M.S. Swaminathan : the man who fed India

By:

Jayakumar, Priyambada

Material type: Text

9789369890231

Subject(s):

DDC classification:

630.92 JAY-M

Contents:

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'

Summary: 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.

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Holdings
Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	IIITD Library Corridor	Autobiography/Biography	630.92 JAY-M (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		013650

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