{"id":1038,"date":"2021-12-11T06:51:41","date_gmt":"2021-12-11T06:51:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsnetworks.co.in\/en\/2021\/12\/11\/global-movement-veganuary-launches-in-india\/"},"modified":"2021-12-11T06:51:41","modified_gmt":"2021-12-11T06:51:41","slug":"global-movement-veganuary-launches-in-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsnetworks.co.in\/en\/2021\/12\/11\/global-movement-veganuary-launches-in-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Global movement Veganuary launches in India"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><em>Backed by celebrity vegans, it urges people to try vegan for their health, for animals and the planet.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>New Delhi, December\u00a011: <\/strong>Veganuary-the global pledge to try vegan for 31 days- has officially launched in India. The movement was born in 2014 and is now observed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. Every January, lakhs of people try a vegan lifestyle to improve their health, reduce animal suffering, and reduce the climate impact of industrial animal farming.<\/p>\n<p>With today\u2019s official launch in partnership with the Ahimsa trust, India joins the UK, US, Germany, Chile, Brazil and Argentina as a campaign hub.<\/p>\n<p>Declaring the #Veganuary2022\u00a0campaign open, actor and Veganuary Ambassador <strong>Soundarya Sharma<\/strong> said \u2018<em>In these testing times, eating vegan is the best way to take care of yourself and your family. If all Indians adopt a plant-based diet, we will be healthier and reduce national mortality by 23%. Shifting to a vegan diet is also the single biggest way to address the climate emergency, as it helps cut your carbon footprint up to 73%.<\/em>\u2019<\/p>\n<p>Mountaineer and long-time vegan <strong>Kuntal Joisher<\/strong>, actor <strong>Sneha Ullal<\/strong>, singer <strong>Anushka Manchanda<\/strong>, actor <strong>Sadaa Sayed<\/strong>, actor and pro 3&#215;3 basketballer <strong>Arvind Krishna<\/strong> and pro tennis player <strong>Vishwajeet Sangle<\/strong> have joined the star cast of Veganuary Ambassadors, with heartfelt messages of encouragement for people to try vegan.<\/p>\n<p><strong>PrashanthVishwanath<\/strong>, Country Manager for Veganuary in India, said \u2018<em>Our health and the <\/em><em>climate emergency is at the forefront of everyone\u2019s mind. One key solution is to address both is eating vegan. Indians have shown great interest in plant-based nutrition in recent years. We are thrilled to officially launch Veganuary in India and help people explore this interest. Signing\u00a0up to Veganuary makes transitioning to vegan much easier\u00a0as\u00a0our free pledge is\u00a0full of helpful tips, advice, and useful material.\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The celebrity cookbook is one of the free materials people signing up to Veganuary receive. Sneha Ullal, who<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>has donated her favourite recipe\u00a0\u2013 Tofu Makhani\u00a0&#8211; to the cookbook, says,\u00a0<em>\u201cI don\u2019t need animals harmed to live my life. Veganism is that\u00a0simple.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>View and download celebrity images and quotes <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/weareveganuary.sharepoint.com\/sites\/ShareExternally\/Shared%20Documents\/Forms\/AllItems.aspx?id=%2Fsites%2FShareExternally%2FShared%20Documents%2F2022%20Campaign%20assets%2FPress%20assets%2FUK%2FLaunch%2FIndian%20celebrities&amp;viewid=7030e20b%2De7d4%2D4b58%2D85f0%2Dfb974b64785c\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<li><strong>View the new 2022 India campaign launch video\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/4fHEmANyDNE\">here<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>View and download Veganuary\u2019s\u00a0new\u00a02022\u00a0campaign\u00a0ads\u00a0<\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/weareveganuary.sharepoint.com\/:f:\/s\/ShareExternally\/Er7hyvDa0FxDlQW0Q_mFebEBCN8MD4nRwCynAKp1s6TPBw?e=Q5OjP7\"><strong>here<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>A recent survey*\u00a0found that\u00a0six months after completing their one-month Veganuary challenge, 82% of those participants who were not vegan when they signed up had maintained a dramatic reduction in their animal product consumption. Thirty per cent were\u00a0still eating a fully vegan diet. Participants also reported significant health improvements- 49% of participants reported increased energy, 46% reported improved mood, and 38% reported better skin.<\/p>\n<p>Summing up Veganuary for India, Anushka Manchanda says, \u201cwe are the culture that gave the world Ahimsa. The planet needs us to practice it now more than ever with all its beings. Together, we have the power to bring positive change. Try vegan today.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>To sign-up to Veganuary or find out more, visit veganuary.com<\/p>\n<p>*Veganuary sent the survey to 65% of the 582,000 people who signed up during the 2021 campaign. 8,690 people responded.<\/p>\n<p>Veganuary is a global non-profit organization that encourages people worldwide to try vegans for January and beyond. More than 825 new vegan products and menu options were launched in our key campaign countries. Throughout the year, Veganuary encourages and supports people and businesses alike to move to a plant-based diet as a way of protecting the environment, preventing animal suffering, and improving the health of millions of people.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Backed by celebrity vegans, it urges people to try vegan for their health, for animals and the planet. New Delhi, December\u00a011: Veganuary-the global pledge to try vegan for 31 days- has officially launched in India. The movement was born in 2014 and is now observed in more than 200 countries and territories worldwide. 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