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.

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.About Chairman. mssrf.org

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.

Honors
In 1999, Time magazine placed him in the 'Time 20' list of most influential Asian people of the 20th century.Asians of the Century: A Tale of Titans , TIME 100: 23–30 August 1999 VOL. 154 NO. 7/8

References

Other websites

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

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