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MS Swaminathan, father of India's 'Green Revolution', passes away at 98

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist who played a pivotal role in India's 'Green Revolution,' peacefully passed away at his Chennai residence on September 28, 2023.
Swaminathan, known as the 'Father of Economic Ecology,' was committed to sustainable agricultural practices and received the World Food Prize in 1987 for introducing high-yielding wheat and rice varieties to India.
He established the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, collaborated with Prime Minister Indira Gandhi on agricultural policies, and took initiatives to empower women in agriculture.

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Times of India

MS Swaminathan: A look at career, contribution, accolades, milestones by Father of India’s Green Revolution

The father of India’s Green Revolution, MS Swaminathan, who passed away in Chennai on Thursday, was an eminent agricultural scientist. He has won several prestigious awards for his remarkable works. Born in Kumbakonam on August 7, 1925, Swaminathan switched from studying medicine to the agricultural field after witnessing the Great Bengal Famine of 1943. He was the founder of MS Swaminathan Research Foundation.

2 months ago·India

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News18 India

Chennai: MS Swaminathan, Father of India's Green Revolution, Passes Away

The scientist was also conferred with the Padma Shri, Padma Bhushan and the Padma Vibhushan

2 months ago·India

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The Hindu

M.S. Swaminathan: A timeline of the Father of the Green revolution

2 months ago·India

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NDTV

MS Swaminathan, Father Of India's Green Revolution, Dies At 98

Eminent agricultural scientist and former Rajya Sabha MP MS Swaminathan, hailed as the 'father of the Green Revolution' in the country, died in Chennai this morning at the age of 98. Professor Swaminathan was a renowned agronomist and plant geneticist credited with introducing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice in India and further developing these strains. His work with American scientist Norman Borlaug is widely seen as having saved Ind…

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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Hindustan Times

MS Swaninathan, the father of Green Revolution, dies

In the late 1960s and 1970s, the agriculturalist was instrumental in bringing industrial farming to India, making the country self-sufficient in food and reducing widespread hunger

2 months ago·New Delhi, India

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WION

MS Swaminathan, father of India's 'Green Revolution', passes away at 98

Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, widely recognised as MS Swaminathan, the renowned agricultural scientist who played a pivotal role in India's 'Green Revolution,' peacefully departed at his Chennai residence on September 28, 2023, at 11:20 am. He reached the age of 98 at the time of his passing and is survived by his three daughters. Early life and career Born on August 7, 1925, in Tamil Nadu's Thanjavur district, MS Swaminathan, was a multifac

2 months ago·Noida, India

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