Dr Nandita Shah is the recipient of the prestigious Nari Shakti Award 2016, the highest award for women in India, for her pioneering work in the field of health and nutrition from the President of India, the honorable Pranab Mukherjee. She is also the author of the book Reversing Diabetes in 21 Days. She is the Founder, Director, and a trustee of SHARAN. She founded SHARAN in 2005 with the vision of helping people connect to animals and nature in order to heal themselves and the planet. Dr. Shah always made it a point to educate herself in the latest in plant based nutrition through various books and conferences abroad and founded the SHARAN library. In 2013 Dr. Shah attended PCRM’s (The Physician’s Committee for Responsible Medicine) Food for Life Instructor Training Program and now SHARAN is an Educational Alliance Partner with PCRM. Currently, Dr. Shah heads SHARAN, conducts Peas vs Pills Seminars, Reversing Diabetes and Hypertension & Heart Disease Seminars all over India and abroad.