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M. S. Swaminathan

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Indian agronomist (1925-2023)

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Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist and plant breeder, administrator and humanitarian. Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution.

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Swaminathan (right) with A. K. Sharma (left), considered as the father of Indian cytology,[69] in 2013 at the 100th Indian Science Congress.Swaminathan (right) with A. K. Sharma (left), considered as the father of Indian cytology,[69] 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.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.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.

Awards 19

2024Bharat Ratna
2005H K Firodia awards
1999Indira Gandhi Peace Prize
1999Volvo Environment Prize
1995Om Prakash Bhasin Award
1991Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement
1989Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering
1987World Food Prize
1986Albert Einstein World Award of Science
1979Borlaug Award
1973Fellow of the Royal Society
1972Padma Bhushan in science & engineering
1971Ramon Magsaysay Award
1967Padma Shri in science & engineering
1961Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and Technology
Four Freedoms Award - Freedom from Want
Fellow of the Bangladesh Academy of Science
honorary doctor of the University of Calcutta
Grand Officer of the Order of the Falcon

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A. P. J. Abdul KalamAlso won Om Prakash Bhasin AwardChintamani Nagesa Ramachandra RaoAlso won Padma Shri in science & engineeringSam NujomaAlso won Indira Gandhi Peace PrizeJayant Vishnu NarlikarAlso won Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Prize for Science and TechnologyAli Akbar KhanAlso won honorary doctor of the University of CalcuttaJohn KufuorAlso won World Food Prize

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Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was an Indian geneticist and plant breeder, administrator and humanitarian. Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution. He has been called the main architect of the green revolution in India for his leadership and role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice.

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India
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 2023 · aged 98
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