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Contents. M. S. Swaminathan. 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] He has been called the main architect [a] of the green revolution in India for his ...
Jul 2, 2024 · M.S. Swaminathan (born August 7, 1925, Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India—died September 28, 2023, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India) 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 ...
Feb 9, 2024 · Born on August 7, 1925, in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, Dr. Swaminathan's journey in agriculture began after witnessing the devastating Bengal famine of 1943. His decision to focus on ensuring India's food security led him to become a key figure in the Green Revolution of the 1960s, which transformed India from a food-deficient nation to one of the ...
Sep 28, 2023 · Prof. M.S.Swaminathan at his Foundation in Chennai, Tamil Nadu. (India Today Archives) MS Swaminathan, the renowned Indian agricultural scientist, passed away on Thursday, marking the end of an era in the Indian agriculture sector. The driving force behind India's Green Revolution breathed his last at the age of 98.
Sep 28, 2023 · By Keith Schneider. Sept. 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 ...
Sep 28, 2023 · Dr. Swaminathan, who was a recipient of the Padma Shri in 1967, was chosen for the Ramon Magsaysay award for community leadership in 1971. He was awarded the Padma Bhushan in January 1972.
Feb 9, 2024 · How Swaminathan contributed to the Green Revolution. After Swaminathan’s work on rice, he and other scientists would work on doing the same to enhance productivity for the wheat crop. “Wheat was a different story because we had to get Norin dwarfing genes from Norman Borlaug in Mexico,” Swaminathan said.
