H. Jay Dinshah

November 2, 1933 to June 8, 2000

Founded AVS 1960

H. JAY DINSHAH was the founder and president of the American Vegan Society and editor of Ahimsa magazine (1960-2000) and the anthology Here's Harmlessness. He was the author of Out of the Jungle, Health Can be Harmless, Song of India, and over 250 magazine articles and items. In his lifelong career he had variously served as an executive vice-president of the International Vegetarian Union, vice-president of The Vegan Society (England), founder and president of the North American Vegetarian Society (1974-1979); acting executive director of the American Natural Hygiene Society (1983), first president of Vegetarian Union of North America.

A lifetime vegetarian - and a vegan since 1957 - he lectured in nineteen countries on five continents, with on-the-spot interpretation into a dozen languages.

For more information see Ahimsa Volume 41 Number 4.