My Life As A Vegan In Amazing India

In today's video I'm going to tell you what my life was like as a vegan in India.
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-----------------------------------Timestamps-----------------------------------
0:00 Intro
0:27 Vegan food eating out
2:31 Vegan food eating in
3:13 The people
6:30 The vegans
7:50 What I learned
#davidramms #veganindia

[@sk_ka_in8193]

India is king for vegetarian food lot of veg variety option easily available everywhere.

[@bobbybansal]

vegetarian, not vegan!

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

@vegan grains veganism is a hypocrite in india. Idiots teaching indians how to be peaceful

[@OneDirectionForever]

@@bobbybansal we've the best vegan food 🇮🇳🇮🇳

[@bobbybansal]

@@OneDirectionForever i have no doubt :)

[@bobbybansal]

@Swastik Auddy you meant to say vegans are superior to vegetarians

[@tanmaygusain1316]

India is like the heaven for vegans and vegetarians..

[@religionofpeace782]

For vegetarians yes..but for vegans no. There's dairy in everything...I repeat..everything sold outside. I literally have to repeat a 100 times but to fail at many of the places.

[@immortal98638]

Yeah.

[@zeeeli1377]

Ofcourse even non.vegs are vegs on Monday Tuesday thurs and sat.... Only 2 percent people in india eat meat everyday

[@ateapachuau4009]

​@@religionofpeace782nope Jain food are more vegan than western vegan food... As he mentions diary product are costly here so you would find many vegan dishes

[@WicklowOnline]

True

[@user-lm8zd9kd1w]

Proud to be Indian 🇮🇳 and Vegan also. And why I'm vegan because I'm hindu. So I'm too glad for being hindu 🕉

[@shubhamsoni3875]

Being hindu means we should not kill or make suffer to animals,like we domisticate dogs we can domisticate cow and drink its milk with letting it hurt

[@mayankindian3750]

​@@shubhamsoni3875 bro a true sanatani is acharya Prashant he promote veganism

[@rsriganesh2318]

I was born a Hindu. Hinduism taught me nothing about animal welfare. I turned vegan after realizing the cruelty caused to animals in Indian society. Religion had nothing to do with that realization. P.s. I am not saying that any other religion or atheism taught me animal welfare.

[@rsriganesh2318]

@@shubhamsoni3875 Will you justify having a human slave and being so kind towards them - giving them food and shelter but exploiting their labor and bodily fluids?

[@TriloByte101]

​@@mayankindian3750he is a opinionated bugger..😂😂😂.. 10 right things don't guarantee a wrong thing... shree krishna was a example he consumed makhan and he too herd cows... that means during the age at the peak of sanatan dairy was a part of diet... so don't bring that word veganism in my culture... everything is dharma based of you are a soldier you have to consume meat to increase you weight that's what kshatriyas did and so do rajputs... 😂😂😂veganism is PETA product to 😂😂get the companies under their umbrella get investments from people who are idiots... it's a scam and people who have too much money or don't have brain cells fall for it... 😂😂it's a rabbit hole...

[@siddhartha8520]

If you accidentally eat ghee on a street food Don't feel bad because it was not real even if it had a picture of cow on packet It is hydrogenated vegetable oil😅🤣 No one is going to serve you real ghee on a street

[@sreelakshmi2584]

😂That's true.

[@sggg2604]

🤣😜😛

[@Abdulkalam-xv3mj]

😂😂😂😂💯

[@sovietunion-ussr2216]

Ur wrong

[@Student-ev5zm]

Lol

[@spanishDoll1]

In the Caribbean even at Indian /Hindu weddings the food is vegan, roti, chickpea and potato curry, pumpkin, bhagi (spinach) curried green mangoes, etc

[@hoonghoonghoong2252]

@@prosenjitmukherjee5265 nope....

[@carrad123456]

@@prosenjitmukherjee5265 nope most hindu weddings specially day when marriage happens in front of sacred fire is vegetarian. Reception or mehndi event few communities keep non vegetarian food. Ofcourse there are variation within this as well.

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

@@prosenjitmukherjee5265 no. Depends on choice of family.

[@littlesweetdreams8825]

@@prosenjitmukherjee5265 i am an indian ..and i have never seen an vegeterian wedding 😂😂😂😂

[@cletusthevegan4926]

@Crystal Moet, stop the charade- your name is Bruce and you live in the mid-west...just STOP already

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

I love India, the people there have a chance to lead the world away from meat consumption. Very inspiring! Vegan for the future!

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

Vegans need slipper besting from hindus

[@neelparekh1759]

@@user-jc1km1qv1m do you have any idea about pain that you are giving to cows by taking milk, I would say milk==beef

[@mannyzz3623]

@@neelparekh1759milk is extremely delicious and healthy.

[@neelparekh1759]

@Adarsha Rao yeah 🤣🤣

[@neelparekh1759]

@@user-jc1km1qv1m you are not even hindu, liar

[@prajeshpalaniraj7072]

Love to see veganism in India! It is my childhood dream, coming true! And again thank you so much and love you so much from India! (Tamilnadu)

[@Al-oh9yr]

Bro i find it a bit difficult to find vegan restaurants in chennai ? Could you please suggest me some ?

[@subhajyotibanerjee279]

@@Al-oh9yr Try Sardar Chicken on XYZ Road🤣

[@subhajyotibanerjee279]

@@Al-oh9yr Idli, Dosa, Sambar, Chutney, Vada, Ragi Mudde are made of Chicken no? Pretentious prick

[@surbhisharma8674]

@@subhajyotibanerjee279 I wish you get your senses back soon

[@SaravananVallalar]

அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி தனிப்பெருங்கருணை அருட்பெருஞ்ஜோதி. தங்களை வள்ளல் பெருமானாரைப் பின்பற்றும் வீகனாகக் காண்பதில் மட்டற்ற மகிழ்ச்சி.

