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Explained: How veganism is more of a political movement than a dietary choice
Veganism is devoted to tackling and overturning the oppression of sentient animals. Rather than an individual consumer choice, it is about pursuing a variety of strategies to move to a world without routine animal exploitation
Meet Prakriti Varshney, the first female vegan in the world to climb Mt Everest
Choosing veganism for environmental benefits, Prakriti Varshney becomes the first Indian woman to conquer the Everest
Dealing with halal hegemony: Answer to religious identitarianism is not competitive identitarianism
It is high time that Hindus stop aping everything that every regressive, identitarian Islamic movement does
Health
Vegan diet for Indians: A nutritionist explains benefits and side-effects of veganism, essential tips and more
While the Indian vegetarian diet is seasonal and not that taxing on the pocket, a vegan diet can be very expensive.
Riteish Deshmukh and Genelia announce plant-based meat venture, ImagineMeats
Riteish Deshmukh's Imagine Meats is working in partnership with the non-profit organisation The Good Food Institute (GFI) that promotes plant-based alternatives to meat, dairy and eggs.
Veganism backed by strong political will only way to combat consumer capitalism; mass lobbying must to fight carnism
Veganism is about dismantling a system that depends on the enslavement and abuse of nonhuman lives.
Consumed by capitalism, veganism has neither saved animals nor plants but transformed into money machine for food behemoths
Vegans seem to believe that we can simply spend our way to animal liberation and saving the planet.
India football captain Sunil Chhetri follows cricket counterpart Virat Kohli's footsteps, embraces vegan diet
India football captain Sunil Chhetri has joined his cricket counterpart Virat Kohli in turning a vegan, saying giving up meat and dairy products has helped him staying fitter.
Vegan business opportunities more plentiful, profitable; will help cause of animal rights in India
Vegans choose not to eat any animal products — no meat, fish, dairy, eggs, honey or other animal-derived ingredients.
Vegan diets are adding to malnutrition, 'hidden hunger' in developed countries
Eating a plant-based diet may lower the risk of chronic disease and is good for the environment, but poorly planned vegan diets that do not replace the critical nutrients found in meat, can lead to serious micronutrient deficiencies.
Insight 2017: After hate and bigotry got a shot in the arm in 2016; here’s how to have a better year
We still have something to look forward to in 2017. It’s not so much about what to expect, but what we can do better or differently that can help us all heal from the blows 2016 dealt us.
Before you eat veal, think about the tortured, beaten, blinded and bound calf it's come from
People who eat veal basically are eating the pale and tender meat of a very sick baby cow who was tortured to death. They are also eating all the antibiotics and hormones that kept the baby alive long after its body had given up.
Veganism to corporate ethics: How young US Jains embrace faith
Younger Jains who resist the elaborate rituals of their parents, which include meditating 48 minutes a day and presenting statues of idols with flowers, rice and a saffron-and-sandalwood paste, are trying to reinterpret the traditions of their religion for 21st-century American life.
The vegan question: Is there a cure for our meat and dairy addiction?
Our spiralling addiction to meat, butter, cream, and cheese is personal, political, and aspirational. A vegan cooking demo at the Taj raises the question: Can we ever be cured?
Indian food is now officially vegan in the US
A frozen Indian cuisine producer has been awarded the vegetarian and vegan food certification by the US' prestigious American Vegetarian Association. The award represents an acknowledgment of the growing demand for vegetarian Indian food.