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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.
Jun 5, 2024 · Verghese Kurien, best known as the “Father of the White Revolution” in India, was the founder Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board. This biography provides detailed information about his childhood, life, achievements, works & timeline.
May 16, 2024 · Dr Verghese Kurien, also known as the "Milkman of India", and the “Father of the White Revolution in India,” was a well-known Indian social entrepreneur and the driving force behind India's White Revolution.
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.
Dr. Verghese Kurien was the Founder Chairman of National Dairy Development Board from 1965 to 1998. He is the architect of India’s White Revolution, which helped India emerge as the largest milk producer in the world.
Nov 25, 2021 · Remembering Dr Verghese Kurien, the ‘Milkman of India’ who would have turned hundred today. How he built what is now a $5.3 billion-turnover dairy enterprise owned by 3.6 million farmers. Written by Harish Damodaran. November 25, 2021 21:00 IST. 10 min read. Dr Verghese Kurien, founder of Amul. (Express archive photo)
Verghese Kurien, the "Father of the White Revolution," transformed India's dairy industry, making India the largest milk producing country in the world. His "Operation Flood" organized 86,000 farmer-owned cooperatives to produce, process, and market milk for India's rural and urban areas, providing nearly 250 million people with enhanced ...
Verghese Kurien, born on 26th November 1921, was a visionary social entrepreneur whose remarkable contributions transformed India's dairy industry and earned him the title of "Father of the White Revolution."
Sep 9, 2012 · Verghese Kurien, who became a legend in his lifetime for building a cooperative movement that transformed the lives of poor farmers while making India self-reliant in milk production, died on...
Sep 22, 2012 · Verghese Kurien, father of India’s “white revolution”, died on September 9th, aged 90. Sep 22nd 2012. MILK, and butter for that matter, are sacred substances in Hindu India. They make...