[@namanlakhotia6393]

7:03 a little knowledge is a very dangerous thing. Peta in India made an illogical analogy of a Hindu festival "Raksha Bandhan" with killing of cows. They compared to cloth made festival symbol "Rakhi" which is tied to hand to cow leather which is never used. Somehow, they forgot that Hindus pray to cows and treat them as God.

[@prakhar_katiyar]

That ad was totally misunderstood. PETA was asking us to protect cows just like our sisters, as this is what Rakshabandhan stands for. They never ever said that rakhis are made of leather.

[@godknowswho1430]

@@prakhar_katiyar then they should be specific.

[@prakhar_katiyar]

@@godknowswho1430 They simply wrote, This Rakshabandhan protect cows and denounce leather. Leather is not in Rakhis but many people do use leather products. Why not use faux leather?

[@untamedVagabond]

@@prakhar_katiyar if Peta can't communicate properly, they'll have to deal with the backlash. They're the same ones who are silent when goats are mass-murdered during Eid. Spineless organisation.

[@onedxhackerman1623]

@@untamedVagabond true

[@AaronMetallion]

Dude, I'm an Indian Vegan and this video was spot on and to the point. You're a really articulate speaker, and I'm grateful that you chose to go to India and raise awareness. I'm Catholic from Goa (primarily Catholic), and I've had the same irrational arguments and sentiments regarding "Jesus multiplied fish, made animals to be eaten, and ate animals himself...". I use these often: "Do you believe Jesus is the most compassionate being in the universe?" "If that is the case, how can it be that I feel more compassion than God towards the animals? Surely God feels more compassion than I do, or if you're right, you believe in a God who has less compassion and mercy than vegans / vegetarians do." "Why do you fast / abstain from meat for Lent? Does it please God? Why please God for only a month?" "Are you against animal cruelty? Then why are you so determined to find loopholes?" Questions like this invites them to investigate their own contradictions. I try to ask questions and watch them unpack their deeply rooted notions. From my experience Indians have already had the best of Vegan / Vegetarian food, and are no stranger to the delicacies, textures, and flavors; but will still favor meat purely for taste. There's some sort of passive polarization regarding veg, vs non-veg too. Most times even though I manage to tell and show friends and family all the horrors of the industry, it still doesn't register as enough of a reason to give up meat. I can only hope that with social media, as we all have access to the same information, that veganism and it's message becomes more widely recognized. I must say that the ancient Hindi vegetarian lifestyle, was far closer to the Vegan lifestyle. Eggs that were consumed were unfertilized ovaries basically. They weren't selectively bread or artificially modified, and were well cared for. The cows were seen has part of the family, and were shown great love and respect. And the calf would not be deprived of it's milk, but after the calf has fed, the extra is milked, and that is turned to butter, ghee, butter milk and so on. But today with Amul, and factory farming taking over those old respectful practices have become rather extinct.

[@pranavgandhar4604]

you have written essay bro

[@starscream1457]

in abrahamic religions its not allowed to question god but in hinduism its about questioning god..in bhagwad gita arjuna questioned god on every corner and god gave him answers everytime and even helped him to win the mahabharata war ,

[@mannyzz3623]

@@starscream1457Let me tell you something about our Hindu culture. In the Ancient Era, the population in India was growing rapidly despite the frequent widespread diseases. In order to feed the millions of people our ancestors stopped eating beef and used the milk produced by them to satiate the hunger of the rising population. In this sense, Cows are actually our God. We don't eat beef out of respect to the cows. Same goes for buffaloes. Milk has the same nutritional value of meat.

[@anandsuralkar2947]

i appreciate actually many bible stories portray animal suffering as a way to please god , although i ationm not arguing about that i actually have a question i dont understand why christians specially Americans cant think of food without meat i have never seen any church teaching such its just weird

[@61.pranamyajoshi23]

@@mannyzz3623 But does milk has Same Quality as Meat. No right?

[@animeandtechnology5134]

As an Indian vegan my first activism started in Japan. They are very passionate for activism and coming out of their conservative and risk-aversion mindset. They also have an ancient Buddhist vegan diet called "shojin ryori" which has been forgotten by many people and was replaced by beef, pork, coffee drinking habit and other dairy and bakery products when Japan got too much influenced by the west like any other Asian country. One German man also said that he sees more bakeries and sweet stuff in Japan then anywhere else in Europe.

[@educationforblind6362]

But europe is not continent it is different lands located in western eurasia

[@behuman6759]

We have cows at home but we don't breed cows the way . We use dairy but don't involve any kind of violence. Once cow gets old it is treated like elder family members who is served food , care etc till death. Krishna loves cows and dairy but it was pain free life for cows at that time.....so not wrong to consume dairy products .it's wrong to consume that dairy product that is obtained after inflicting pain on vow

[@SikhiArt]

What about the bulls? What do you do with the male offspring?

[@girlinthewoods2059]

@@SikhiArt In my city most of the cows we see on the roads are bulls. They are free to roam around wherever they want and nobody disturbs them. I do know that a lot of bulls from india are shipped as beef for slaughter but many are also treated gently and respectfully.

[@hemanthc31]

Na, na there are video ads on KZbin. Asking for donations for cows that are left on roads in India after they stop producing milk... Or you can see cows by yourself on the streets!

[@reshmastadas1701]

If that's the case then its fine. But there are farmers who give harmones to cows just to extract more milk. And that is bad for both cow and us (especially women). It's one of the main reasons for pcos issues in women now a days.

[@shraddha5474]

That's how it should be but sadly when dairy becomes an industry people only want profit so if cows stop giving milk they leave them on streets.

[@spanishDoll1]

Thank goodness vegetable ghee is a thing now

[@Rekash8484]

Most Veg ghee is made for palm oil.

