Veganism used to be about health and animal welfare. But the goal posts of a growing plant-based diet movement have shifted, with people increasingly motivated to ditch meat for the sake of the planet.

Read more:Do vegans help prevent climate change?

With around 15% of global greenhouse gas emissions caused by livestock farming, according to the Food and Agriculture Organization, a "new" veganism has emerged on the back of the climate crisis.

In the UK alone, supermarket sales of plant-based substitutesfor animal products many of which claim to be low carbon have grown 31% in the past two years.

Faux animal products boomed in 2019. California-based Beyond Meat hadthe biggest public share offering of the year in May, as its value rose nearly 500% (quarterly sales reported this week also tripled year-on-year).

Impossible Foods founder Pat Brown, who is also a biochemistry professor at Stanford University, wants his plant-based substitutes to drive all livestock farming out of business by 2035. Hetold the New Yorker last month that "we see our mission as the last chance to save the planet from environmental catastrophe."

Set to become a face of the past?

But are these highly processed, plant-based vegan meat brands the best way to reduce livestock emissions and combat land degradation?

Climate savior?

A spate of reports, including by the IPCC and John Hopkins Center for a Livable Future, has stressed the planetary benefits of cutting animal products from our diets.

A Beyond Meat-commissioned life-cycle assessment by the University of Michigan, meanwhile, claims the company's faux burgers, sausages and minces created from pea or mung bean isolate, coconut oil and beetroot juice extract among numerous additives require 90% less carbon gas emissions, 99% less water, 93% less land and 46% less energy than equivalent animal-based products.

Yet such meat alternativesemit around five times more greenhouse gases than unprocessed sources of plant proteinaccording to Marco Springmann, a senior environmental researcher at Oxford University. "They're somewhere between unprocessedlegumes, and chicken," he says of the climate impact of highly engineered, meaty vegan products.

Read more:Opinion: The IPCC is right, if we want food, we have to look after our land

"If you look at it purely from an environmental perspective, they would still make a big contribution to mitigating climate change," Springmann told DW, "just not as big a contribution as moving to an arguably more healthy diet that includes plenty of fruit and vegetables, some nuts and seeds, whole grains, minimallyprocessed beans and lentils."

There might be more to humble beans and lentils than meets the eye

Legumes like beans and lentils are the ultimate climate-friendly source of minerals and proteins. They require no greenhouse-gas-emitting fertilizers because they fix nitrogen from the atmosphere. The best thing for the planet would be to eat beans and lentils as they are, or, if you want something in a burger form, to simply crush them at home and make your own veggie burger, said Springmann.

Still, Caterina Brandmayr, senior policy analyst at UK-based Green Alliance that has written a report calling on government to fund low-carbon food innovations such as plant-based meat and even lab-grown meat, says if meat lovers were willing to switch at least part of the time, it would go some way to helping climate mitigation.

The key here is satisfying a broad range of eating patterns and demands for taste. "We need to respond to a wide spectrum of preferences, to enable, as much as possible, a wider range of people to benefit from the health and lower environmental impact that plant-based eating can provide,"Brandmayr told DW.

Vegan junk food?

Springmann is the co-author of a reporton the climate and health "co-benefits" of dietary change which argues that transitioning toward plant-based diets could limit food-related greenhouse gas emissions by up to 70% by 2050, and reduce global mortality by up to 10%.

This latter metric points to another problem with meat substitutes, which Springmann equates to "still pretty much junk food." Nutrients are lost through processing of the base pea isolate and many of these productshavehigh sodium levels the Impossible Burger sold at Burger King packs more salt that the real meat Whopper Burger.

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Brandmayr is confident faux burgers can improve their health credentials as recipes evolve. "It is still something to be welcomed," she said, suggesting such products could help confirmed carnivores transition to plant-based diets.

But the mania for creating that authentic meat taste means potentially unhealthy and unsustainable ingredients are added.

Springmann points to the heme iron molecule used to create the meaty taste in the Impossible Burger which is derived from plant sources using GMO. Heme iron, normally only present in meat, has been implicated as being part of the reason why red meat intake increases the risk for colon and rectal cancers, Springmann says.

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San Francisco-based brand Just has been offering plant-based alternatives to meat and other animal productsfor over five years. Its liquid egg, used for everything from scrambles to French toast, is made primarily from high-protein, non-GMO mung bean protein isolate.

