Mankombu Sambasivan (MS) Swaminathan: 🌾
MS Swaminathan, the ‘Father of India’s Green Revolution,’ helped India become self-reliant in agriculture and modernised it. He will be conferred the Bharat Ratna posthumously. 🏅
Developed high-yielding wheat and rice varieties with Norman Borlaug, revolutionising agriculture in India in the 1960s and '70s. 📈
He advocated for fair prices for agricultural produce and sustainable farming practices, leading the National Commission of Farmers. 🚜
He played a pivotal role in developing the Protection of Plant Varieties and Farmers' Right Act, 2001. ⚖️
Swaminathan received numerous prestigious awards, including the Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award in 1961, the Ramon Magsaysay Award in 1971, and the Albert Einstein World Science Award in 1986. 🏆
Recognised with the Padma Shri (1967), Padma Bhushan (1972), and Padma Vibhushan (1989). 🎖️
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