[@Rekash8484]

India apparently is highly unsafe for vegans. Had a vegan friend went and left off fruit. She could only eat a 5 star hotel who could only cater for her. Stay far from religious places that serve food. They love using ghee and buffalo milk

[@Rekash8484]

@@dod1721 My friend had a difficult time. All the meals had butter and ghee. They refused to even cater for her at certain places.

[@kaleidoscopicboo]

@@dod1721 whaaat ?? Can you please name some? 🥺🥺

[@Rekash8484]

@@dod1721 they dont know what vegan was for her. her bad experience on the way she was treated will never take her to india again

[@ramcharantejareddym5896]

In Indian villages people grow with cows...they see the cow as a family...prior to commercialization of cow..it was treated as a family...go to villages u can see people weep if the the cow got diseased...

[@marcomarcel9360]

Now, it's just business

[@anjalishukla-vegan4205]

I grown up in village and around cows...and I know what happens to them..for their whole life they are tied with a small rope, impregnated(raped) every year, beaten up if misbehaves..seperates from their calfs.. Both mother cow and baby moans for each other..male calf are abandoned to die on road in such a young age after stamping trishul mark with hot iron...you can't imagine the pain those babies went through....and female calf is kept starved..no matter how harsh the weather is, they are kept outside, under sun, rain or cold...and when the cow no longer produces more milk, they sell them to butcher or abandoned them to die on road...cows are kept because of their milk or for the sake of religion..they are never treated the way we treat our pet...their life is more horrible then jews life under hitler's rule.. .Plus people don't weep because their cows get disease..they weep because they have to spend money on their treatment..once my uncle called my mother..he was weeping because his cow died and he had to spend 30,000 to buy new cow...

[@AD-uo7de]

@@anjalishukla-vegan4205 butter chicken tastes good tho

[@anjalishukla-vegan4205]

@@AD-uo7de I have never eaten dead body ..I have only prepared funerals for them..and my body is not graveyard..

[@AD-uo7de]

@@anjalishukla-vegan4205 you gotta try once also try lamb biriyani its too good and lemme tell you im as committed as you are but in being non-vegetarian

[@nandanaram2835]

Vegan in India mainly in South it is very easy but ppl don't want they think that cows r for that..I tried to understand by showing viedos etc but... I'm vegan from 5monthsssss... I can say ur one of my inspiration

[@ami2000vi]

Yes..south Indians have everything non-veg ,even Hindus eat beef 😒

[@anandsuralkar2947]

@@ami2000vi true and its pathetic ,having Hindu heritage i cant think of hurting any animals specially cows they are like family member to us.

[@ashwinvk4124]

South is more meat consuming than the north

[@yooiondwll6382]

I like the face that they care so much about the animals ❤️

[@palakjain1099]

I discovered your channel just 2 days ago and I find that you not only stayed in my country for 12 months, but you visited Surat too, where I live! I'm slowly realising the dark side of the dairy industry and as a Jain, I'm shocked and dismayed by the amount of cruelty I'm inflicting on cows by consuming dairy. Thank you for doing what you do!

[@augustroover]

Its okay. Most of us realize this once we open our eyes to dairy. Go Vegan and change the narrative for your community like I will be doing for mine after being a Bengali and a hardcore non vegetarians since birth. Its been 2 years since I'm off meat and 1 year after I quit dairy. Future is Vegan. 🌱

[@palakjain1099]

@@augustroover Yes, starting with family and friends. It's real struggle though 😓

[@augustroover]

@@palakjain1099 at first it will be a struggle not gonna deny that because it's a massive lifestyle change. But slowly you'll get the hang of it. From my experience if you honestly tell about your reason for going vegan everybody listens even the hardcore naysayers. Your family and friends will support you eventually. Also eating out will be a challenge but hey! The world is adjusting to veganism and there has been a substantial rise in Vegan restaurants and Brands in the recent years. And most importantly whole plant foods are a powerhouse of nutrients, so you're not actually missing out on anything if you eat home cooked stuff. P.s. You're a Jain so you're already well adjusted to eating at home as I have heard other Jains due to onion and garlic etc. So a year from now it will stop being a struggle. All the best for your journey. Do join a vegan group or community to have people to talk to. Best wishes. 👍

[@AaneDebali]

I consume milk curd ghee all But I have own cow

[@bryan69in2002]

I'm from Alleppey, Kerala. From a beef Eater now I am fully vegetarian. I have reduced my tummy by 60%. Also, I prefer taking a bus or train though I have a Mahindra Thar, Honda Activa and CBZ. I also do not use shower and use a bucket and mug. I wash 50% clothes myself. I also clean the floors. Without a Gym I reduced my weight from 94 kgs to 77 kgs in 6 months. In the month of December, Jan and Mid February I do not use a fan. Food is 50% of any health program. I just made myself busy and hence the thought of food barely came.

[@abcgames4454]

Did you know that 38% of India's population is vegetarian so western countries(where majority had beef or pork as dinner) should be the last one to propagate about animal rights for India

[@Baba24M]

But we should be ashamed that our country isn't even 50% vegetarian. I am a Rajput and I recently turned vegetarian.

[@floatingcloud4655]

Well costal areas will always eat fish most non veg only eat few days a week

[@indiafalconer2185]

Hi! My name is India and I'm vegan. I’ve written an animal rights song called Time to Change. It would be amazing if you could give it a listen! 🐄🐖🐓🌍💕🎶 kzbin.info/www/bejne/qKPcYoSvfq5sn7s

[@vishalvisd4]

38% because of pro-west psedo literates, Indians from south, Vegetarian is predominant in west and north india

[@lyricjuggler8499]

Being vegetarian doesn't mean you're pro animal rights. You're still putting them through a lot of torture.

