Original Film Title: The Land of Ahimsa
Director’s Name: Aryeman Ramsay
Producer: Dolly Vyas-Ahuja, Mayur Ahuja
Country of Origin: United States
Country of Filming: France, India, United States
Language: Arabic
Runtime: 1 hour 30 minutes
Film Description:
The Land of Ahimsa is a feature-length documentary that strives to inspire and encourage India to adopt a vegan lifestyle. Indians are waking up to the truth that all animals deserve a chance to live. India is considered the land of Ahimsa, which means non-violence to all living beings in our actions, thoughts, and words. As a country, we citizens have drastically grown apart from the true meaning of this word. The mission of this documentary is to convince India as a whole that it is time to put this word back into action in what we say, think, and do.
The film follows Dolly Vyas-Ahuja on her journey to veganism. Once vegan, she made it her mission to educate and create awareness regarding the cruelty of the animal agriculture and dairy industry, as well as its impact to animal rights, personal health and the environment. Just like her grandfather, a freedom fighter who marched alongside Gandhi to liberate India from British rule, she strives for animal freedom and liberation.
Gandhi once said, “The moral of a nation can be judged by the treatment of its animals.” Like Gandhi and her grandfather, Dolly has a dream that India will rise up to the true meaning of non-violence, Ahimsa, choosing justice over habit and creating a new divine imprint.