The immunisation programme led by the nation’s first Health Minister, Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, and the Green Revolution initiated by M.S. Swaminathan have been the explanations for the lower within the dying price in India, former West Bengal Governor Gopalkrishna Gandhi mentioned in New Delhi on Wednesday (August 6, 2025).
Speaking on the launch of The Man Who Fed India, a biography of Dr. Swaminathan by the Singapore-based creator Priyambada Jayakumar, Mr. Gandhi mentioned three English phrases identified by all farmers within the nation was “Swaminathan Farmer Commission”.
Mr. Gandhi mentioned Dr. Swaminathan had been half of the group of scientists world wide who stood for humanity and nuclear disarmament. “Swaminathan’s works for agriculture has given India’s farmers a life,” Mr. Gandhi mentioned.
In a panel dialogue that adopted the ebook launch, Shashi Tharoor, MP, mentioned Dr. Swaminathan labored at a time when the recollections of Bengal famine have been haunting the nation.
‘International contacts’
Former Planning Board Deputy Chairman Montek Singh Ahluwalia mentioned Dr. Swaminathan revolutionised the nation’s agriculture by means of his worldwide contacts.
DMK chief Kanimozhi mentioned Dr. Swaminathan’s works for empowering girls and guaranteeing ecologically pleasant agriculture practices weren’t mentioned the best way it deserved.
