THOUGHT FOR THE DAY

Enemy

"Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake."

- Persian Proverb

TOPIC OF THE DAY

M. S. Swaminathan

Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (Tamil: மொன்கொம்பு சாம்பசிவன் சுவாமிநாதன்) is an Indian agriculture scientist, born August 7, 1925, in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, The second of four sons of a surgeon. His ancestral home is the island village of Monkompu, Alleppey District, Kerala. He is known as "Father of the Green Revolution" in India, for his leadership and success in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India. He is founder and Chairman of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, leading the 'Evergreen Revolution'.

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