Wilderfest, Bengaluru's first annual vegan festival is here!

The Summer just got pumped! Bangalore will be hosting it's very first Vegan Festival - Wilderfest, on May 26th & 27th at VR Bengaluru, Whitefield.

Previously, we witnessed the exemplary  Vegan festivals in Chennai, Pune, Mumbai, and Delhi enjoy a great deal of success in terms of the reception and reviews. Looks like we might be seeing something similar, if not better at Wilderfest in Bangalore.

Wilderfest '18

Wilderfest's objective is to increase awareness about veganism amongst non-vegans and to also bring together the growing Bengaluru vegan community. Plus, it's an amazing opportunity for brands and young businesses to come together and cater to the growing demand for plant-based products. The co-organisers believe that by encouraging people to adopt a vegan lifestyle, we will be able to work towards creating a green future full of love and compassion!

Wilderfest is being organized by 5 vegans in the city from diverse backgrounds, Namita Satheesh, Shweta Thakur, Anushree Kamath, Teena Bethann, and Rheea Mukherjee. 

"We want to bust myths about veganism and support some of the vegan businesses in our city. I am really excited about some of the workshops and screenings we’re going to be offering to the public" says Teena Bethann. 

Beat the Summer heat in the Heart of Bangalore

Wilderfest 2018 is supported by Federation of Indian Animals Protection Organisations (FIAPO) and The Pollination Project. It will be held on 26th and 27th May and will host hundreds of vegans and non-vegans alike from Bangalore city and the rest of the country. The fest is being held at VR Bengaluru, Bangalore's upscale shopping, and entertainment destination.

We asked Shweta Thakur about the venue choice. She tells us VR Bengaluru is celebrating their 2 year anniversary at the same time of the fest.

"VR Bengaluru is one of the most popular malls in the city. We feel that having a vegan fest at a mall is a great opportunity to reach out to a larger group of people in an environment that they feel at ease in. They will be more open to hearing about veganism at such a venue since food and lifestyle choices are extremely personal to most of us. At the end of the day, if we have planted a seed of thought in their minds, we would call that a success." says Shweta.

What to look out for?

To start, vegan fitness expert Roshni Sanghvi will be emceeing the event.. The event will host live food stalls with lip-smacking vegan food, a flea market with vegan food products, clothing, cosmetics and accessories, several cooking workshops, inspiring talks that cover many aspects of veganism from health and fitness to ethics and activism, feature screenings of top vegan documentaries, and a live concert by vegan musician Monica Dogra.

Stalls to watch out for: 

GoodDot - Mock meat

Jus' Amazin - Nut butter

Herbal Strategi - Cruelty-free home-care solutions

Dittoo - Vegan Ice-Creams

Millet Amma - Millet based food alternative

Guest Speakers at the Event:

Ricky Kej - Grammy Award Winner and Conservationist

David A. Ramsden -  Vegan Athlete & Animal Activist

Nidhi Sogani Nahata - Founder of JustBe Cafe

Aviram Rozin - Founder of Sadhana Forest

Amit Mehta - Founder of Unived

Shankar Narayan - Founder of Sattvik Vegan Society

Workshops Organized: 

Vegan Baking Workshop by Susmitha aka Veganosurus of Carrots Restaurant and Rhea Rodrigues Mukherjee of Messy Cooking.

Workshop on Dairy Alternatives by Anushree Kamath from The Happy Calf Raw

Vegan Workshop by Mariam Begg

Whole food plants based cooking by Achyuthan Eshwar

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Event Schedule

 26th May

11:00 am - Film Screening - Infinity & Back

2:30 pm - Q&A with Unived by Amit Mehta

3:30 pm - Workshop - Dairy alternative with Anushree Kamath

4:30 pm - Workshop - Raw Vegan - Mariam Begg

5:30 pm - Talk - Veganism & Sustainability - Aviram Rozin

6:30 pm - Talk - Veganism & Ethics - Shankar Narayan

8:00 pm - Performance - Monica Dogra

27th May

12:00 pm - Workshop - WFPB Cooking - Achyuthan Eshwar

1:00 pm - Film screening - Cowspiracy

2:30 pm - Talk - Veganism & fitness - David Ramsden

3:30 pm - Workshop - Vegan Baking - Rheea Mukherjee & Sushmitha Subbaraju

4:30 pm - Talk - Veganism & Health - Nidhi Nahata

5:30 pm - Talk - Veganism & climate change - Ricky Kej

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