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Verghese Kurien
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- Born 26 November 1921
- Birth Place Kozhikode
- Nationality Indian
- Profession Dairy Engineer, Social Entrepreneur
- Company Amul
- Citizenship British Raj, India, Dominion Of India
- Awards Ramon Magsaysay Award (1964), Padma Shri (1965), Padma Bhushan (1966), World Food Prize (1989), Order Of Agricultural Merit (1997), Padma Vibhushan (1999)
Verghese Kurien BIOGRAPHY
Last Updated : 05 Feb 2025
Verghese Kurien: Architect of India's White Revolution Born November 26, 1921, Verghese Kurien was a dairy engineer and social entrepreneur who spearheaded India's Green Revolution, dramatically boosting milk production. After graduating from the University of Madras and Michigan State University, h...
Verghese Kurien PERSONAL LIFE
| Education | University of Madras, Michigan State University |
VERGHESE KURIEN NEWS
National Milk Day: Recalling Verghese Kurien's role in pioneering the white revolution
November 26, 2024 5:06 pm
National Milk Day has been observed annually on November 26 since 2014 to commemorate the birth anniversary of Dr Verghese Kurien. We recall the role he played in improving India’s access to milk.
Restoring Manthan: Shyam Benegal’s original negative had fungus, green mold; needed permission from 5,00,000 farmers
June 03, 2024 12:27 pm
Film Heritage Foundation's Shivendra Singh Dungarpur takes us through the process of restoring Shyam Benegal's Manthan, starring Naseeruddin Shah, Smita Patil, Girish Karnad, Amrish Puri, among others.
Dr Verghese Kurien: A practical idealist
August 13, 2022 10:55 am
Remembering Dr Verghese Kurien, the ‘Milkman of India’ who would have turned hundred today. How he built what is now a $5.3 billion-turnover dairy enterprise owned by 3.6 million farmers.
He was an atheist, religion played no part in his life, says Kurien’s daughter
November 27, 2018 6:44 am
“My father was an atheist and religion played no part in his life. He was cremated according to his wishes and so was my mother a few months later,” Nirmala Kurien said at an event here to celebrate the 97th birth anniversary of Dr Kurien.
National Milk Day: 10 facts on Verghese Kurien, the Milkman of India
August 13, 2022 10:56 am
On National Milk Day, here are some facts about Verghese Kurien that you can share with your kids. Kurien’s support was crucial in making, the ‘Amul girl’ ad campaign (advertising with a larger public message), one of the longest running for decades now.
Ignore such remarks: Verghese Kurien's daughter on conversion charge
November 26, 2018 2:04 pm
Gujarat minister Dileep Sanghani had claimed that Kurien diverted dairy cooperative Amuls profit to fund religious conversions in the country.
Verghese Kurien funded conversions with Amul money: BJP’s ex-minister
November 25, 2018 1:16 pm
“Amul was founded by Tribhuvandas Patel, but does the country know about Tribhuvandas Patel? The money that Gujarat’s farmers and cattle rearers collected through their hard work, he (Kurien) donated it for religious conversions in Dangs (South Gujarat).”
On National Milk Day, Amul and Sudarsan Pattnaik creatively honour Verghese Kurien
November 26, 2017 6:05 pm
Verghese Kurien, who is known as the Father of White Revolution in India for his project Operation Flood, was born on November 26. This is why the day is known as National Milk Day across the country.
Google celebrates Verghese Kurien's 94th birthday
November 26, 2015 7:00 pm
Kurien, also known as the 'Father of the White Revolution,' turned India from milk-deficient country to the world's largest milk producer, exceeding America in 1998 with about 17 percent of world's output in 2010-11.
Milky Way
November 23, 2013 3:10 am
After years of educating young minds through fable-like tales in a comic book format,Amar Chitra Katha will now roll out a series on Father ofWhite Revolution Verghese Kurien.