UK-based Moving Mountains burgers also promote a "plant-based meat that requires less land, water and produces less greenhouse emissions." But does the high processing negate some climate benefits?

Can Beyond Burgers and the like shift entrenched meat consumption?

Just Egg claims to use 98% less water, 86% less land, and to have a 93% smaller carbon footprint than conventional animal sources. But while the premium-priced productappeals to new vegans, the energyrequired to process such legumes into an isolate might seem questionable when you consider that theyalso losefiberand nutrients along the way

Read more:Vegans march in Germany to 'give animals a voice'

Faux meat is a favorite of"flexitarians," who salve their conscience by choosing the occasional fake meat Impossible Burger at Burger King or the Beyond Meat version now being trialled at McDonalds. That might be the first step to full veganism, but with no sign of these fast food chains taking the real thing off their menus, for now it looks like little more than a complement to mass meat consumption.

The recent adoption of vegan meat options at these global chains seems to be partly a response to a demand by global investors in January that the fast food giants significantly reduce the emissions and water usage of their meat and dairy suppliers.

It's something. But if new vegans really want to fight the climate crisis, maybe they should go old school and return to ancient tofu and tempeh-basedmeat substitutes created of course from non-GMO sources.

With climate concerns growing, many people are trying to reduce their environmental impact. Increasingly, they're turning to plant-based meats and investors are taking notice. When Beyond Meat debuted on Wall Street in early May, share prices more than doubled the first day. "Investors recognize a huge business opportunity," Bruce Friedrich, director of the Good Food Institute, told AFP.

Backed by Microsoft founder Bill Gates and stars like Leonardo DiCaprio, meat alternatives including Beyond Meat and Impossible Burger, seen here at left, use new food technology and ingredients like peas, fava beans and soy. Unlike earlier veggie burgers, these meatless patties are said to taste, look, smell and even "bleed" like real meat (the secret is beet juice). They can also be healthier.

But eating less meat isn't just a healthy decision. A 2018 WWF report said cutting animal products from diets would be a "relatively easy and cheap way" to fight climate change. A study by the University of Michigan found the Beyond Burger generates 90% less greenhouse gas emissions, requires 46% less energy to produce and has far less of an impact on water scarcity and land use than a beef patty.

Beyond Meat is already sold in thousands of US supermarkets and restaurants, and major brands are also looking for a piece of the action. Nestle launched its take on the beef patty in Europe in April, and Unilever took over Dutch plant-based meat producer The Vegetarian Butcher in late 2018. Burger King is rolling out a Beyond Meat option US-wide, and McDonald's is testing its own vegan burger.

Industrialized soy crops have been flagged as a contributing factor to widespread deforestation. As Brussels-based environment group Fern points out, more than 1 million square kilometers of land are used to grow soy, almost three times the size of Germany. Only a very small percentag of this, however, is used in meat alternatives. Most goes to animal feed.

There are also nutritional concerns about these highly processed foods. Leading brands can have more than double the saturated fat and as much as seven times the amount of sodium as a lean beef burger. And environmental groups are worried about Impossible Burger's inclusion of GMO yeast, which adds a meaty flavor. Excessive consumption has been linked to cancer but that goes for real meats too.

In Europe, meat alternatives may soon have to be sold as "discs," "tubes" and "slabs" as opposed to burgers, sausages and steaks. The EU Parliament's agriculture committee recently backed a move to ban producers of vegetarian food from using terms that usually describe meat. The full parliament will vote on the measure after the EU elections in late May.

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This weeks vegan news: Paul McCartney releases an anti-vivisection music video, and Congresswoman Lucille Roybal-Allard urged the National Institutes of Health to end animal testing. A study showcased in the popular documentary The Game Changers reveals that eating vegan food boosts erections up to 500%. James Cameron wants to give Viagra a run for its money by sharing the message of eating plant-based.

Irelands University College Cork has embarked on a Smart Protein project to create vegan products. The University of Sheffield has made sustainability classes mandatory. New research shows that one dairy farmer leaves the industry every week.

Swiss animal rights politician Meret Schneider has been elected to the National Council.Walmart is discontinuing the sale of live fish. The U.S. Air Force is adding Beyond Meat to the menu at military bases across the country. IKEA UK is ditching turkey in favor of a meat-free Christmas menu.

