Verghese kurien will always be remembered as the person who redefined the meaning of milk as a powerful tool for economic development. In these memoirs, dr verghese kurien, popularly known as the father of the white revolution, recounts, with customary candour, the story of his life and how he shaped the dairy industry. Ekta kapoors balaji motion pictures, has acquired the rights for the book i too had a dream, which chronicles kuriens life. Verghese kurien, the engineer who dairied to dream and. On 20 a comic book was released on the title verghese kurien. He had truly brought about the white revolution in india. Verghese kurien, the father of white revolution in india and the founder of amul, died after a brief spell of illness early on sunday at nadiad in gujarat. India began to export milk, and the revenues went to millions of farmers. It was on th may 1949, a young engineer who had just completed his masters degree in dairy engineering arrived at anand to serve the bond period against the government scholarship for his education. Verghese kurien and his contribution to the nation. Amul played a pivotal role in ushering in indias white revolution which helped to make india, a hitherto milkdeficient nation, one of the largest producers of milk in the world. Verghese kurien is known as milkman of india who has ushered in white revolution.
Verghese kurien and his contribution to the nation part 1. As a result, kaira district milk union limited was born in 1946. National dairy development board which played a significant role in shaping. Dr verghese kurien, popularly known as the father of the white revolution. He was a wellknown indian social entrepreneur and is still famous for his operation flood the worlds largest agricultural development. I too had a dream by verghese kurien, gouri salvi, yes. Varghese kurien fondly referred as the milkman of india is the brain behind this. Verghese kurien, 90, who led indias milk cooperatives. Under the guidance of him, another cooperative body known as gujarat cooperative milk marketing federation limited was set up in 1973.
Lets take a look into the journey of the milkman of india. Their main role was to collect milk twice a day from the farmers of these villages. India celebrates national milk day on 26th november in memory of dr verghese kurien, fondly known as the father of white revolution. Dr verghese kurien, father of the white revolution and man. Theres a reason why verghese kurien is known as the milkman of india and the father of the 1970s white revolution.
Verghese kurien biography childhood, life achievements. Verghese kurien, born november 26, 1921, kozhikode, kerala state, indiadied september 9, 2012, nadiad, gujarat state, indian engineer and entrepreneur who was regarded as the architect of india s white revolution, which transformed the country from an importer of dairy products to the worlds largest milk producer through a system of farmer cooperatives. In 20, amar chitra katha brought out the comic book verghese kurien. Verghese kurien, later to be known to the whole world as dr. Film to be made on father of white revolution verghese kurien s life. Verghese kurien, best known as the father of the white revolution in india, was the founder chairman of the national dairy development board. Verghese kurien father of white revolution in india. He believed that the true development of a nation was possible only if the farmers at the grass roots were entrusted with the responsibility of organizing democratic enterprises.
Dr kurien is considered the father of operation flood, also referred to as the white revolution. In 1979, he also helped in establishing the institute of rural management in anand. I too had a dream and millions of other books are available for amazon kindle. In these memoirs, dr verghese kurien, popularly known as the father of the white revolution. He is known as father of the white revolution in india.
He is credited for making india the largest milk producer in the world, which was previously a milkdeficient country. India would never have had its milky moment had kurien. Verghese kurien, an engineer who led indias socalled white revolution, in which he helped thousands of dairy farmers create cooperatives to produce and. He is also known as father of white revolution or dudhwala of india. Verghese kurien had no reverence for it particularly, nor for the cattle that produced it. It created a national milk grid linking producers throughout india with consumers in over 700 towns and cities, reducing seasonal and regional price variations while ensuring that the producer gets a major share of the price consumers pay, by cutting out middlemen. Verghese kurien is known to bring the white revolution in india and was a visionary. Atul bhide conceptualised and produced the audio version of the book. Verghese kurien was born on 26 november 1921 in kozhikode, state of kerala, in india.
