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Brinda Das ByExpress News ServiceBENGALURU: Vegan India Movement (VIM), a pan-India collective of animal rights activists, organised a march in Delhi, Bengaluru, Mumbai, and Kolkata on November 10 to commemorate ‘world vegan month’. The event was organised by Bengaluru Brigade for Animal Liberation, at Madhavan Park, Jayanagar. “We plan to follow through with these demands even after the march,” said Dhivakar, another organiser. Bengaluru Brigade for Animal Liberation also conducts street campaigns every week, and engages in other forms of activism like painting walls with animal rights messages, giving lectures on veganism in schools and colleges, conducting street plays, and so on. "We found that majority of the people we interact with to talk about veganism and animal rights are very receptive to the message," said Nayan, a VIM activist..