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The company said this new conscious candy adds breadth to the Fruittella brand, which also includes the successful Better For You sugar-free and less sugar ranges.

The jungle themed jellies sport the vegan approved stamp from the Vegan Society, contain all natural colours and flavours and are gluten free.

Diego Pol, Fruittella brand manager, said: We know that there is a huge demand for vegan sweets, but often the taste and texture suffers when gelatine is removed. Weve worked to make sure our new Fruittella jellies have the same great taste that people expect of any Fruittella product. The feedback from consumers has been second to none, with the taste and texture in the top 5% of all products weve ever tested.

Fruittella Koalas and Fruittella Sour Snakes are available in standard 120g bags and exclusively in the convenience channel as 1 ($1.29) price marked 100g bags. The NPD will be supported by the brands biggest campaign in the UK in recent years, with a new TV ad, Video on Demand and social media activity taking place.

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The Magic City, known for its nightlife, beaches, and Cuban sandwiches, is now famous for its plant-based cuisine.

Miami has just been named the top vegan hot spot in the United States.

The ranking comes from a study by Hayes & Jarvis, a U.K.-based travel company. Though Miami wins for most vegan-friendly city in America, Dublin was awarded most veg-friendly in the worldone-fifth of the Irish city's restaurants offer vegan options.

Initially, Hayes & Jarvis explored the 50 most visited cities in the world for its survey. The company then analyzed TripAdvisor data to search for restaurants by cuisine and ratings. To be eligible for the final ranking, each city needed to contain a minimum of 500 restaurants. According to its website, Hayes & Jarvis analyzed data "between July 30 2019 and August 1 2019 to find the cities with the highest proportion of a particular restaurant's cuisine." The result is based on which cities boast at least 100 vegan-friendly establishments and have thehighest proportion of them. Dublin was found to be the top vegan-friendly city in the world.

Next, the company turned its attention to the United States to find the nation's best cities for vegan dining. According to Tonje Odegard of the content marketing agency Verve Search, a new survey, conducted last week, explored vegan options in 250 cities across America. As with the world survey, U.S. cities with at least 100 vegan-friendly restaurants were considered to be included in the Top 10.

Miami with nearly a quarter of its eateries offering at least one vegan option on the menu came out on top. Charleston, South Carolina;Scottsdale, Arizona; Savannah, Georgia; New York City; Washington, D.C.; Orlando; New Orleans; Las Vegas; and Salt Lake City round out the U.S. Top 10.

Planta South Beach's chef de cuisine, Benjamin Goldman, says he's known all along the Magic City's plant-based food scene is thriving. "It's not a surprise that Miami, considering how eclectic and open-minded the community is, has become the most vegan-friendly city."

Goldman says vegan dining has come a long way from the once-stereotypical wheatgrass shots and sprout sandwiches. "Chefs who have not always cooked vegan, like myself, are using their approaches from nonvegan restaurants to re-create really good food out of plants. This is not something the plant-based community was used to in the past, so its a huge advantage."

Goldman says a plant-based lifestyle can be both delicious and beneficial for people and the planet. "It's about eliminating the footprint and honoring the body."

He says Planta, which OpenTable named one of the Top 50 restaurants for vegans nationwide, appeals to both vegans and nonvegans. "Planta is at the apex of vegan dining because not only is it a great restaurant with awesome food, but it offers a fun ambiance and superior service."

Planta is only one of many innovative plant-based restaurants in town. Plant Miami at the Sacred Space in Wynwood specializes in dishes using local produce, and the VShops is a completely vegan food hallin Coconut Grove. Miami is also home to the Seed Food & Wine Festival, set to return for its sixth season November 7 through 10 with a host of dinners, a tasting village, and many other events.

Laine Doss is the food and spirits editor for Miami New Times. She has been featured on Cooking Channel's Eat Street and Food Network's Great Food Truck Race. She won an Alternative Weekly award for her feature about what it's like to wait tables.

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INDIANAPOLIS, Ind. -- Several years ago, Audrey Barron and her coworkers would joke about her someday opening her own caf.

But then she did.

The accomplished personal chef took what was once the two car garage attached to the building where she used to work and transformed it into Ezras Enlightened Caf--- the go-to vegan/vegetarian eatery in Broad Ripple Village.