[@divyakoli1657]

Lots of love and respect to you from India ❤️🙏 you are amazing ❤️

[@drupasanadatta9845]

Thanks for this inspiring video David!! As for Altab, he is a true braveheart...and wishes for him always🙌. The main problem is the desensitization of Indians when they see animal culling in the markets from a younger age that too, I remember being taken to a fish market at age 4. That is like stubborn fat..its so deep set, that its hard to make it go. But yes, the right way - through videographics, animal activism, and pictures does awaken people...and finally melt them down to realise their childlike core. Cause all of us humans are animal-lovers at the core. 🙌 I believe so👍🙌 Thank you for this once again

[@drupasanadatta9845]

@a s I've been born in Kolkata and living here since childhood. Surprisingly Kolkata has plenty of vegetarian and vegan options. Please do something... When you go to any restaurant ask them to offer anything in the vegetarian menu without milk/butter/ghee. They will make the dish and customise it to your liking. As for street foods in kolkata, the options are many - chole kulcha, pao bhaji, samosa, papri chat, bhel puri, phuchka, dosa, uttapam, idli, medu vada, kachori, dhokla, etc, beguni, alu chop, vegetable chop etc. All these are pure veg (most of the time). Ask the shopkeeper for details about the ingredients they have put. If you would want more help with detecting vegan shops near you, kindly install the "abillion veg" App from playstore. There I and several Kolkata vegans post updates on vegan eateries and restaurants or products available in Kolkata (or other cities and states across the world).

[@drupasanadatta9845]

@a s Also the restaurant @Guptas veg and Jain eateries offer pure veg options. But ask them to cut put the milk options for you. That way it becomes vegan and they do it without costing nay extra charge.

[@drupasanadatta9845]

@a s try Guptas veg in Swiggy. They serve only pure vegetarian items. Also try Haldirams in Swiggy. Both are pure veg outlets that do not make non veg food items

[@drupasanadatta9845]

@a s yes yes. If you need any help regarding vegetarian or vegan options just ask away. Hope it'll come handy. 👍👍

[@kaleidoscopicboo]

The only challenge I find as a new Indian Vegan is that almost every products use Milk solids 🤦🏻‍♀️ otherwise it's pretty easy 😁

[@vinnyhorapeti2461]

Same here even in some chips like in cream and onion flavour

[@vinnyhorapeti2461]

And finding plant based milk is hard but making at home is very easy as you can get peanuts , almonds , oats , cashews anytime anywhere

[@kaleidoscopicboo]

@@vinnyhorapeti2461 yes 😭😭😭 I was sucha biscuit addict .. I can't find any biscuit brand that doesn't use milk solids or cheese 😭😭

[@vinnyhorapeti2461]

@@kaleidoscopicboo there are lots of plant based biscuits but it's not available everywhere you can only find it online or large supermarkets that is the sad part

[@Al-oh9yr]

Yes brother I completely agree with you, very less products available which doesn't have diary

[@priyanshugupta8299]

Its hard to remove milk from indian diet however rest can get u huge activism

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

But why remove it. We take milk from villages where no cattle is harmed while milking. Also strict laws are there for cattle salughter in india. So why remove dairy

[@human3213]

Nope Cow milk is important

[@AmanKumar-oo4wh]

i have cow of my own why will we remove milk its our integral part of life

[@Msjasmine187]

​@@user-jc1km1qv1mPlease understand that India is the leading exporter of beef in the world because of the diary industry . The cows are artificially made pregnant repeatedly, old cows and male calves are sent to slaughter house. Please watch maa ka doodh in KZbin

[@Abdulkalam-xv3mj]

Actually the day when I saw the killing of goat on Bakrid,🥺🥺🥺 I turned myself vegan

[@rakrak445]

Pura padho brother 🙏 🙏 me 2 shal pahle tumse milne se kuchh month pahle mere murga ko lekar doctor ke pass leke geya tha and wo 2 power ful injection Diya mene manna kiya firvi ,Ghar Ane ke 2 hour bad margeya , mere life me mummy ko chhod kar dusra koi mere lia bahut important tha wo mere murga tha jo me marne tak usko yad rakhunga , lagta he world sabse best murga mujhe mila tha matlab kisi insan se kam nahi itna varosa kese koi kar sakta he mujh per firvi bhi wo murga tha as tak yakin nahi hua ,do bar mere jan bachaya he snake se ek bar bichhu se ,me college se Ghar Ane tak kuchh nahi khata , akhir dam tak marne tak wo mujhe hi dekh raha tha 😭😭😭😭😭 khane du kisiko to dur ki bat thi , Jesse mere dil tut geya jab wo margeya ,me Jesse pagal Jesse hogeya , 2 month Tak rat me need nahi aya me usee wada kiya tha ki me chicken khane nahi dunga kuchh logo ko jo chicken chhodna chahte hein 😐😐 , non veg jo chicken khate hein unko to kuchh nahi karsakta bas koshish kar sakta hun me 2 bar khud rasi lagake marjane ki koshish Kiya kyuki jaha pi dekh raha tha uske sath bitaya hua pal yad araha tha, fir socha parivar ke ware me nahi to me marchuka hota agar hamara padoshi ki bich koi jhagda hota to uss ke bagicha me jake jo bhi ped ,poudha hota usse upad deta mere college se ane se pahle barandah tha jo dand me wahan jake wait karta tha ane tak koi vi de khuch vi de nahi khata tha Agar padoshi ka luga sukh raha hoga mere mummy ke luga ke pass to usse chir deta tha , esiliye padoshi Wale ne usse kavi kavi marne ki koshish Kiya 🥲🥲, me jab bhi kavi haliya ya thakan hoke ata tha ya mujhe jhukham hota tha to mere per dabadeta tha tum yakin nahi karoge mujhe photo uthake uss pal ko record karna tha Avi koi hope nahi bas antrikshyan ke bare me aur jan ne ki koshish kar raha koi job se bhi matlab nahi

[@JugMelodies]

I have been a vegetarian all my life , and a vegan for about an year now, and it's been quite a smooth ride with a lot of variety of vegan food available in India, from pulses to vegetables to fruits.

