Verghese kurien is known as milkman of india who has ushered in white revolution. Swaminathan is the father of green revolutions in asia. This is the autobiography of verghese kurien with emphasis on how he built. Kurien also spelled kurian is a syrian christian name of syriac aramaic origin or greek origin, presumed to have originated from the name quriaqos.
Collection of speeches in chronological order of the chairman of the national dairy development board of india. Google doodle pays tribute to verghese kurien the hindu. Dr verghese kurien was known as the father of the white revolution in india. He was born on november 26, 1921 and was the man behind amul. Verghese kurien married susan molly peter on june 15, 1953 and they had one daughter nirmala kurien and a grandson, siddharth. The story of amul in hindi verghese kurien biography in. Verghese kurien the man who came to anand almost 60 years ago after completing his graduation in the us, had decided to leave soon in search for better opportunities. Verghese kurien, the engineer who dairied to dream and ushered.
Verghese kurien biography childhood, life achievements. We dont quite realize the story within which would have images of dr. Verghese kurien on his death anniversary the man who painted the country white. Verghese kurien was also known as the milkman of india. Verghese kurien was bornon november 26, 1921 in calicut, madras presidency now kozhikode, kerala, india, indian, is social entrepreneur. Gvg krishnamurthy, the former election commissioner of india, is a unique, enigmatic and versatile successful administrator. But something made him stay back forever the billionlitre idea to transform the life of millions of milk producers in the country and he stayed on to become. The man behind amul and white revolution kuriens quotes from the economic times archives and et awards for corporate excellence verghese kurien deserved a bharat ratna, if anyone ever did verghese kuriens thought leadership behind the cult advertising of amul excerpts from dr verghese kuriens speech in 2001 on markets. Verghese kurien, now called the father of the white revolution, was accused of arrogant leadership of the parastatal national dairy development board based. 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 indias white revolution, which transformed the country from an importer of dairy products to the worlds largest milk producer through a system of farmer cooperatives. He founded around 30 institutions of excellence like amul, gcmmf, irma, nddb which are owned, managed by farmers and run by professionals.
He worked towards bringing a white revolution in india and executed the much needed programme of operation flood. 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. He authored the book i too have a dream and sure enough he lived his dream. Dr verghese kurien, father of the white revolution and man. He was born on 26 november 1921, as the son of a civil surgeon in cochin, kerala. The inspiring story of verghese kurien the man behind the world s largest white revolution published by naveen reddy on june 4, 2019 june 4, 2019. He had truly brought about the white revolution in india. 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. Dr verghese kurien was a padma vibhushan award winner and was known as the father of the white revolution in india. A diehard patriot, kurien was committed to the cooperative cause. The book i too had a dream is less of an autobiography fleeting personal details are mentioned but it is a great narrative of indias milk. Published september 28th 2005 by roli books pvt ltd, india first published. The father of white revolution who transformed millions of lives.
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. Verghese kurien was born in calicut to christian family. Verghese kurien is the founder of the indias largest milk company. Atul bhide conceptualised and produced the audio version of the book. 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 welltodo. The popular publication has sold the maximum numbers on legends like mother teresa, jim corbett, salim ali and jrd tata, reena puri, editor of the group, told business line here on sidelines of a function where ack unveiled an illustrated graphic comics on life and times of the late dr verghese kurien, father of white revolution, on his 92nd birth anniversary on tuesday. 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 is the man behind the successful milk cooperation, amul dairy which is also one of indias largest and most trusted food brands that have now expanded in the overseas markets verghese kurien education amul founder. Variously called as the father of indias white revolution, indias milkman and other such endearing names, dr. Priya marked it as toread dec 28, a keen military cadet and a boxer at college, when he wanted to join the army as an engineer, his mother persuaded him to join the tata steel technical institute, jamshedpur on a recommendation to the management by his uncle, who was a director with the tatas, and from where he graduated inbut soon found himself wanting to get away. Film to be made on father of white revolution verghese. Shree narayan singh to helm film on milkman of india dr. Verghese kurien father of white revolution in india. Verghese kurien will always be remembered as the person who redefined the meaning of milk as a powerful tool for economic development. Verghese kurien, now called the father of the white revolution, was accused of arrogant leadership of the parastatal national dairy development board based in anand, gujarat, far from delhi. Buy i too had a dream book online at low prices in india. Verghese kurien, the positive story of kurien, who, like so many other indian graduates, ends up in a job unrelated to his studies, takes up the challenges unsuspecting of the fact that he could become the father of the indian white revolution. Profoundly inspiring, these memoirs help us comprehend the magnitude of his contributions and his multifaceted personality. Film to be made on father of white revolution verghese kuriens life the social drama is backed by ekta kapoors balaji motion pictures.