We are plant-based, were gluten-free. We are focused on non-GMO and were focused on food thats bright, flavorful. But I really want people to walk away feeling better than when they walked in, said Barron.

When Barron opened Ezras Enlightened Cafe, she was pregnant with her son, Ezra, who was the inspiration behind opening the restaurant.

Thats the whole reason I opened this place was inspired by my sonI was inspired by children, she said. I saw a need in the community for a place to go where families or anyone could go and feel comfortable ordering from the menu and not have to kind of pick and choose.

And when it comes to location, she said there was no question in her mind that Broad Ripple was the perfect place open her business.

I live near here [and] my children go to school near here. Its kind of like our village, our community theres a lot of people that live and come here and are open-minded and interested in health and well-being and it just is a good fit, she said.

Ezras Enlightened Cafe is gluten-free, dairy-free, processed sugar-free, non-GMO and specializes in serving live/raw food that is sourced locally. They even grow their own veggies and herbs on their regenerative urban farm. They are focused on being as organic as possible and are mostly vegan with the exception of local raw honey.

Were focused on food thats bright [and] flavorful, said Barron. But I really want people to walk away feeling better than when they walked in.

Over the last several years, Barron says shes seen an influx in people who have done research that brought them through the doors of Ezras seeking healthy, plant-based foods to fit their health and/or lifestyle needs.

Some folks are coming in with maybe Celiac Disease, their children have autism perhaps, people who are battling things like cancer and then also people who really love food and are vegan and gluten-free, she explained. We have regular customers who have been eating here for years and attest to our food helping them live the life that they want to live.

But you dont have to be vegan or vegetarian to enjoy the food here.

We have heard so many people say, I eat meat or Im not vegan and I love your food! and I had no idea it was going to taste this good, Barron said with a smile.

Some of their most popular menu items include their freshly-made soup of the day, granola bowls and tasty lunch bowls like the Nacho Mama Bean Bowl, Rosemary Sweet Potato Bowl and their top-selling Buddha Bowl.

Its got our signature honey spice kale so we source our honey from a local bee-keeper here and kind of massage the kale with olive oil and honey and then its got carrots and beets and these falafels that we make every week, a tahini dressing and people just love that, she explained.

Head over to their Wellness Bar for a sip of something thats as tasty as it is good for you.

Our juices are always organic and our smoothies are some of the best around, said Barron. We dont use any ice [and] were always using organic and really fresh ingredients.

Try a fresh smoothie like their Health Nut, Buddha Belly or Strawberry Seduction or opt for an herbal tonic latte or elixir shot.

It gets kind of like Harry Potter-ish if you will were kind of mixing things up for people, she said. Its really all with the purpose of helping people feel really good so they can get a little shot, they can get an almost cappuccino-esque drink that doesnt have any coffee but will leave them feeling really good and nourished.

Head right to their dessert case to check out one of the sweet treats that they are known for. Some of their most popular offerings include Key Lime pie, chocolate pumpkin cheesecake, cookies, brownies and even CBD-infused options.

When it comes to sweets, Barron said their muffins are always incredibly popular.

Weve got a carrot muffin [so] if youre wanting that Fall flavor, theyve got that kind of carrot spice flavor goingon, she said.

One thing that you may notice is that Ezras doesnt offer a kids menu. But thats all by design, because Barron created a menu that is intended for individuals of all ages to enjoy.

I walked in the other day and there was a child that was just fully immersed in a donut and a brownie and just loving life, she said.

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A plant-based diet helps to "feed" the "good bacteria" in our gut. [Photo: Getty]

People in their seventies may benefit from going vegan, an expert has said.

Professor John Mathers from Newcastle University claims swapping meat and dairy for a plant-based diet helps feed the good bacteria in our gut.

These bugs typically decline with age as the gut barrier becomes leakier, allowing substances from the digestive tract to enter the bloodstream.

This may trigger inflammation, which has been linked to everything from dementia and heart disease to cancer.

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Speaking at the House of Lords, the professor of nutrition said: A plant-based diet may be more healthy in old life.

It provides the carbohydrates for good bacteria to grow.

Fruits and vegetables are rich in indigestible ingredients called prebiotics.

These act as the fertiliser for the growth of bacteria in our digestive tract.

