Biography

Abhinav Vats was born in India. Extensively traveled within the country due to the job of his father (a well known and revered Indian Army Colonel). Abhinav traveled the world a bit, lived in a few countries and lives in the West Coast of the US. He likes to believe that he is a world citizen and a keen admirer of world and South Asian cultures. He has been a peaceful-activist for equal rights. In India he courageously fought for equal rights for all genders in his 20s and 30s.

He has worked as a Fashion stylist and designer. Besides being an actor he is also a photographer, an artist and an author/writer. He has a few books published on Amazon, three of which showcase his skills as an artist, writer, designer, photographer and illustrator. He is also a script writer and has a book on Amazon which is an accumulation of two short story film scripts. The book title is 'Short story-scripts of gay romance by Abhinav Vats'.

He holds an MSc in Special Needs EI/ECSE, from the Univ Of Oregon, USA. He ran a free school in India for the children of the adults in the lower income group. He has conducted his Art Healing workshops with lower income group children with some charitable organizations-these children include orphans, children with behavioral challenges and other issues. He was also an Om meditation energy healing trainer for Head Start schools of Lane County. He has also conducted Art-healing workshops for seniors, especially so at a senior age home in Oregon.

He also has a MA Hons in Professional Design Practice from DIT, Ireland. His first art show was in 2007 in Vancouver BC, Canada. He was selected as the Artist of two months by the reputable Eugene city public library Art Display Showcase. His works were showcased, exclusively, for the months of May and June, 2019. In 2021 in recognition for his efforts he received a Certificate from the Luxembourg Art Prize, Europe.

When it was illegal in India, in the 1990s he was independent India's first 'out' gay model/actor to feature in a music video of an Indian pop group (Euphoria) as/in a gay character in 1996 and then went on to become the first 'out' gay model to catwalk in a 'queer' character costumes in a fashion show as envisioned by the designer. In the US he has acted and modeled in the following- Short film- Magic '85. TV Show- Cascadia Mythos. Modeling - US Bank advert.
- IMDb mini biography by: Reliable sources

Respect and accept one and all the way they are. We are all equals in this world where practicing humanity rests a great deal on compassion for all living beings. A society based on Inclusion is much more happier and healthier then one based on Seclusion.

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