A slice of uLaaRVishy KurugantiSeptember 24, 20203 minsThe blog turned 12 in Feb this year. Originally setup as ulaar.wordpress.com, I migrated to Wordpress-powered self-hosting on Dreamhost in 2010. A few premium Wordpress theme changes kept things…
The imperfect veganVishy KurugantiDecember 20, 20191 minsWhen I turned vegan ~6 years ago, my conformance was slightly less than 100% initially. This was largely to keep domestic peace without compromising the core principle. For example, Palak paneer, a…
Eating pork chops while petting your Golden RetrieverVishy KurugantiOctober 20, 20185 minsFifteen years ago, as we sat in a Singapore tour bus, we heard the story of how the Singapore zoo came to be. An entire generation of kids had grown up knowing chicken only as a packet of shrink…
Why do vegetarians annoy people who eat meat?Vishy KurugantiSeptember 18, 20166 minsWhy do vegetarians annoy people who eat meat? A 2012 psychology research study, it turns out, has the answer. But before I get to the study (bulk of this post anyway), I want to give some background…
Understanding meat eaters through the lapsed vegetarian lensVishy KurugantiOctober 22, 20152 mins[Editor’s note: This is the first in a series on vegetarians, omnivores, food habits, diets adopted by successful athletes (bias towards runners of course), perhaps eventually leading to a…
But these animals were also created for us to consume in moderationVishy KurugantiNovember 06, 20132 minsAnd what is good, Phaedrus, And what is not good. Need we ask anyone to tell us these things? – Robert Pirsig I’ve been on this Indian Vegans Facebook group for sometime now. A fairly high traffic…
Forgiveness of the ultra distanceVishy KurugantiSeptember 05, 20121 minsPic courtesy japanesebushido.org In a sprint, if you don’t have perfect form, you’re doomed. The ultra distance forgives injury, fatigue, bad form, and illness. A bear with determination will defeat a…