Prebiotics are different from probiotics, which specifically introduce new bugs into the gut, like some yoghurts.

Dr Marina Ezcurra, from the University of Kent, added: Bacteria in the gut are linked to age-related diseases, including neurodegenerative and cardiovascular conditions, and cancer.

As we get older, gut microbes are more likely to release molecules into the bloodstream, which affects our tissues.

A strong microbiome strengthens the gut barrier against leakage that leads to inflammation.

Prebiotics are said to be more powerful than probiotics for long term health.

They change the pattern of organisms in the gut, which continues for some time after a person has stopped consuming prebiotics, Professor Mathers said.

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Leaky gut syndrome is not officially recognised as a condition.

However, some claim the immune system reacts to substances that have escaped out of the porous bowel and into the bloodstream.

According to the NHS, certain conditions and drugs can make the intestine more permeable, however, there is little evidence it causes any significant, widespread problems.

For those considering going vegan,the health service adds they should be able to get most of the nutrients they need from a varied and balanced diet.

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Their diet should be made up of at least five portions of fruit and vegetables a day, as well as dairy alternatives, beans and lentils.

However, vitamin B12 is only found naturally in meat and dairy.

Vegans therefore rely on fortified cereals, drinks and yeast extract, like Marmite.

With veganism not being for everyone, Professor Mathers admits the benefits likely vary from person-to-person.

Diet advice is complex, he said.

We know little of the nutritional needs of old people aged 75 or over.

It depends on any conditions they have and the drugs they take, which lends to a more personalised approach.

READ MORE: Adding a lemon to your drink might not be vegan and people are confused

Whether you choose to go plant-based or not, adding more protein to your diet could keep you strong into old age.

The elderly struggle to build muscle so they need more protein to maintain muscle mass, Professor Mathers said.

Vegans can up their protein intake by adding lots of beans, lentils and other pulses to their diet.

Meat, fish and eggs are also rich sources.

While changing your diet in later life may seem overwhelming, the experts stress you cannot underestimate the benefits it could have.

Ageing is damage to the big molecules in our body, like DNA and lipids, Professor Mathers said.

Food influences the processes in cells and tissue that repair that damage.

Nutrition is fundamental.

And the effects could be almost immediate.

Diet changes the microbiome dramatically, Dr Ezcurra said.

If you alter your diet it influences the species in your gut in four days.

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Russell Brand has defended Lewis Hamilton against comments calling him a hypocrite.

In a recent Instagram Story, Hamilton wrote about the climate crisis. He said, Im sad right now with the thought about where this world is going, and asked his friends and followers to give up meat and dairy to go vegan.

He said,it is the only way to save our planet today.

However, Hamilton drives racing cars for a living, and Formula One is an industry that, as a whole, is a while away from becoming carbon neutral.

Hamilton has said he plans to be carbon neutral himself by the end of the year, but the nature of his sport prompted many to speak up and label the athlete a hypocrite.

In Brands view, whether or not Hamilton is hypocritical is irrelevant because most of us are. Hes trying to communicate, said Brand in a new YouTube video.Why wouldnt he communicate?

It really just highlights the impotence that we all share,he continued. Operating within systems and cultures that, in a sense, yield continually to the invisible power of commerce.The comedian and podcast host added, none of us can make a significant difference as individuals.

But that doesnt mean we shouldnt try. Its great sentiment to do those things, he adds. Brand himself follows a plant-based diet. He has been a vegetarian since he was 14 and an on-off vegan since 2011.

In Brands view, real change will only happen at the level of global regulation. Countries will have to pass laws against using single-use plastic or fuels that harm the planet.

He believes its the current system that makes people unable to see Hamiltons point of view.

We can all see armageddon, we can all see the apocalypse, but we cant see Lewis Hamiltons carbon-neutral, vegan, wonderland. Because its very difficult to envisage that when our current systems seem so immobile, he said.

He added, Lewis Hamilton is doing his best. Hes alright. I met him before a couple of times and hes a nice bloke.

In his view, accusations of hypocrisy are a way of trying to exclude a person from a conversation. He said, if the price of entry to the public debate is personal perfection, then were [expletive].

The price should be a shared aspiration to improve the world, he added. To create a better collective, to create ideals for us to move towards being forgiving towards one another when we inevitably slip.

