The Vegan Journey of Muthukumar Ramalingam | Vegan Beings India #056

After seeing my children go the vegan way, I did my research and went vegan- because that was the right thing to do. I was someone who used to eat curd with anything. Curd even with idli or dosa. Giving up that was a challenge- but not hard at all. If I, (someone who used to eat so much curd) could go vegan, anyone can.

 

We were always vegetarians. Initially I thought that the word vegan was short for vegetarian. It was later that I realized that vegetarianism is a diet and veganism is a moral stance against animal abuse/use. My daughter went vegan first. I was quite puzzled initially, but the facts are clear and if you understand them, going vegan is the right thing to do. We are breeding and killing 70 billion land animals every year. Animal agriculture is such a cruel and inefficient process. After reading about veganism, there was no reason not to be vegan and that's how I turned vegan.

After learning so many new facts about the meat and dairy industry and about veganism, I felt that all these facts were in different places and couldn't find them all in one place. That motivated me to write my first book 'Vegan or We're Gone', which covers everything I learnt about veganism- the why and the how, about the animals and the earth and what different religions have said about veganism. The book was released in the Global Vegan Business Expo 2020 virtually.

We are at a tipping point. We are running out of time. Billions of land animals and trillions of marine animals are killed every year for food and gains of humans, causing unimaginable violence and misery to animals, environment and earth. Food on our plates is the next nuclear bomb- but incorrectly labelled as meat and dairy. Is there a way to stop the explosion of this bomb? Yes, going vegan is definitely a key.

I read about different religions while writing my book. I was surprised to see that every religion had spoken about the values of veganism and compassion towards animals, and yet many humans use religion as an excuse to continue to participate in violence like meat/dairy and animal sacrifice.

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Hello everyone. I am Muthukumar Ramalingam. I live in Trichy. I am the CEO of HelloLeads.io and the author of  'Vegan or We're Gone'. I have given virtual talks at colleges and companies on veganism. I went vegan close to 3 years ago.

 

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I stopped eating animal flesh in 2006. It was an ethical stand that I had taken at that time. During the same time, I learned about the cruel industries - Dairy and Eggs. However, I continued eating dairy and eggs for the next 10 years because I thought that if I did not eat "at least" dairy and eggs, then my health would be compromised. In 2016, I became a part of the Vegan Community in Singapore and met some wonderful people who showed me the way to become a vegan. I acquired a certification on the subject and decided to go vegan along with my husband and my daughter who was 3.5 years old at that time. Surprisingly, the health condition that I was facing for a long time - Hypothyroidism - was reversed when I followed a well-balanced whole food plant-based diet. That was the beginning of my vegan journey which has brought me to this place today.

An IT business analyst by profession, now I am a social entrepreneur, speaker, and educator in the field of a plant-based lifestyle. 

Through my enterprise Vegan Keno, I give talks and conduct workshops educating people about the health, environmental and moral benefits of eating a plant-based diet. I'm certified in Whole Food Plant-based Nutrition as well as Food and Sustainability from eCornell. Every time someone tells me that they got inspired by attending my talks or workshops, I feel reassured that the world is changing sooner than ever.

Through my talks, workshops, and social media, I am trying to reach out to as many people as I can to help them understand why eating a diet rich in plants is the best for them, the planet, and our fellow earthlings. A few negatives have been on my social front. However, mostly, my experiences have been good. I try not to retain a lot of bad experiences in my mind because they are counterproductive to the cause of veganism.

I believe we are the first generation who have rebelled against violence done to the most sidelined sector of our society. We are making history. Let's be on the right side of history because the future is vegan.

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