So, he is popularly called as the milk man of india and father of white revolution. I too had a dream is a true story told by the visionary and revolutionary dr. Verghese kurien, who devoted a lifetime to pursue his dream of empowering the poor farmers of india. Though born in a christian family he changed himself to an atheist. This is the worlds biggest agricultural development programme which transformed india from being a milkdeficient country to.
Google celebrated the 94th birth anniversary of verghese kurien, the father of white revolution and the founder of diary giant amul, with a doodle. Verghese kurien was born on 26 november 1921 in kozhikode, state of kerala, in india. Dr kurien is considered the father of operation flood, also referred to as the white revolution. President pranab mukherjee on sunday condoled the death of dr verghese kurien, the father of indias white revolution mr mukherjee hailed dr. Verghese kurien the milkman of india, bringer of the. Verghese kurien, the father of the white revolution, passed away in the early hours of today, after a brief illness. In these memoirs, dr verghese kurien, popularly known as the father of the white revolution. He was born in 1921, as the scion of a rich family, in kozhikkode, a part of madras province in the preindependence india. Father of the white revolution this visionary architect of indias white revolution and social entrepreneur, scripted the success of amul, a milk cooperative in gujarat earning.
Here we look at theperson behind this revolution and the lesser known facts about it. Dr verghese kurien, father of the white revolution and man behind amul. 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. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. The book narrates the innovative story of how farmers were empowered to build strong cooperatives and increase the production of milk, which ultimately resulted in india becoming the highest milk. He is survived by his wife, molly kurien, daughter nirmala and grandson, siddharth. Ek prem katha director shree narayan singh has been roped in to helm a hindi movie on dr. To know detailed amul brand journey, life story of verghese kurien and detail of operation flood read the book. Kurian also spelt kurien is a male given name common amongst saint thomas christians in kerala, india it is a derivative of kuriakose, believed to have originated from saint quiricus who is known as saint kuriakose in the syriac liturgy. Verghese kurien will always be remembered as the person who redefined the meaning of milk as a. Verghese kurien 26 november 1921 9 september 2012, known as the father of the white revolution in india, was a social entrepreneur whose billionlitre. Theres a reason why verghese kurien is known as the milkman of india and the father of the 1970s white revolution. Verghese kurien is better known as the father of the white revolution in india. Because of his efforts, india became the worlds largest milk producing.
Buy i too had a dream book online at low prices in india i too. This book is about the revolution in milk production in india brought about by dr. He is known for the milk production movement in india. India s white revolution owes its genesis to a dingy garage in anand,a sleepy town back in 1973,from where india s milkman verghese kurien began piecing together one of the world s largest dairy cooperative federations that is today known the world over by its brand name amul. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus.
He is known to bring the white revolution in india and was a visionary. Verghese kurien, the man who brought about the milk revolution in the country. The inspiring story of verghese kurien the man behind the. 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 benefits of raising incomes and credit, riddance of debt dependence, nutrition, education, health, gender. Verghese kurien, who started a white revolution as cooperative milk. He put the milk industry in the hands of the farmers, believing firmly that with ownership would come responsibility and great success. I too had a dream and millions of other books are available for amazon. Varghese kurien fondly referred as the milkman of india is the brain behind this. The obituary was featured in legacy on september 10, 2012. Profoundly inspiring, these memoirs help up comprehend the magnitude of his contributions and his multifaceted personality. Varghese kurien was the architect behind the success of the largest dairy development program in the world, christened as operation flood. Verghese kurien, white revolution, operation flood, nddb, gcmmf, milk cooperative movement, milk movie manthan, etc. He is also known as father of white revolution or dudhwala of india. 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.
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