Surely thats what we should be doing instead of condemning individuals, he continued.

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The Perfect Couple Enter the Perfect Exclusive World Records in Paper Cutting Art and Mimicry

The Perfect Couple (Husband- Chethan Koppa (32) & Wife, Akshatha Kudla (26)) Enter the Perfect Exclusive World Records in making the largest paper cutting Art using papers and stencil; and making Highest number of mimicry sounds in one minute, respectively. Akshatha is a Kannada teacher at St Aloysius Gonzaga School, Mangaluru, while Chethan is in-charge ofa Govt School in Ulaibettu.

Mangaluru : Whatever the Mind can Conceive and Believe, it can Achieve said Napolean Hill, therefore each one of us has at least one unique quality which is different from others, and for that matter, Exclusive World Record ( EWR ) welcomes such people / Organisation for shining in the world. EWR has been established in 2019 as a record book and organised by Lata Foundation. Exclusive World Records is the trademark of its owner being used by Lata Foundation under exclusive rights conferred by the owner of the said trademark.

Exclusive World Records aims to provide a platform to those people who have some talent or quality (Either single or group of person), and want to have their name in the sky and who desire shining like twinkle star by attempting or by doing unique activities. In this world every person has a unique talent which is different from the rest of the world. And here we have a young couple, both Teachers, who have made it into the Exclusive World Records, with unique talents of theirs.

Meet Ms Akshatha Kudla (26) and Chethan Koppa (32), a young couple who are Kannada teachers have entered the Exclusive World Records with their unique talent. The duo are associated with Mangaluru based Gopadkar Swaroopa Adhyayana Kendra, which aims to create an alternative to the existing system of education through painting, mimicry, dance and other art forms. Akshatha and Chethan have now inspired many others by entering Exclusive World Records, where Chethan had created the largest paper cutting of Mahatma gandhi, while Akshatha has performed 40 different mimicry sounds in just one minute.

26-year-old Ms Akshatha Kudla is a Kannada teacher at St Aloysius Gonzaga school-Mangaluru, who achieved the Exclusive World Records certificate for making 40 different mimicry sounds in a one minute. It is learnt that Akshatha was the only woman contestant out of eighteen who made it to final list. Over 800 contestants participated in the mimicry contest. Speaking to Team Mangalorean she said ,I can perform various mimicry sounds including vehicles sound, musical instruments, sounds of birds/animals etc in just one minute. In this contest, I mimicked 40 different sounds. The jury present in the contest was surprised looking at my talent. I want to encourage students to do multi-tasking. I learnt the art of mimicking at Gopadkar school and this has helped me to keep the students more engaged and support them in developing their mimicking skills.

32-year-old Chethan Koppa, a resident of Koppa in Chikkamagaluru, and who is a paper cutting artist, has entered the Exclusive World Records for making largest paper cutting art using papers and stencil. Presently Chethan is in-charge headmaster at Government Higher Primary School in Ulaibettu. Speaking to Team Mangalorean, Chethan said, My achievement will encourage hundreds of students especially those who are studying in government schools, to exhibit their talents. I secured the certificate by making the largest portrait of Mahatma Gandhi. I used white and black paper sheets measuring 11 ft long and 10.6 ft in width to make Gandhis portrait on 2 October 2019 in Mangaluru during Gandhi Namana programme. Chandan Suresh who is also a student of Gopadkar Swaroopa Adhyana Kendra inspired me to achieve the feat

Son of Babanna and Parvathy from Chikkamagaluru, Chethan has also authored few books including Amma Mattomme Kshamisu, and Asmithe, Muhurtha Sariyilla. He has also directed plays including Kade Koogu and Bangarada Rekke, and is serving as a resource person of Guruchethana programme by the education department. In addition, Chethan was also part of interactive sessions held with thousands of students under Akshaya Teru programme. Being a research teacher at Gopadkar Swaroopa Adhyayana Kendra, Chethan was part of several awareness programmes with an aim to transform lives of children for the last seven years.

As they say, You Can Do Anything, and Together We Can Do More, and for that matter, Chethan and Akshatha are no doubt special from others, having entered the Exclusive World Record with their each unique talent. The couple are not going to stop here, they still aim to achieve more. While Chethan has an aim to make 50 x 50 sized paper cutting, Akshatha wants to beat the world record by singing continuously for 106 hours. Team Mangalorean wishes the Made-For-Each-Othercouple all success in their future ventures.

