The SHARAN Journey

Travel to Auroville via this video as you get a glimpse of Dr Nandita’s home and life’s mission SHARAN.

Lime Coriander Dressing

A dressing literally spruces up a salad. Try this easy-peasy dressing and sprinkle over any salad vegetables and leaves of your choice. Add some nuts or seeds for some crunch if you wish

Ingredients

• ⅓ cup fresh lemon juice
• ½ bunch fresh coriander leaves, coarsely chopped
• ¼ cup coarsely chopped onion
• 1 small green chilli or jalapeño pepper
• ½ cup tahini (sesame butter)
• ½ cup water
• ⅓ cup chopped pitted dates
• 1 tsp unrefined salt

Method

Except for the coriander leaves, blend all the ingredients together in a blender, until creamy. Add coriander leaves and blend again, but you should still be able to see the coriander leaves as slightly large pieces. Transfer to a bowl and use when required.

Serves 6

Food For The Mind

FACEBOOK SUPPORT GROUP

1. SHARAN India is SHARAN’s main Facebook page which you can like and follow for getting useful daily updates and news from the plant based health world. You will also get news about the latest SHARAN events, see testimonials, and more.

2. SHARAN’s Vegan Support Group is an open support group to know more about vegan/plant-based lifestyle. Here you can ask questions and share inspiring stories, tips, recipes, etc.

All our doctors and presenters will be here to answer your questions and give you tips. If you have attended our events join this group to be a part of our family.

Please like the main SHARAN page and join the group(s) applicable to you.

The year 2023

Every time we go on a long-distance drive, we tend to frequently check if we are on the right path. Life is the biggest and the best long-distance journey that we ever take, so we need to pause often to reflect and assess that we are on the right path.

Our mission at SHARAN is to build a culture of health. It saddens us to see so many people fall ill when it is so easy to stay healthy. What also motivates us to keep going is the plight of millions of innocent animals and the degenerating condition of our environment. Truly, just by changing what we eat, we can build health and compassion and also protect our planet. It really cannot get easier than that.

So, our action plan is to bring awareness and provide support. This is how we did it in 2023.

1. Over 270 events! Thanks to our super enthusiastic team, we were able to conduct online events, on-ground sessions, corporate programs, retreats and workshops – free and paid. We truly believe “Alone we can do so little. Together so much more.”

2. Powerful & Successful Health Challenges We started the year with The Sugar-Free Resolution followed by the 7-Day Fruit Challenge and even the Dairy-Free and Oil-Free Challenges. These programs helped people stay on track and embrace health in a fun way as in group sessions one gets a lot of motivation.

3. Unique Cooking Classes From Ghar ka Khana to Curries from the East, the Mezze Platter, the Casserole Class, Bati Class, Buddha Bowl and more were wonderfully curated by our creative presenters.

4. Millets 2023 was declared as the International Year of Millets and with them being a much healthier option not only for our health but for the environment too; we had various interesting programs highlighting their benefits. From cooking classes, to longer programs to talks & more, we got many to join in the millet express.

5. Kickstart Your Thyroid Reversal We had two nutritionists and an expert chef conduct this unique program, which helped those having hypothyroid issues. Kommal Shah and Vandana Tiwari from our team had successfully reversed their hypothyroid and hand held the participants along with nutritionist Madhura Vayal.

6. Yoga for Health Our brilliant yoga experts conducted special programs for how diet and yoga can help in uterine prolapse, diastasis recti, umbilical hernia, pregnancy and more.

7. Pop-Ups & Potlucks We curated healthy pop ups and loads of potlucks where people got together and enjoyed plant based food, made new friends, learnt new ideas, recipes and basically had a good time. This was much appreciated by all those who attended.

8. Environment Related Programs We held talks on healing the planet in many different forums getting people to connect with the fact that what we eat affects the environment big time. We also conducted a health & environment Bingo.

9. Live Book Reading Sessions Mental health plays a key role and we started live book reading sessions in January in Mumbai which are still continuing and helping each participant in a variety of ways.

10. Ho’oponopono We introduced this Hawaiian healing technique and the program has been a hit! Participants have not only benefited health wise but also have seen an improvement in their relationships, financial conditions and more!

11. Our Juhu Organic Farmers Markets Returns! We ended the year with a bang as our popular Juhu Organic Farmers market returns every Sunday at Dilkhush School ground in Juhu, Mumbai! This will continue now in 2024 and beyond:)