarian World Forum, Summer 1957
• Pre-Congress Editorial by the Vegetarian News (London)

right: World Forum, Summer 1957 - pre-Congress issue (click to enter)

• Post Congress Report - by Geoffrey L. Rudd for The Vegetarian (Manchester) with photos
• Vegetarian World Forum, Winter 1957 - entire issue given over to Congress reports, speeches and photos

 

 

 

 

right: World Forum, Winter 1957 - Post-Congress issue with detailed reports, speeches and photos (click to enter)

• Inaugural Speech by the President of India - Dr.Rajendra Prasad (with photo)
• Welcome Address by Rukmini Devi Arundale M.P. (with photo)

 

• Points from Speeches - by several Indian speakers
• Extracts from a talk by the Maharishi Mahesh Yogi
• Resolutions adopted at the Bombay Sessions
• Minutes of the Business Meetings
• North Americans at the Congress

 

• Souvenir of the Congress - 400 page book of articles related to vegetarianism
• 1957 The Fabulous Fifteenth - how India transformed IVU in 1957

Discover the fascinating story behind the 1957 World Vegetarian Congress in India, featuring historical letters, Emil Diem's profound commitment to vegetarianism, and the grand scale of the event that spread across six cities. Read about the enduring impact of this unique gathering and the insights it offered into cultural and ethical ideals.








Compiled by John Davis