Revolutions
Indian History · क्रांतियां · 17 facts
Started in India in 1960s under the leadership of M.S. Swaminathan
Norman Borlaug (USA) = Father of Green Revolution worldwide; Nobel Peace Prize 1970
M.S. Swaminathan = Father of Green Revolution in India
Used HYV (High Yielding Variety) seeds, chemical fertilizers, irrigation, pesticides
Main crops benefited: Wheat (most), then Rice
States most benefited: Punjab, Haryana, Western UP
Made India self-sufficient in food grains; reduced dependence on food imports
Dr. Verghese Kurien = Father of White Revolution and 'Milkman of India'
Started in 1970 as Operation Flood by National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)
Based on Amul cooperative model from Anand, Gujarat
3 Phases: Phase I (1970–80), Phase II (1981–85), Phase III (1985–96)
India became the world's largest milk producer (overtook USA in 1998)
National Milk Day: 26 November (Verghese Kurien's birthday)
Green Revolution = Food grains; M.S. Swaminathan (India), Norman Borlaug (World)
Green Revolution started in 1960s; Punjab, Haryana benefited most
White Revolution = Milk; Verghese Kurien ('Milkman of India')
Operation Flood (1970) = White Revolution; Amul model, Gujarat