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Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, geneticist, administrator and humanitarian. [1] Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution. [2]
Sep 24, 2024 · M.S. Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India’s “Green Revolution,” a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan, the son of a surgeon, was educated.
Sep 28, 2023 · M.S. Swaminathan, the eminent crop geneticist who fused plant breeding science with keen administrative skills to produce bountiful harvests that ended famine and steadily transformed India into...
Oct 6, 2023 · Agricultural scientist Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan rescued millions of people in South Asia from famine in the 1960s and was revered in India as the father of the agricultural movement known...
Swaminathan, the recipient of the Padma Vibhushan, and the World Food Prize, widely known as the father of the Green Revolution, died in Chennai on Thursday.
Sep 28, 2023 · In the late 1960s and 70s, the agriculturalist and plant geneticist was instrumental in bringing industrial farming to India, making the country self-sufficient in food and reducing...
Sep 28, 2023 · Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, popularly known as M.S. Swaminathan, the legendary agricultural scientist and a key architect of the country’s ‘Green Revolution,’ passed away at his ...
Sep 28, 2023 · From fathering India’s Green Revolution to pushing for recognition for India’s women farmers, here’s a timeline of eminent agriculturist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan’s illustrious life.
Oct 2, 2023 · M.S. Swaminathan’s greatest strength was his ability to engage and connect with ease with everybody across board, from politicians to bureaucrats, academics, journalists, students and common people. Swaminathan’s primary contribution to the country was his work for the Green Revolution.
Sep 28, 2023 · Indian agricultural scientist Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, who ushered a "Green Revolution" in India nearly six decades ago that helped end famine and transformed the country as a top...
