Rotaract Club Chandigarh Himalayan Aim to Raise Awareness about Veganism and Animal Welfare
Rotaract Club Chandigarh Himalayan, with an aim to raise awareness about veganism and animal welfare, kick-started a two-day vegan food festival at the University Institute of Engineering and Technology (UIET).
The event, which is being termed as a bold step towards spreading awareness about vegetarianism, veganism and animal conservation, had a host of food stalls from different parts of the city and the nearby states selling vegan foods like soya milk oreo shakes, vegan chocolate cakes, tofu balls, vegan tikka platter among others with preparations mainly from plant and plant-based products like soya, coconut milk among others. “It is a huge misconception among people, especially Indians, that milk is essential for our body as a complete food, but that is not true. A lot of people just consume milk for its calcium, but actually more than 70% of the world’s population is lactose intolerant and hence milk and milk products create some kind of damage to their power of digestion or the rest of the functioning of their body,” said Meghna, Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIOPA).
Meghna, the campaign coordinator for 'Living Free', a five year old pan-India campaign that is dedicated to promote vegan lifestyle all over India, said, “When we started five years ago in 2012, we were only present in five cities, but now we have spread to 63 cities. Indians argue about the nutrition of milk against veganism not knowing a thing about the rampant cruelty in the milk industry where only the female cows and buffaloes are kept and the male calves are sent directly to the leather industry for slaughter. The cows are also artificially inseminated over and over again to produce more milk. Vegan food has health, ethical and environmental benefits,” added Meghna.
The event, which is being termed as a bold step towards spreading awareness about vegetarianism, veganism and animal conservation, had a host of food stalls from different parts of the city and the nearby states selling vegan foods like soya milk oreo shakes, vegan chocolate cakes, tofu balls, vegan tikka platter among others with preparations mainly from plant and plant-based products like soya, coconut milk among others. “It is a huge misconception among people, especially Indians, that milk is essential for our body as a complete food, but that is not true. A lot of people just consume milk for its calcium, but actually more than 70% of the world’s population is lactose intolerant and hence milk and milk products create some kind of damage to their power of digestion or the rest of the functioning of their body,” said Meghna, Federation of Indian Animal Protection Organisations (FIOPA).
Meghna, the campaign coordinator for 'Living Free', a five year old pan-India campaign that is dedicated to promote vegan lifestyle all over India, said, “When we started five years ago in 2012, we were only present in five cities, but now we have spread to 63 cities. Indians argue about the nutrition of milk against veganism not knowing a thing about the rampant cruelty in the milk industry where only the female cows and buffaloes are kept and the male calves are sent directly to the leather industry for slaughter. The cows are also artificially inseminated over and over again to produce more milk. Vegan food has health, ethical and environmental benefits,” added Meghna.
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