Overview
- D’Souza says she stopped eating meat on January 1, 2017, while continuing dairy, cheese and eggs for several years.
- Raised in a meat-eating household with little exposure to vegetarian food, she describes her early move away from meat as primarily for health.
- She reports completing a fully vegan transition in 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic after trying the shift at home.
- She credits Riteish Deshmukh, who had given up meat in 2016, for suggesting they eliminate all animal products.
- Noticing that even small amounts of milk or butter felt heavy, she calls the change a work in progress and shared the account on Soha Ali Khan’s January 2 podcast later reported by Hindustan Times and News18.