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Dr Sosamma Iype's journey towards the conservation of Vechur Cow was long and arduous. Three decades back, she began a self-driven project to save the indigenous cattle breed in Kerala. Despite the opposition from all sides, she stood firm to the core cause she championed. Now all her visionary ideals stand vindicated and a grateful nation has honoured her by conferring the Padma Shri, the fourth-highest civilian award of the Republic of India.

Sosamma Iype, a pioneer in conserving indigenous cattle breeds in Kerala from the brinks of extinction, has been honoured with Padma Shri, one of the highest civilian awards of the country. A life dedicated to saving the endangered cattle breeds has now finally received the nation's formal symbol of gratitude, after thirty years of perseverance.