"A firm believer in non-violence, he led India to independence through a path based on truth, non-violence, and non-cooperation - principles which blossomed into a philosophy known as Satyagraha. Gandhi's political ideology of non-violence also translated to his personal beliefs as he was a staunch vegetarian. In his book " The Moral Basis of Vegetarianism," Gandhi famously said that "a man was not born carnivorous animal, but born to live on the fruits and herbs that the earth grows"."
"At around 4.30 p.m., during a meeting, Gandhi consumed a light meal of vegetables both raw and cooked (possibly in the form of vegetable soup), precisely four tomatoes, as well as oranges. He washed the meal down with a 12-ounce glass of goat's milk (which comes as no surprise, since most of the world's goat milk comes from India), along with some carrot juice and a ginger-lemon-aloe drink."
Mahatma Gandhi led India's independence movement through non-violence, truth, and non-cooperation, forming the philosophy of Satyagraha. Gandhi practiced vegetarianism and considered food crucial for physical health and mental and spiritual equilibrium. Gandhi believed humans were meant to live on fruits and herbs rather than a carnivorous diet. Gandhi consumed animal byproducts such as ghee, butter, and curd, so he was not strictly vegan. On January 30, 1948, Gandhi had premonitions of a short remaining life and ate a light vegetarian meal including raw and cooked vegetables, four tomatoes, oranges, a 12-ounce glass of goat's milk, carrot juice, and a ginger-lemon-aloe drink. Minutes after the meal, while en route to a prayer meeting, Nathuram Godse shot Gandhi, causing his death.
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