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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.
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.
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.
Architect of “Operation Flood”, the largest dairy development programme in the world, Dr. Verghese Kurien has enabled India to become the largest milk producer in the World. A man with a rare vision, Dr. Kurien has devoted a lifetime to realizing his dream – empowering the farmers of India.
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.
Sep 30, 2012 · It was on 13 th May 1949, a young engineer who had just completed his Masters Degree in Dairy Engineering arrived at Anand to serve the bond period against the government scholarship for his education. His name was Mr. Verghese Kurien, later to be known to the whole world as Dr. Verghese Kurien.
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.
Born on November 26, 1921 to a civil surgeon in Kozhikode, Kerala, Kurien attended the Loyola College, Chennai, and graduated in Physics in 1940 before joining the College of...
Dr Verghese Kurien brought the white revolution and made the dairy farm the largest self-sustaining industry in India. To honour his contribution, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry & Dairying celebrated National Milk Day on 26th November 2014.
Aug 17, 2020 · Dr. Verghese Kurien – the man who showed India that milking cows can be a multi-billion business. Read the story of the man who came to Anand, Gujarat to serve his employment bond but stayed back only to create an eternal bond with the city and change the destiny of millions of milk producers…the true ‘Milkman of India’
