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Dr.VERGHESE KURIEN

“Father of White Revolution”GROUP 9

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Introduction• Dr. Verghese Kurien - 'Father of the White

Revolution' in India

• ‘Operation Flood’

• “Anand” model of cooperative dairy development

• India - Largest milk producer in the world

• Surpassed the United States and today the

milk economy is worth more than 2,00,000 crore


His early years…• Born on 26th November 1921

• In Kozhikode(Calicut), Kerala

• Father - Mr. Puthenpurackal Kurien

• Served as Civil surgeon in British Cochin

• Mother - Highly talented and educated

• Exceptional pianist


His early years…• Syrian Catholic Christian

• High literacy due to British policy

• Atheist

• Injustice under the name of religion

• Hated attending church and reading bible


Dr.Kurien with his family


His early years…• Third of four siblings

• Married his neighbor's daughter, Ms.Molly Kurien

• Daughter Ms. Nirmala Kurien

• Grandson, Mr.Siddharth


His early years…• Kurien named after his uncle

• Rao Saheb P.K. Verghese

• Contributed to public life

• For development of Ernakulam

• Father passed away - Dr. Kurien was 22


Educational qualification

• Science at Loyola College, Madras

• Joined at age of 14

• Finished college at 1940

• Young for engineering degree

• Extra degree

• B.Sc. (Physics) at Loyola College



• B.E, College of engineering,Guindy,1944

• Joined TISCO Technical Institute as a graduate

apprentice

• Started his career as an Office Apprentice in TISCO

• Trained at the Imperial Institute of Animal

Husbandry & Dairying, Bangalore

• Training for period of 9 months.



• Got the Govt. of India’s scholarship to study Dairy

Engineering

• Master’s Degree from Michigan State University in 1948

• Specialized in Mettalurgy and Nuclear physics

• Minor in Dairy engineering

• B.Sc. Economics in London

• M.A. English Literature

• Dairy Engineer in May 1949 at Anand District, Gujarat

• Served in a rural region in India for 7 months


Kurien as a sportsperson

• Excelled in sports with good academic record

• Boxer at college days

• Also represented Tennis, Cricket, Badminton

• Inspired by his father

• Kurien’s Father nicknamed “100 yard dash

Kurien”


Patriotic Kurien • Joined UTC (University Training Corps)

• UTC Predecessor to NCC

• Outstanding cadet of 5th Battalion of Madras UTC

• Wanted to join the army

• Mother was not ready to accept


Kurien’s Wedlock• Returned from New Zealand in April 1953, Kurien

disembarked at Bombay

• Attended a dinner given by the YMCA in honour

of DR Thomas Yakhub

• K M Philip - Malayala Manorama.


Kurien’s Wedlock

• Philip's wife’s younger sister – Susan

• Molly and Kurien had never met

• Met for the first time on May 28, 1953

• Married on June 15


Kurien and Molly on their wedding


His intentions

• On 13th May 1949, arrival at Anand.

• Posted at the Government Creamery

• Since he was unable to repay his educational loans

• Was not happy about his stay at Anand

• Aimed only for a release from his bond

• Got relieved in the later part of 1949


His motivator…• Was happy to depart from Anand

• A humble request from Shri Tribhuvandas Patel, Chairman

of Amul(Anand milk union limited).

• Tribhuvandas, a freedom fighter and an follower of Shri

Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel

• Kurien decided to reconsider his decision.


What interested him?

• The local Dairy farmers were paid very low prices

by the bigger firms

• Need for an organized structure for proper milk

distribution

• Dr. Tribhuvandas Patel, Kaira District Co-operative

Milk Producers' Union (KDCMPUL)


Tribhuvandas Patel• Born on 22nd October 1903

• At Anand, Kheda District, Gujarat

• Born to a farmer Shri Keshibhai Patel

and Smt Lkahibha

• Siblings - Shri Bhagawandas Patel and Shri Chimmanbhai

Patel


T.K.Patel – Freedom Struggle

• Into freedom struggle right from college days

• Fought for freedom along side Gandhiji

• Greatest disciples of Gandhiji

• Inspired by Gandhiji’s speech and philosophy


Tit - Bits• 7th rank in his Masters Degree in Michigan State

University

• “I too had a dream”

• “Milkman of India”

• Letter to Grandson


Kurien receiving Ramon magsaysay award


Awards & Recognition

• 1963 - Ramon Magsaysay award

• 1965 - Padma Shri

• 1966 - Padma Bhushan

• 1986 - Wateler peace prize

• 1989 - World food prize

• 1999 - Padma vibushan

• 2007 - Karmaveer Puraskaari - CONGO- Confederation of NGOs.

• 2010 - Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) - Karunya University

• 2010 - Doctor of Science (Honoris Causa) - University of Baroda


REFERENCES• Kurien ,Verghese(2011).I too had a dream. New

Delhi : Lotus collection

• http://connect.in.com/verghese-kurien/biography-

279301.html

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