petaDishoom's first ever March for Animals took place in Pune on Monday and it was a major success! We met at the boys' hostel of COEP Pune and marched from there to Sambhaji Park on Junglee Maharaja Road. During the march, which was led by Himanshu from World Alliance for Youth Empowerment (WAYE), everyone held placards and shouted slogans urging people to go vegetarian. All marchers wore T shirts provided by Staeta who also gave out free soya milk to the participants. Everyone had a great time, and we received a lot of media coverage for the event. I'd like to take this opportunity to thank the 300 people that came out to participate—we couldn't have done this without you!You can see pictures from the event below. And if you don't want to miss out on future events, be sure to sign up for the enews!

The College of Engineering, Pune (C.O.E.P.) is teaming up with petaDishoom for tomorrow’s March for Animals. As an early kick off to their annual technical fiesta MindSpark, we’re starting the march at COEP’s boys’ hostel ground, Shivaji Nagar. In its first year, MindSpark was a big hit among the student fraternity. C.O.E.P. has always made it a point to be a cut above the rest, and their fest is no exception. MindSpark has always attracted the smartest brains, whether from the engineering or non-engineering fields.MindSpark 2008 will officially begin on 2 October, and will run until 4 October, and it promises to be their biggest and best fest yet. If you’re going, don’t forget to stop by the petaDishoom stall—you know we wouldn’t miss a fest this awesome for anything!And if you haven’t already, don’t forget to sign up for our March for Animals. It’s going to be an amazing time for helping animals!