Eat, drink and be vegan


Among all the clutter of No-Shave November and NaNoWriMo posts in social media, I discover the 21-day Vegan Challenge. Though not as popular as the Mannequin Challenge, the global event has been widely promoted by societies such as Go Vegan, The Vegan Society and Animal Aid during November, which also happens to be World Vegan Month. I log on to the Vegan Society website to register for it. After filling in my age and the region as South Asia, I scroll down to see how many animals I would save in the next 50 years if I turned vegan: the automated result shows 78.

A little guilt-ridden by the number of animals I would kill otherwise, I join Chennai-based Facebook community Chennai Vegan Drinks, to interact with those who have renounced meat, dairy and other animal-based products. The over-1,000-strong network serves as a platform to connect local vegans with first-time visitors to the city.

Niranjan Amarnath, who started the group in 2011, says “We get enquiries from foreigners who want to know the vegan eateries here, or whether dosa, idli and vada are vegan. We also organise infor....Read More

Source Web Page : The Hindu


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