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Free speech is a right promised to all Americans through the Constitution and is an integral part of democracy which must be protected. But too often, people have the wrong idea about free speech.

In extreme instances, they believe it gets them off scot-free every time they commit the crime of hate speech. More often, though, pleading ones right to free speech allows people to spout alternative facts and baseless theories without consequences. Why is this wrong? Why isnt this free speech?

To understand that, we must examine the roots of free speech. In Western society, the legal protection of free speech stems from the Enlightenment movement. The Enlightenment was brought about by a revolution in science which caused a mix of conflicting ideas and academic debate never seen before. The debate in the international scientific community led to the discussion and study of non-scientific realms of knowledge namely, society and politics.

Enlightenment thinkers believed in rationalism, the idea that nothing could be accepted on faith and everything had to be backed up with reason. And they believed through rationalism, they could move forward humanities understanding of everything, creating better societies and better people.

These were the ideals the United States was founded upon. Our founders believed the legal protection of free speech would engender the debate and discussion of ideas. Debate tears apart bad ideas, preventing them from being implemented in any way. Debate also validates good ideas because when no one can find fault with an idea, there is no reason not to implement it.

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Everyone who enters a discussion with either good or bad ideas comes out better informed and with an understanding of what the best plan of action is. In a democratic form of government, we want debate because it makes the ideas government implement better. Free speech is a tool that improves governance.

The legal protection of free speech was created with the intention of encouraging people to back up with evidence their ideas in debate, free of the fear of consequences. It was not created to let people yell anything from misleading statements to outright hate speech.

The University of Wisconsin Board of Regents has proposed policy that would mandate suspension or expulsion of students who repeatedly disrupt free speech on campus. This was encouraged by efforts in the State Legislature by Republicans to protect free speech. But the measures taken will only discourage free speech.

The conservative Charles Koch Institute even recently voiced its objection to the policy in an official statement.

Punishing students for their expression is not how you promote free speech, the statement said. Imposing mandatory minimum punishments without even defining for students what actions will subject them to that punishment will stifle campus dialogue rather than enrich it.

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It is my hope that this influential conservative group will convince other conservatives to encourage more free speech. The ability to speak freely is not a political issue it is the basis of democratic politics, and therefore should be promoted by everyone who takes part in them. Those who impede free speech pose a danger to democracy.

I believe this is why the rule has been proposed. The Board, much like the Koch Institute, wants free speech protected from people who impede it. Their intentions are good, but there are three major issues with it.

One, disruption can take many forms and is sometimes justified and no formal definition of disruption has been created. There is no firmly stated red line where one crosses from a heated discussion between two people, to one person disrupting the other persons ability to speak.

This is a problem because students will be discouraged from debate if they dont know at what point they run the risk of getting kicked out of school. Debate is never something that should be discouraged at an academic institution.

Two, disruption is a form of protest and banning it is undemocratic. I would support the proposal if it stated in clear terms the only forms of disruption banned were physically disrupting someone speaking freely. Otherwise, the rule could be misinterpreted to stop peaceful protest by students, of people they dont agree with. This would create a culture where we all keep our opinions to ourselves, further isolating people who hold different beliefs.

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Third, some forms of speech deserve to be disrupted. Lies, misleading statements and hate speech should not be protected under any circumstance. People saying these things will scream at the top of their lungs that Free speech is my right! These people use their ability to speak freely to insult and mislead, not to debate with the intention of finding the best ideas.

Their rude and/or derogatory words should get them punished for disturbing the peace. Will this rule protect hate-filled people who hide behind their false notion of free speech? That should not be its intention.

But it is possible that students rightfully opposing a man spouting hate speech could be accused of disruption of free speech by that same man when the police show up, getting them kicked out of school, and getting him out of whatever fine or imprisonment he actually deserved. While this is unlikely, the prospect would discourage students from confronting these abusers of free speech.

This rule would be detrimental for UW. It would reduce dialogue, diversity of ideas and debate the whole point of free speech while emboldening those who misuse free speech to spread hate and lies.

Board of Regents: Do you really want to create a campus where students are afraid to voice their opinions?

Harry Quick ([emailprotected]) is a freshman studying economics.

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