MS Swaminathan — The Visionary Who Gave Birth To India's Green Revolution

MS Swaminathan, the Father of Green Revolution in India, passed away on Thursday at the age of 98.

MS Swaminathan, Father of Green Revolution in India.

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Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan, the Father of the Green Revolution in India, passed away on Thursday, September 28, at the age of 98. A plant geneticist, MS Swaminathan was best known for developing high-yielding varieties of crops. This brought about a revolution in India, starting in the 1960s, which helped low-income farmers generate more volume of crops per square unit of area. Boon For India's Agriculture Community In a career spanning decades, MS Swaminathan, born on August 7, 1925,