[@govegannotfeegan4854]

that save movement tried to screw you, so respect for rising above david

[@mohinigulati8749]

This is awsome

[@davidramms]

Thank you!

[@CEarthling]

We are Vegans....We all are connected with the thread of Compassion & Love for our Earth and all Earthlings.

[@priyalpatel4250]

Bro...in west India...60 % of all our dishes are vegan all by accident....can you believe that.

[@sarojrohilla9421]

You people are amazing instead you became vegetarian you became vegan it's really hard thing for non-vegetarian 🙏, I am also vegetarian but vegan is really a hard thing but atleast vegetarians didn't consume animal for their one time food but we are indirectly consuming them🙏

[@rsriganesh2318]

What's harder should be deprive an animal of their life, dignity, and freedom.

[@gardenjunction1835]

Namaste 🙏 I really appreciate efforts. I'm a vegan by birth & am at 25 doing great 🔥

[@jaicesjoseph1738]

so your pure vegetarian right .i think there is difference between vegan and vegetarian

[@gardenjunction1835]

@@jaicesjoseph1738 ya, just a minor difference , I consume milk & dairy products & not any sort of dead animals.🙏

[@praveenvaidya5769]

Vegans eat only plant based food .. not even diary... So i would say u are pure vegetarian rather than vegan

[@gardenjunction1835]

@vegan grains I totally respects your views but I have never heard of cows getting killed for milk & butter

[@gardenjunction1835]

@vegan grains Have heard it in case of beef sellers but not about dairy products

[@Joseph.Gallardo]

Interesting. Am still looking forward to travel to India but so far in regards to the indian food I like and ate in my life I can not confirm what you stated in regards to Ghee and that it's almost in every dish. Daal, Chana Masala, Alu Shole, vegetable curries Samosas etc. have pretty much always been vegan by nature as they mostly have been cooked simply with veg oil. A lot of indian and pakistani people actually told me that this is how they're naturally prepared and that Ghee would be expensive to add.

[@bhavanarmanjunath4444]

I use 'I am extreeemely allergic to dairy' card!! It works better than 'I am vegan' with local ppl.

[@Djcooksandbooks]

Eating vegan in India is really budget-friendly for locals too! I made 9 vegan meals with a 5(ish) USD/300 INR budget on my channel. I want Indians to know that it is not an expensive affair to go vegan.

[@ayushdhingra855]

Promotion😂😂😂

[@monishag8974]

We already know that since there are thousands of vegan dishes in India. Many states use coconut milk in place of cows milk. Thank you

[@aryangod2003]

India has some of the world's oldest and original ethical vegetarians. Ahimasa is deeply embedded in Indian culture. Jains drink Milk, and honey. However in many respect they are stricter than Western vegans as they are careful not accidentally kill even insects. Milk Production in India was not up until recent times the industrial dairy system in the west, with baby calves snatched away and turned into veal, or Dairy cows turned to Ground beef when they can no longer produce (This is forbidden, you are suppossed to either take care of the cow when they have stopped producing or let it roam free, not kill it). Now Meat eating is increasing in India thanks to Western Influence. Instead of emulating the positives of Indian culture Indians think everything Western= Progressive and Positive.

[@romevery2day245]

Vegan from kerala, India.

[@davidramms]

Awesome!

[@anirudhvenugopal1386]

A rare commodity in kerala... Even vegerarians are rare

[@elcucuy1770]

Have u been to south India brother? if not please come.

[@julienleroux5149]

You're amazing, David, keep up the good work.

[@latikamayekar5939]

In goa - india all veg dish arey mostally vegan because we goans use more coconut oil in every single dish .ghee is not used much .

[@mynameisgulzar]

I am proud to be an Indian vegan 🇮🇳

[@susanpaulinia2380]

Plants have life too, who gave u rights to kill plants

[@mynameisgulzar]

@@susanpaulinia2380 who gave you the right to poke your nose here?

[@susanpaulinia2380]

@@mynameisgulzar anyone can post thier views

[@mynameisgulzar]

And anyone can eat anything according to his preference

[@shivam673]

@@susanpaulinia2380 bruh, If you would have read science in 10th class properly, you would have known how dumb your argument is.

[@tejasjayanna7530]

i dont know what video the teens saw , but India being a agricultural country dairy farming is important and growing up in village , i have never seen any cow get harmed as we respect them for giving food and we take care of them with love, so being in india im okay with dairy products.

[@Arya.154]

Yeah but in the big industries like amul and many other these things happen, like when you buy packed milk ghee or butter or cheese, they have seperate farms for cows

[@pratibhachaudhary9016]

Yes..if I'll go to some other country I might turn vegan. But in India dairy is not as same as other countries. A lot of people buy milk from local dairies/ milkman. They don't treat those animals like they do in the west.

[@Arya.154]

@@pratibhachaudhary9016 same here if I move to usa or some different country I'm turning fully plant based

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

This channel is a communist propaganda

[@Arya.154]

@@user-jc1km1qv1m no it not

[@bhumikaearthling1013]

Yes! It indeed is super easy to be vegan here, if we work out with the resturants and convince them avoid the dairy part. You were very approachable and understanding to all of us and we Indian vegans have always felt comfortable with you. Idly, dosa, wada, bonda, vada pav, samosa, pani puri, chat all those items just made my mouth water 😂 Thanks for coming to India and guiding us. Your documentatiom of slaughter videos were very powerful for me personally. Ahinsa Paramo Dharma ❤️ 🇮🇳 You're welcome to India anytime again if you wish and plan for it. 🤝

[@theperipateticaccrescent7685]

I get you man, but India is the 2nd largest exporter of beef, just behind Brazil and above Australia. It doesn't have a lot of Vegan alternatives for milk, which is consumed more that meat. India is in the top 3 consumers of milk in the world (not by capita). I am a Vegan in India, I wish there were a lot more Vegan alternatives available easily... ❤️❤️❤️❤️Go Vegan❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@justdonis1891]

vegans epitome of malnourishment watch video and comments

[@bhumikaearthling1013]

@@theperipateticaccrescent7685 a coconut costs 30rs in my city and I use a simple tool available at Amazon to grate it in 5 mins. Takes 5-10 mins to make coconut milk. We get 1 liter from one medium size coconut. Animal milk per litre is 40 rs. However I understand your concern, for me I didn't look for alternatives, I just stopped consuming dairy products and meat.

