FACTS ON M S SWAMINATHAN ( FATHER OF GREEN REVOLUTION IN INDIA)

On 28th September 2023 

Prominent Scientist ( Agriculture) Dr. M S Swaminathan Passed Away At The Age Of 98 At Chennai. 

* Dr. Swaminathan Was Born On 8th August 1925. 

* He Was Appointed As Director Of The Indian Agricultural Research Institute ( 1961-1972) 

* Director General Of ICAR And Secretary To The Government Of India 

* Department Of Agricultural Research And Education ( 1972-1979). 

* Principal Secretary, Ministry Of Agriculture ( 1979-80). 

* Acting Deputy Chairman & Later Member ( Science & Agriculture), Planning Commission (1980-82)

* Director General, International Rice Research Institute, The Philiphines (1982-88) 

Dr. Swaminathan Worked With Two Union Agriculture Ministers, C Subramaniam (1964-67) And Jagjivan Ram ( 1967-70) & ( 1974-77) For The Success Of Green Revolution In The Field Of Wheat And Rice Production. 

AWARDS - 

* 1967 - Padmashri 

* 1971 - Ramon Magsaysay ( For Community Leadership) 

* 1972 - Padma Bhusan 

* 1987 - First World Food Prize 

* 1989 - Padma Vibhusan 

* 1994 - UNEP Sasakawa Environment Prize 

* 1999 - UNESCO Gandhi Gold Medal 

* 1999 - Indira Gandhi Peace Prize 

* 2000 - Franklin D. Roosevelt Four Freedom Award 

* 1961 -  Shanti Swaroop Bhatnagar Award /( Genetics) 

* Albert Einstein Award Science Award 

SPECIAL RECOGNIZATION - 

* The United Nations Environment Programme Has Called Him The Father Of Economic Ecology. 

* Dr. M S Swaminathan Has Founded MS Swaminathan Research Foundation ( MSSRF) In Taramani, Chennai. 

SPECIAL WORK - 

Differentiation, The Nature Of Polyploidy In Certain Species Of Genum Solanum-Section Tuberarium (1952)