The Indian Vegan Society is inspired by several people and movements, among which Mahatma Gandhi and Donald Watson deserve a special place.

Mahatma Gandhi was former major political and spiritual leader of India who insisted on ahimsa, non-violence.

Donald Watson was founder of the UK Vegan Society and inventor of the word 'vegan'.

‘Life is as dear to a mute creature as it is to a man. Just as one wants happiness and fears pain, just as one wants to live and not die, so do other creatures'

14th Dalai Lama, Tibetan spiritual leader

‘The animals of the world exist for their own reasons. They were not made for humans any more than black people were made for whites or women for men'

Alice Walker, writer

‘Animals are not our slaves; they are our friends and the rightful co-habitants of this planet earth. Slavery of intelligent humans has been abolished centuries ago. But the not so intelligent animals have been enslaved by the human ‘civilization' and the slavery of animals needs to be abolished too'