Meet Vegan Queen Nidhi Nahata

Recently Shalini Batra published ‘Vegan Queens’, a book showcasing 50 amazing women and their journey towards veganism. We are so happy to note that some of the women have been inspired by SHARAN and found their calling. Here we are sharing an excerpt from the journey of Nidhi Nahata who started a wonderful restaurant called JustBe in Bangalore after attending our 21 Day Health Retreat!

My journey began not with an idea to change the world, but with a simple desire to heal myself. I was suffering from high cholesterol, migraines and rosacea. I had accepted these as a part of life just like so many of us do – believing that medication and routine check-ups were the only answers.

But as a mother, I was also watching my children struggle with asthma. Every episode would break my heart, and something deep inside me kept whispering: There has to be a better way. That whisper became my turning point. I had always been a vegetarian, but when I started to really question, and explore, I realised how much dairy and processed food were silently harming us. That is when I came across Dr Nandita Shah and attended a SHARAN retreat. Those few days changed my life.

For the first time, I experienced what it meant to be truly connected to my food – not just eating to survive, but to
heal.