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Dr R Meenakshi Sundaram is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer from the Uttarakhand cadre who has implemented various schemes to help the local farmers and agriculturists.

"As a Buddhist, it’s my duty to take care of all sentient beings. We have a traditional practice called Tsetar (‘Life Release’), whereby animals destined for slaughter are bought and then released into their native environment."

Until recently, in most places in India and the world, milk was synonymous with cow-milk—but, this notion is changing rapidly.