[@bhumikaearthling1013]

@@theperipateticaccrescent7685 beef export is not related to "how easy it is to be vegan in india" ~ everyone knows we are largest exporter of beef. But that is not a factor in determining the ease/challenges of going vegan

[@AdityaPandey-rn8xm]

@@bhumikaearthling1013 that is due to chuslamist of india

[@ApexHerbivore]

David, you're awesome mate

[@YuvrajSinghJii]

Love & Respect from INDiA🇮🇳 bro, Keep spreading VEGANISM 👍

[@hesat6023]

Even i’m a jain and tuned vegan like a year ago

[@veganwitch3533]

When I was staying in India I told the restaurant I was vegan and they served me boiled chicken 😆

[@ankursingh4878]

I asked for a bowl of chicken stew, and what they gave me was a witch sandwitch. 🙈

[@ramkrishna2476]

Hey I met you in Hyderabad @ 10k run marathon

[@davidramms]

Awesome, that was a great day! Are you a vegan yet?

[@ramkrishna2476]

@@davidramms I am vegan since last year.

[@tanyabarbie895]

Ram Krishna 👏🏼 amazing job dude :)

[@SharatSahay]

Milk, in ancient India was milked from cow & other animals using a very friendly & respectful method. In ancient India, instead of dogs, cow was every family's pet. So milk production was never a problem which made milk and milk products very common & essential part of diet in ancient India. Just as a mother feeds children her milk, cows feeded the whole society and thats the reason cow was given the stature & respect of a mother in our culture, which foolish Westerners & Islamists joke about. Ancient India was a very honourable, highly civilised, and respectful of each and every being including grass, plants & trees.Thus milk consumption during that age was not torture & not cruel as it was milked with respect & motherly love. But in modern world, milk production has been commercialized and western methods of milk extraction has been mass brainwashed as the correct way and the same ideas has been propagated & taught to modern commercialized India which makes milking a cruel and inhuman business. Thats why what was highly honourable , respectful with motherly love & blessings has become a cruel, torturous curse now.... Drinking milk produced in modern Dairy factory is nothing but promoting rape, cruelty and torture of cows and other beings.

[@MRMOHAN-zw2ii]

we mostly use dalda ghee which is also plant-based ghee. so it's pretty much vegan ghee. desi ghee is made of milk.

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

@The Incognito Guy most homes in india dont use ghee from market as ita expensive. They use simple ccoking oil.

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

@The Deshbhakt dont try to teach ur father(hindus) about animal cruelty. We treat treat domestic animals like family members. And thats why we will consume milk and milk products. Communists just want to selectively target hindus. Just some more years of modi, communists will be just fired from india.

[@ekthajain5456]

​@@user-jc1km1qv1mHow do you think cows get pregnant? They are artificially impregnated or a bull is forced to mate and as soon as the cow stops giving milk it is impregnated again . What do you think milkmen do after cows stop giving milk ? They are either left on roads or they sell them to a slaughter house . So don't act like a frog in the well

[@AaneDebali]

​@ekthajain5456 cow is pregnant by wish

[@heblegirish]

He was focused more onto his own imaginary religious concepts about Hinduism rather than the actual topic itself.

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

Hindus already are peaceful about animals since they r born. Why dont vegans try to teach muslims on eid. Are u fearful of getting murdered like charlie hebdo??, 😂😂

[@ramachatterjee1636]

@@user-jc1km1qv1m vegans are cowards

[@ayyy9701]

@@user-jc1km1qv1m except they do haven't u watched the video? u worship gau mata just look at how cows and bulls are treated

[@AM-tb4fn]

@@ramachatterjee1636 they aren't, someone who has the courage to go against the crowd isn't a coward

[@shivanivij9533]

Hey , so I get the slaughter house realities and milking process but it's hard to make people understand becoz of religious aspect. And that existed becoz people used to worship cows and their milk was considered as boon but without taking the calves portion of milk... humans dairy needs and cow's heath co existed that time. You might try to explain that calves were getting their due during the times of Lord krishna but now they aren't and those cows were given the finest food and now they survive on drugs and injections .

[@PCOrton]

Interesting point of view thank you

[@con380]

Hey are you kidding in my village we satisfy how much milk we get and we will ALWAYS worship Cows

[@abhinay4200]

@@con380 what is done to bulls ...probably sold to the slaughterhouse. There is cruelty involved in Diary Industry as well.

