vegan food

The author writes about her own transition to a vegan, plant-based diet, and the brands that helped her achieve this lifestyle without it feeling like a tectonic shift, and ensuring they not only met her health needs, but also suited her palate.

After years of ill health, commerce graduate Priya Vijan decided to quit her job and create plant-based recipes, which won her a spot on MasterChef India 2023.

Entrepreneur Shamii Sethi made the jump from real estate to running his own vegan cafe Rare Earth, which aims to ‘make veganism convenient’ for hundreds of people in Mumbai.

Taanya Ravi from Bengaluru launched Live Yum Foods to offer vegan alternatives to dairy products such as cheese and ghee, and ensure products are animal cruelty-free.

“Before I went vegan, I could deadlift about 50 kg. Now 50 kg is my warm-up. And 75 kg is not even my maximum."

On Tuesday, thousands of seaweed water pouches were handed out at the London Marathon in a bid to reduce plastic waste. Ain't it time that India also took a cue and utilised its spectacularly long coastline?