Context:

• Recently, agricultural scientist Dr. M.S. Swaminathan, famous as the father of Green Revolution in India, passed away at the age of 98.

 About Swaminathan ji -

• Birth – August 7, 1925 (Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu)
• Full Name: Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan

 Award :

• For his outstanding contribution to agriculture, he was honoured as the first World Food Prize winner in the year 1987.
• Apart from this, he has also been awarded Padma Shri (1967), Padma Bhushan (1972) and Padma Vibhushan (1989).
• Along with this, he has also received various international honours including the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1971) and the Albert Einstein World Science Award (1986).

 Work :

• He served as the Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR).
• Apart from this, he also served as the independent Chairman of the Food and Agriculture Organization Council and played leadership roles in international conservation and agricultural organisations.

 Main Contribution:

• Widely recognized for his important role in the Green Revolution in the 1960s and 70s, which was a transformative phase in Indian agriculture.
• The Green Revolution significantly increased crop productivity and ensured food security for the nation.
• For this, high yielding wheat and rice varieties, especially semi-dwarf wheat varieties, were developed by Swaminathan ji.

​Exam oriented Static facts

 Father of various revolutions in India -

• Father of Green Revolution in India: M.S. Swaminathan
• Father of the Green Revolution in the world: Norman Borlaug
• Father of Blue Revolution in India: Arun Krishnan
• Father of White Revolution in India: Dr. Verghese Kurien
• Father of Pink Revolution in India: Durgesh Patel
• Father of the Golden Revolution in India: Nirpak Tutej
• Father of Red Revolution in India: Vishal Tiwari