[@utkarshyadav5882]

@@kaushalgogula2138 we don't make them pregnant after 9-10 months of giving birth the cows start shows symptoms (that they want sex) like doing same sound(and other stuff which can't explain u) and second thing after the arrival of Yogi ji in uttar pradesh any kind of cow/bull slaughter is completely ban if u want to see the photos of cows and bulls in my village i can show u, u can observe many bulls are roaming here and there no one is slaughtering them now

[@utkarshyadav5882]

@@kaushalgogula2138 what type of logic is this that we are stealing milk from calves are we not feeding them (calves) just after the birth first 15-30 days milk isn't used for any kind of households purpose because it's not good for all these days their calves drinks her milk afterwards when calve starts to eat other grass we start to take milk from them and i dont think that there is any cruelty in that and what about u who killing mosquitos occupied the land by destroying floura and founa and using paper by cutting lakhs of tree don't u seen any cruelty in that in this video he shows how cruel indians that they drink milk but he always forget to tell that millions of tree are cutted down for only the sake of christmas i can bet christmas is more harmful then any dairy product

[@a.l.5653]

Thank you for the video. Vegan food is soooo expensive in Europe. Why? While meat products are so cheap, so sad. If people just stopped eating meat they would notice they will almost never get ill. But with the current prices for vegan food i can imagine not everyone can afford it. Amazing energy. Keep it up! Indian food is amazing! In my opinion, when you stop eating meat products you establish connection with animals. P. S. Watch out, in India some dont eat cow meat but eat buffalo meat ;-)

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

I tell u truth of life. The place where u live is naturally a non vegetarians place beacause u have less fields to grow plants, or climatic conditions are not suitable, or soil is not suitable. So u people depended om meat. So there should be no regret as its your compultion to eat meat.

[@snehamodyy]

Cow Milk is essential. We don't need chemical based soymilk. Of course the methods to get cowmilk should be improved .

[@shraddha5474]

Right....like when dairy became an industry and people saw it in terms of profit, it became violent to cows. But before all the industrialisation every house had a cow who they took very good care of until it's natural death.

[@ekthajain5456]

How do you think cows get pregnant? They are artificially impregnated or a bull is forced to mate and as soon as the cow stops giving milk it is impregnated again . What do you think milkmen do after cows stop giving milk ? They are either left on roads or they sell them to a slaughter house . So don't act like a frog in the well

[@ekthajain5456]

Who said cow milk is essential?? It's not essential. You can easily find the nutrients of cow milk in other milks . For example calcium can be easily found in many leafy vegetables. Nowadays even milk isn't healthy . Even milk is processed . Milkmen inject artificial chemicals in cows to increase the production . Cows are sent to slaughter house after they stop giving milk so it is better to drink soy milk , almond milk or cashew milk rather than promoting animal cruelty

[@Msjasmine187]

Bt diary industry is cruel, India is the leading exporter of beef because of the diary industry

[@driveDoses]

You came to India to teach us that don't eat diary product and meat. Once we may think of eating less meat may be twice in month but suggesting us to not eat diary product 🤣🤣. It's never gonna happen here. And I agree, you can easily be a vegan, vegetarian and non- vegetarian in India.

[@GurpreetSingh-bt2ls]

a vegan subscriber of you from india , and yes , they friggin put ghee,malai in everything . In a family function i went i only found one dish withouth dairy lol(except snacks)

[@abhinay4200]

Try south Indian cuisine ..it has a lot less dairy and a lot more coconut. It is true that the average restaurant owner won't understand the difference between vegan and vegetarianism.

[@bhargavkhazarika5116]

Hey Mr Ramms, will you ever come back to India? And if you do will you visit the Northeast Region of India?

[@sourasikhadatta6036]

He's Sure to take back his words if he ever visits here. I'm a vegetarian in a non vegetarian family. Still unable to convince my own parents. He'll go mad if he visits NE. Almost 90% people are meat consumers here.... If not, at least pescatarian. Less than 1% are pure vegans.

[@soumikdasgupta]

India is place of Diversity and Unity. Jains don't even eat Onion and Garlic but they have some of tasiest dishes in the country. We always welcome people with diffrent diet background. Belive me or not me and my frineds goes to pub and diners where some of the our friends are completely vegeterian, others orders Chicken and some others order food like Sushi, Octopus and Squids but we all seat together enjoying our meals without touching someone else's food and that way we don't feel different we feel very close. I think that's the beauty of our nation where unity matters the most. And please not divide everything on Hindus and Muslims. I am a Hindu from Bengal and in our culture many of our rituals consict of eating fish and meat. So The land of India is Full of Diversity where every 50km the Food, Culture, Language and Weather changes. We embrace our differences and love our unity. So Come to India and enjoy the Diversity that you have never seen before. ❤❤

[@amagrawal0090]

Targeting only Hindu festivals is pretty Hindu phobic. You want to be vegan, that's fantastic, but it is not an indian concept. Iam not denying the treatment of animals in the milking industries. Hindus, Jain's, Buddhists, Sikhs drink milk, that is why I never considered myself as a complete vegan. I have been called rap*st for consuming milk products. Peta is the mountain of hypocrisy, giving awards to meat eating shilpa shetty and then posting condemning hindu festivals because that disturbs animal for one day. This is funny some people bash Hindus for not accepting people of different diets and people like you bash us for letting Butcher shops open.

[@starscream1457]

agreed ,these vegan crapbags just want to spread their propogabda against hinduism but wont say a single word on how many animals are slaughtered on musslim festivals like bakrii eid which is all abt killingg goat rutthessly and eating it

[@anandsuralkar2947]

agree but i think he just saw news he doesnt know the deep reason behind the backlash on those ads

[@JustMe54328]

South India has a great vegan food. We make loads of sweets with coconut milk. N you can usually tell people to not put ghee. They might just assume u have a risk for heart disease 😂😂😂 n here we don’t put cream to curries but we do put coconut milk to thicken it. The thing is while South Indians has more meat eaters, most of them refrain from it for 2-3 days a week for religious reasons and hence meat-eaters also cook delicious vegetarian food.

[@yooiondwll6382]

I pray one day the whole world becomes vegan animals don’t deserve to die..

[@Arya.154]

We hope so

[@VerdantJedi]

Very good. Im so proud of India...

[@Awesomeite4life]

Pav Bhaji without butter and Misal Pav are two good vegan options in Mumbai. Pretty cheap as well.

