M. S. Swaminathan
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian geneticist, politician and international administrator. From 2007 to 2013, he was a member of the Rajya Sabha.
M. S. Swaminathan | |
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 Swaminathan at the 100th Indian Science Congress | |
| Born | 7 August 1925 |
| Died | 28 September 2023 (aged 98) Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India |
| Alma mater | H H M University College Thiruvananthapuram Tamil Nadu Agricultural University Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge University of Wisconsin-Madison |
| Known for | High-yielding varieties of wheat in India |
| Children | Soumya Swaminathan |
| Awards | Padma Shri (1967) Ramon Magsaysay (1971) Padma Bhushan (1972) Albert Einstein World Award of Science (1986) Padma Vibhushan (1989) World Food Prize (1987) Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement (1991) Volvo Environment Prize (1999) Indira Gandhi Peace Prize(1999) Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration (2013) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | MS Swaminathan Research Foundation |
| Influences | Dr. Norman Borlaug |
Career
He is known for his role in India's Green Revolution a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan is also known as "Indian Father of Green Revolution" for his leadership and success in creating and further developing varieties of wheat in India. He is the founder and chairman of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation.[1]
From 1972 to 1979 he was director general of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research. He was Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture from 1979 to 1980. He served as Director General of the International Rice Research Institute (1982–88) and became president of the International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources in 1988.
Death
Swaminathan died on 28 September 2023, at age 98.[2]
Honors
In 1999, Time magazine placed him in the 'Time 20' list of most influential Asian people of the 20th century.[3]
M. S. Swaminathan Media
An Indian postage stamp released on 17 July 1968 commemorated the "Wheat Revolution" with wheat stalks, the Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI), and a bar graph of the increase in wheat production.
Swaminathan (right) with A. K. Sharma (left), considered as the father of Indian cytology, in 2013 at the 100th Indian Science Congress.
The B. P. Pal Centenary Award, eponymously named after the Indian agricultural scientist, being awarded to Swaminathan in 2006.
Norman E. Borlaug being awarded the first M. S. Swaminathan Award for Leadership in Agriculture by President A. P. J. Abdul Kalam in New Delhi in 2005.
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References
- ↑ About Chairman. mssrf.org
- ↑ Ramakrishnan, T. (28 September 2023). "M.S. Swaminathan, eminent agricultural scientist, passes away" (in en-IN). The Hindu. . https://www.thehindu.com/sci-tech/agriculture/agricultural-scientist-architect-of-green-revolution-ms-swaminathan-passes-away/article67356103.ece. Retrieved 28 September 2023.
- ↑ Asians of the Century: A Tale of Titans Archived 2010-06-03 at the Wayback Machine, TIME 100: 23–30 August 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 7/8
Other websites
Media related to M. S. Swaminathan at Wikimedia Commons
- Islamic banking may solve farmer suicide crisis: Swaminathan – TCN News
- Listen:(8:46) to Dr. M. S. Swaminathan speaking at
U. N. World Summit on Sustainable Development, p.83 27 August 2002 - Prof MS Swaminathan's Inspiring Talk on Biotechnology and Food Security at BITS Pilani Rajasthan
- Green Revolution Champion Prof MS Swaminathan at BITS Pilani