I buy handmade crafts in India and sell them to benefit animal welfare organizations in India and elsewhere. Former art historian. Current packrat. Avid thrifter and vintage clothes wearer. Love 1960s and early 1970s styles. Partial to Art Nouveau, Pre-Raphaelite, Victorian, Renaissance and Medieval art. On a continual quest for good-looking, comfortable vegan shoes. Bhangra dancer since 2002. Fascinated by all things Indian. Vegan and animal advocate.
Check out Joyatri on Etsy for vintage clothing and other items.
Words I like:
"She was dressed, as usual, in an odd assortment of clothes, most of which had belonged to other people."
Excellent Women by Barbara Pym (1913-1980)
“I said "Somebody should do something about that." Then I realized I am somebody.”
Lily Tomlin
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Sunday, October 31, 2010 at 03:02PM As I mentioned in a previous post, Humane Society International (who I still work for as a freelancer) has embarked on a project to spay/neuter and vaccinate 70% of the street dogs in Bhutan. Seventy percent is the percentage needed to stabilize the population. The Bhutanese will follow up with the rest of the dogs.
Wednesday, May 13, 2009 at 11:31PM 
For anyone in the Washington D.C. area, come check out this event hosted by Humane Society International's Factory Farming Campaign at the DC Public Library (Chevy Chase Branch, 5652 Connecticut Ave. NW) on Saturday, June 13, from 3 to 5pm.
The event will be about "ahimsa" (non-violence) as it applies to our diet and lifestyle. Homeopathic physician Dr. Nandita Shah will be speaking on the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. Nandita does vegan outreach workshops all around the world.
For more info and to RSVP: http://www.hsi.org/ahimsa
Photo: Dr. Nandita Shah and a rooster named Mayfly
P.S. I am back in Washington, DC.
