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Growing up in a Bengali family is synonymous with always being surrounded by good food. The childhood of Madhuja Dey, founder of Vegan World, was no different. Food was the primary aspect of life and every festival or ritual at her house was marked by it. She confesses to being a foodie and used to enjoy every kind of fare, including non-vegetarian. Due to her deep interest in food, she went on to pursue higher studies in hotel management at IHM, Hyderabad.
Right after Madhuja’s marriage, she happened to rescue her first dog Cookie and things began to change. “The rescue was not planned. I never grew up with animals, and therefore, never connected with them. After the rescue in 2016, I started living with an animal for the first time in my life. That’s when my bonding with animals began and I found that connection with every dog on the street. I started feeding stray animals and would carry food in my car. Sometime later, I rescued my second dog, and also started putting up dogs for adoption,” she said in a tête-à-tête with The Vegan Indians. Read more.
