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Verghese Kurien (26 November 1921 – 9 September 2012) was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur. He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution.
Verghese Kurien married Susan Molly Peter on June 15, 1953 and they had one daughter Nirmala Kurien and a grandson, Siddharth. Dr. Kurein was the man responsible for turning India from a milk deficient country to the largest producer of milk in the world today.
Dr. Verghese Kurien, the Father of the White Revolution, passed away in the early hours of today, after a brief illness. He was 91 years old. He is survived by his wife, Molly Kurien, daughter Nirmala and grandson, Siddharth.
Dec 16, 2019 06:04 PM IST. This visionary architect of India’s White Revolution and social entrepreneur, scripted the success of Amul, a milk cooperative in Gujarat earning him the...
Sep 11, 2012 · Verghese Kurien, an engineer who led India’s so-called White Revolution, in which he helped thousands of dairy farmers create cooperatives to produce and market milk, reducing hunger and...
Who was Verghese Kurien and what did he do? In the late 1940s, after Independence, India was largely a milk deficient country where people survived on imports from abroad. That is before a man...
Sep 9, 2019 · Verghese Kurien, the engineer who ‘dairied’ to dream and ushered in the White Revolution. Kerala-born Kurien came up with the 1 billion litre idea of turning a milk-guzzling country like India into the world’s top dairy producer. Pia Krishnankutty. 09 September, 2019 01:04 pm IST. File image of Verghese Kurian | Facebook. Follow Us : Text Size: A-