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Kuriens innovative mind and leadership has been harnessed not only in dairy development, but also in other spheres. Father of the white revolution 20191216 lifestyle born on november 26, 1921 to a civil surgeon in kozhikode, kerala, kurien attended the loyola college, chennai, and graduated in physics in 1940 before joining the college of engineering, guindy, from where he. Best known as the visionary who architected indias white revolution, verghese kurien was a social entrepreneur who helped to lay the foundation of development from the grassroots. Father of the white revelution verghese kurien techstory.
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Scholten provides a critical understanding of the role of globallocal interaction. Take a look at how amuls founder went on to bring white revolution in the country, playing a lead role in making india worlds largest producer of the milk. Verghese kurien, known as the father of the white revolution in india, was a social entrepreneur whose billionlitre idea, operation flood, the worlds largest agricultural dairy development programme, made dairy farming indias largest selfsustaining industry and the largest rural employment provider, being a third of all rural income, with benefits of raising incomes and credit. Verghese kurien the milkman of india, bringer of the.
The man behind the flood was dr verghese kurien the father of indias white revolution. Verghese kurien was born on november 26, 1921 at kozhikode calicut in the district headquarter of malabar, then the part of presidency of madras and now in kerala, son of a wellto. The controversy created by a gujarat minister was totally unnecessary and unwanted. He played a key role in setting up similar cooperatives across india and outside. Sreedharan is known for meticulous planning and execution of delhi metro system. Verghese kurien, the father of the white revolution, passed away in the early hours of today, after a brief illness.
The white revolution was spearheaded by tribhuvandas patel under the guidance of sardar patel and verghese kurien. Thus, kurien, along with support from people like tribhuvandas, completely revolutionized the dairy industry, accomplished a white revolution and made india the largest producer of milk. Film to be made on father of white revolution verghese. Shree narayan singh to direct verghese kurien biopic pti. He is survived by his wife, molly kurien, daughter nirmala and grandson, siddharth. Varghese kurien was the architect behind the success of the largest dairy development program in the world, christened as operation flood. Verghese kurien, now called the father of the white revolution, was. This is the worlds biggest agricultural development programme which transformed india from being a milkdeficient country to.
Verghese kurien best known as the father of the white revolution in india is recognized globally as an extraordinary social entrepreneur who envisaged the billionlitre idea or operation flood the worlds. Quality of the milk and fat content in it was the deciding factor as. Kurien on importance and success of operation flood duration. He was born on november 26, 1921 and was the man behind amul. Dr verghese kurien was known as the father of the white revolution in india. He attended loyola college and later completed his mechanical engineering from the us and then came to india and was disappointed to see the monopoly of.
Founder chairman of the national dairy development board nddb from 1965 to 1998, the gujarat cooperative milk marketing federation ltd. Verghese kurien, the engineer who dairied to dream and ushered. Verghese kurien was born on november 26, 1921 to an affluent syrian christian. Verghese kurien november 26, 1921 september 9, 2012 was a legendary indian social entrepreneur who was known by the sobriquet the milkman of india and the father of the white revolution for his contribution to the billionlitre idea the operation flood. Verghese kurien 26 november 1921 9 september 2012, known as the father of the white revolution in india, was a social entrepreneur whose billionlitre idea, operation flood, the worlds largest agricultural dairy development programme, made dairy farming indias largest selfsustaining industry and the largest rural employment provider, being a third of all rural income, with. Kurien realized the importance of brand in order to market the. Father of the white revolution born on november 26, 1921 to a civil surgeon in kozhikode, kerala, kurien attended the loyola college, chennai, and graduated in physics in 1940 before joining the college of engineering, guindy, from where he qualified as a mechanical engineer. He was born a christian, became an atheist, ate beef, and liked a drinkbut not milk. So, he is popularly called as the milk man of india and father of white revolution. I was lucky to know more about him unlike other indian, as i have one of mine priced possession, a book i too had a dream an autobiography of dr.
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