Sadhvi Anubhuti (born Tania Máynez) is a Jain monk, film producer, director and activist.

Early life and education

Sadhvi Anubhuti was born in Toluca, Mexico and grew up in

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until the age of 12. She graduated from the C.T. Bauer College of Business at the University of Houston with a

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in Marketing, a Minor in French.

Career

She left her marketing career at the age of 29 before being associated with a Jain-

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Tirth, Siddhayatan Tirth to become the first Mexican and Hispanic Jain monk. Sadhvi also serves as the

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of Siddhayatan Tirth. She has been inspired by her mentors Acharya Shree Yogeesh and

Sadhvi Siddhali Shree Sadhvi Siddhali Shree is a US based Jain monk, film director, author, TEDx speaker, Iraq War veteran and activist. She is mostly known for her two documentaries '' Stopping Traffic'' (2017) and ''Surviving Sex Trafficking'' (2022) which are base ...

regarding their teachings of non-violence, compassion and respect for all living beings. Sadhvi Anubhuti has served as the assistant director of a 2017 documentary, '' Stopping Traffic.'' She has also served as the director of photography and co-producer, alongside

in a 2022 documentary, ''

Surviving Sex Trafficking ''Surviving Sex Trafficking'' is a 2022 American documentary film directed by Sadhvi Siddhali Shree and produced by the team of monks at Siddhayatan Tirth. The film focuses on the ongoing sex trafficking and sexual abuse in the United State ...

''. Anubhuti, along with Sadhvi Siddhali Shree, is the co-director and co-producer of a 2023 documentary, "For The Animals''"''. "For The Animals" is a documentary about a small group of animal rights activists in

, dedicated to saving the lives of stray cats and dogs which have been living on the streets. The film is set to be distributed by Filmhub, by the end of 2023.

Filmography

Activism

Sadhvi Anubhuti is a human and animal rights activist. The documentary '' Stopping Traffic'', exposed the sex trade and human trafficking across the nations including Europe, Latin American and Asian countries and the United States etc. In January 2018, NowThis News selected the film during the National Human Trafficking Awareness Month, featuring the video of the two Jain monks,

and Sadhvi Anubhuti, and excerpts from the documentary.

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