M.S. Swaminathan : the man who fed India
Jayakumar, Priyambada
M.S. Swaminathan : the man who fed India by Priyambada Jayakumar - Gurugram : HarperCollins, ©2025 - xlvi, 276 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. 'But only god can make a tree ...' 2. 'The bengal famine was man-made' 3. Jal azad—voyages of discovery 4. 'Malady-remedy' 5. 'One strain to rule them all!' 6. The 'Tatay' of IRRI 7. A promise made is a promise kept: The birth of MSSRF 8. Vasudhaiva kutumbakam—The world is one family! 9. 'Tears of the goddess and the silent weep of a Planet' — of gender and green crusades 10. 'Satyamev Jayate—The truth alone triumphs'
This book is a fitting tribute to M.S. Swaminathan, one of India's tallest scientists and one of her greatest sons, in his centennial year, who championed the greatest freedom of them all--the freedom from hunger. It is a biography that will leave you not just in awe of his work but will also fill you with gratitude for what he achieved with grace, dignity and above all else, unparalleled humanity.
9789369890231
M. S. Swaminathan
Agricultural scientist -- Biography -- India
Green revolution -- India
630.92 / JAY-M
M.S. Swaminathan : the man who fed India by Priyambada Jayakumar - Gurugram : HarperCollins, ©2025 - xlvi, 276 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references.
1. 'But only god can make a tree ...' 2. 'The bengal famine was man-made' 3. Jal azad—voyages of discovery 4. 'Malady-remedy' 5. 'One strain to rule them all!' 6. The 'Tatay' of IRRI 7. A promise made is a promise kept: The birth of MSSRF 8. Vasudhaiva kutumbakam—The world is one family! 9. 'Tears of the goddess and the silent weep of a Planet' — of gender and green crusades 10. 'Satyamev Jayate—The truth alone triumphs'
This book is a fitting tribute to M.S. Swaminathan, one of India's tallest scientists and one of her greatest sons, in his centennial year, who championed the greatest freedom of them all--the freedom from hunger. It is a biography that will leave you not just in awe of his work but will also fill you with gratitude for what he achieved with grace, dignity and above all else, unparalleled humanity.
9789369890231
M. S. Swaminathan
Agricultural scientist -- Biography -- India
Green revolution -- India
630.92 / JAY-M