

Friendship Day is a celebration of the deep connections we share with others, but as we celebrate the bonds with our human friends, it's also an opportunity to reflect on our relationship with other living beings on this planet. One group of beings often overlooked in this context is farmed animals

Started in 1998 on the 10th of December, International Animal Rights Day has the Universal Declaration of Animal Rights in its roots. On this day every year, animal rights activists across the world further the cause of compassion towards animals and seek to bring an end to rampant animal cruelty and exploitation.


As India steps into a phenomenal 75th year of Independence, it is time for us as Indians to re-question and rethink the meaning of the words “Independence” and “Freedom”. Let this day not be just contained to thinking that it is only humans that deserve Independence and that only the human spirit yearns to be free.