[@BruhVegan]

Omg you are vegan??? Immediately subscribed

[@zeroalpha4818]

India is mostly vegetarian not vegans. There is a huge difference

[@abhinay4200]

India is mostly a meat eater country .only 15-20 pc people are vegetarian and few hundred vegan .

[@zeroalpha4818]

@@abhinay4200 u wish

[@abhinay4200]

@@zeroalpha4818 these are facts ,look it up

[@Arya.154]

There will be more than thousand of vegans in india what are u saying

[@ayushdhingra855]

​@@abhinay4200it's 20-40 pc according to various survey

[@nanimys]

David your videos are always treasure to watch!! You are legend!

[@immortal98638]

So happy to have you,bro.Vegan forever!

[@atharvagarwal325]

Vegan meat options is also available in india Chaap ( made of soya bean)

[@govegannotfeegan4854]

david, ive watched videos of people been hacked at and losing there life having all there limbs chopped off off and been beheaded, ive seen it all and its sickening but i think all humans should watch to gain preference and understanding

[@girlinthewoods2059]

What the hell. No that is not a normal thing to see and get used to. Gore is only non damaging when you watch it with no feeling of connection like movies. But real videos of humans will automatically make you empathise with the victim and it'll have a lasting damaging effect on you. I have been exposed to it and I really wish that I wasn't.

[@vishalsahu3579]

Exquisite job man....... Everyone should vegan....I have been vegan for an year.

[@aniketmahapatra8985]

Keep going brother...

[@Yshaaaq]

see you again david and anni

[@satyakibhattacharyya9579]

U should know that not all ghee is milk based.... In India many vegan households and restaurants use a ghee called vanaspati ghee (or dalda).... Vanaspati ghee is not milk based it is made from hydrogenated vegetable oils like palm oil and groundnut oil.

[@shubhamsarkar124]

So we should eat dalda instead of ghee and it is supposed to be good for health 🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@ami2000vi]

Love that muslim brother❤️

[@AnimalJusticeEmergency]

Just wondering what you were doing in India originally?

[@Llaaoo123]

PROUD VEGAN ,I AM A 15 YR GIRL BEEN VEGAN FPR OVER 8 MONTHS 0 REGRETS❤

[@FaeTae2014]

I'm vegan and I love Indian cuisine, even mithai.

[@nanimys]

Liked, commented, shared 🙏

[@x7thseclusionx]

To be frank it could be easier to spread veganism in India compared to elsewhere... because the differences to be made in most Indian diet is not as drastic as a normal Westerner would have to go through 🤔

[@yashgarg_in]

Sorry to tell you that, In idili we use curd which is also made from Milk.

[@Msjasmine187]

No we don't use curd in idli

[@veganhealthcafe3568]

Keep up the good work !

[@inalionofgodtruth4496]

I just Looove Bharat (India).🙏🕉💕

[@satishwalse4317]

Yes! I proud my india. I proud of me. Beacuse i am pure vegetarian.We all are kinds of any animal. We all dont eat any animals, we not eat egg. We eat mostly wheat,bajra,rice ,chapati, fruits

[@Msjasmine187]

But diary industry is cruel. India is the leading exporter of beef in the world because of the diary industry

[@newbeeify]

India has Majority Hindus and in Hinduism we worship cows so even if a Hindu is a meat eater they most probably do not eat beef

[@a0116]

Actually, In India every family in villages used to have 2-3 cows, and they were treated like family members. So that time Vegetarian diet was okay, but now due to factory farming of Cows & buffalos. It is not okay. Even now many villages have same concept. They don't forcefully impregnate diary animals. It is for there own consumption.

[@Msjasmine187]

There are so many farmers who artificially make cows pregnant forcefully and sell old cows and male calves. It's business and the goal is profit

[@athulyasethu]

A lot of options for vegans here.. Welcome to INDIA.. 😘

[@hero9500ttt]

I don't have much idea about vegan😅. But I am vegetarian, and for a vegetarian, india is heaven. you should come and try Indian food 😊😊

[@Foodlover-le1vm]

Veganism literally orginated from India

[@nottodaytay5858]

awesome video!

[@sunilmishra5236]

You should visit delhi there is a sikh man store who really sells vegan meats. Which could easily become alternative of non veg

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

Vegan meat?? Lol.

[@saptaswadasgupta6388]

Would love to know your opinion on Bakr-Eid

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

How can I join in the vegan activism in India?

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

@The Incognito Guy I just found multiple channels on KZbin in India (Bangalore, Chennai, etc) showing vegan group activities...

[@shivam673]

@@shin-ishikiri-no go check out the YT Channel " *PeepalFarm* ", they are doing a great job in promoting veganism in India. But dude let me tell you, people in here are too much resistant to veganism. They are so dumb and have effing BS fallacies and arguments against veganism. And this kind of behaviour can be seen by us in many aspects, for example in politics, social issues etc.

[@user-jc1km1qv1m]

U just need to be communist. Simple

[@shin-ishikiri-no]

@@user-jc1km1qv1m That's not how it works. lol

[@marajevomanash]

Why did God have to make getting certain nutrients impossible or difficult from vegetarian foods? He certainly cannot fault anyone for deriving those from animal products.

[@ArshChahal97]

every rural house in india has 3 4 cows or buffaloes they take them out for bath bring remains of crops to them. change their places 2 3 times a day they are part of a culture.

[@kolitada9020]

I'm happy that I'm vegan .....

[@Arya.154]

I'm glad your vegan

[@SuperiorCake386]

I'm in the South I only Take Milk and Ghee Rarely

[@mr.shadow1850]

Bruhhh we're not vegan we're vegetarian And iam non vegetarian

[@GenesisTheFrenchie]

what part of India do you recommend

[@mcc5295]

Loving your content bro . 👌 keep the haters burning inside . ... go vegannnn

[@mehulbharvad1926]

I AM PROUD TO BE HINDU