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Speciesism

They have eyes to see and ears to hear Same as we do. They speak and they cry under fear Which we never listen to. That’s failure.  

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GandhiGiri & The Vegan Movement

In this modern world where people are smarter than a century ago, force and violence seems like a hard way to make friends. That’s where I am a fan of Gandigiri. His paths of nonviolence and noncooperation work smoother now. I am happy that there’s a bigger cause for our society to be literally more compassionate and kind than ever not for some selfish causes like health and spirituality but to…

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Life Update: Where Was I?

Life Update: Where Was I?

Sometimes life takes you for a ride to realize the reality; and it’s not a bad thing. Out of couple of hundreds of semicolon I have used so far in my life, some of them indeed was grammatically correct! Same with other decisions of our life. Not everyone of them is going to take you to the right path, but they are same as important of the right ones. And writing this semi-gibberish might be…

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Why I Haven't Flown Yet

Why I Haven’t Flown Yet

One of the first goal of this blog was to push me out to live a nomad life. I wanted traveling to be an important part of my life (and I will make it happen). A large part of my intention to make life simple is targeted to make it flexible and portable. I practice minimalism to simplify the necessities and one of the reason I went vegan was to make it easier. I adopted my-self to work online so…

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Veganism Is Easy

Out there you’ll find people claiming veganism to be hard, extreme and inconvenient. Non-vegans will say how impossible it is to make a transition and ex-vegans will say how unpractical it was to stay vegan. Inconvenience is not an option to fight hate. Like racism and sexism, speciesism also needs to be acted with noncooperation. Animal liberation or any liberation wasn’t a personal choice at…

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Best Vegan Documentaries So Far (Updated 2017)

Best Vegan Documentaries So Far (Updated 2017)

One year ago, I made this post with a collection of best documentaries I found helpful for Veganism. Within one year the revolution has forwarded tremendously. There have been new releases and I discovered some old ones. Basically the list has grown as healthy as it could be. Here it goes: -Documentaries- Part One: Animals (Meet the Victims) Earthlings (2006) If there is something called classic…

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My Thoughts On The Vegan Flag

My Thoughts On The Vegan Flag

Alright! The vegan agenda has a official flag now. It already had it’s different logos and color. But, this new object has divided the community apart. As like all other philosophical concepts Veganism too has two different mindset of people. Some take it aggressively some the other way. Which group do I belong? What I love about the flag? Simply, it looks beautiful. And if also feels the need of…

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The Day I Went Vegan

The Day I Went Vegan

Every vegan has their own story about how the decided to choose this life. Some went after becoming informed about the industrial torture on the animals, some to be more environment friendly, and some even are since birth. Here’s mine. After I came to know about simplicity of life aka minimalism, it was predictable that I would come to think about simplifying the diet. A diet with lesser side…

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Minimal : Workout

I started working out to gain weight and it stayed with me forever. I did go on and off the routine. I procrastinated, broke the habit, and rebuilt it. More than twice. Even though last years routine was pretty simple, it still felt too much detailed for me. So I searched online, came to know about The-Minimalist‘s 18 Minute Workout, and adjusted according to my preference. It basically looks…

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Thank You For Being Vegan

Thank You For Being Vegan

To all vegans new and old, I know it’s been hard for most of you guys. I know how hard it is to live by a belief the society does not agree with. I know how it feels to be helpless, not enough effective, and constantly loosing hope in humanity. Thank you for wearing that quoted t-shirt which had highest chance to get you humiliated and irritating questions. I feel proud of you because I…

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Gau-Sanrakshan: Cow Protection Law in India

Gau-Sanrakshan: Cow Protection Law in India

Since the beginning of this year everything is pretty much in this country is revolving around a single thing. Bing a Hindu dominant country India loves to show off it’s secularity, and they are doing it beyond my expectations (Though I don’t care about religions solving any-problems, because they never did.) And the latest addition is the “cow protection law”. The center of most of the political…

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How To End Racism, Sexism, & Socialism

How To End Racism, Sexism, & Socialism

WTH is happening in the world? It’s been pretty long when we humans achieved the so-called title of “modern, socialized, (*insert adjective here)” No matter how many faces the Hate has the characteristics are the same. It’s always a group feeling Superior to a group with different physical and mental characteristics. It’s that disgust, unacceptability uneasinesses one’s toward the different. But…

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#VeganAnswers: Plants Feel Pain (Sub Part)

#VeganAnswers: Plants Feel Pain (Sub Part)

In this post, I argued against “plants feel pain”. Even though I had proved my point clearly, there is still another comeback left for the opponent; especially in my region. “Sir. Jagadish Chandra Bose proved that “plants feel pain”.” With no doubt, he was one of the greatest scientists of that era and I am proud of his contributions. He DID some groundbreaking discoveries in the biophysics and I…

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Justifying Injustice 4 N's of Justification-

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#VeganAnswers: Plants Feel Pain

#VeganAnswers: Plants Feel Pain

In a world, where people are getting “smarter” to ask vegans better questions, here’s the No.1 argument ever have been thrown at a vegan. “PLANTS FEEL PAIN.” After being savagely defeated with the “Protein Argument” it’s the most favorite option to bid on. Let’s ruin it. What is a pain? To clarify the goal we need to make sure exactly what it is. Pain is mainly mental or physical suffering of a…

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The Best Summer Salad (Purslane, Tomato & Cucumber)

The Best Summer Salad (Purslane, Tomato & Cucumber)

The best one I promise. Ingredients: Cucumber (1 Large) Tomato (1 Medium) Purslane (chopped – 1/2 cup) Lemon Juice (3 Tbsp) (Optional) Chilli Pepper (1 Medium) Salt to taste Method: Chop the Cucumber and Tomato. Put all three of them in a bowl. Add Chilli (Opt.), Lemon Juice and Salt. Mix them together. Ta-daa! Here’s why to Eat Purslane. Let me know what you think of it in the comment section…

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It came as a slight shock to me when I discovered the fact that purslanes are edible. That was more than a year ago. Since then it’s been one of the things I love to add in my meals.

The appearance:

The plant belongs to the succulent family so it has thick and juicy leaves and stems. The leaves are spoon like and the stem is reddish. It blossoms in red or yellow flowers which prefer mid-hot temperature and mid morning time (8.00-9.00 a.m.).

[Note: There’s also a similar looking plant with HAIRY STEMS – Stay away from it ’cause that’s toxic]

The Flower (Also can be Yellow)

The leaves

From my experience, I can tell this small looking plant grows with a ‘like a boss’ attitude. It can grow any are area suitable for plants and is fast at its job.

Taste:

It tastes funny. Mostly crunchy and slightly sour – that was a strange taste for my tongue when I had it in my mouth for the first time! But it’s not bad at all.

Benefit:

The main reasons I added this to my diet are-

It contains Omega 3, the best plant based source available to me.

Loads of Vitamin A & C

With Minerals like Zinc, Calcium, & Magnesium.

[They also contain 40% water and antioxidants]

Recipe: (Coming tomorrow) (Follow to get notified)

Keep this stubborn plant in your garden and it will help to keep you at your best!

Purslane: The Best Kind Of Weed! It came as a slight shock to me when I discovered the fact that purslanes are edible.