Dr. MS Swaminathan, hailed as the father of Indias green revolution, was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna for his outstanding contributions to agriculture and farmers welfare. Recognized by TIME Magazine as one of the twenty most influential Asians of the 20th century, he played a pivotal role in India s self-reliance in agriculture during challenging times.
Monkomb Sambasivan Swaminathan, 98, passed away last year on September 28. Called the ‘Father of the Green Revolution’, he played a major role in the set of changes introduced in farming in the 1960s and ‘70s. Here is all you need to know.
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