100TH BIRTH ANNIVERSARY OF DR VERGHESE KURIEN

November 25, 2021

November 26, 2021, marks the 100th birth anniversary of Dr VergheseKurien, who is also known as the ‘Father of White Revolution’ in the country.
Every year since 2014, Kurien’s birth anniversary has been observed as the National Milk Day.
The late social entrepreneur, who was born on November 26, 1921, in present day- Kozhikode, Kerala, played an instrumental role in making India the largest milk producer in the world.
He was also the brains behind ‘Operation Flood,’ which led to dairy farming becoming the country’s largest self-sustaining industry, as well as the largest rural employment sector.
Kurien also helped set up the Amul cooperative society in 1946, in Gujarat’s Anand
He was thus a recipient of several awards, including the Padma Vibhushan (1999), World Food Prize (1989), Krishi Ratna (1986), Padma Bhushan (1966), Padma Shri (1965), Ramon Magsaysay Award (1963) etc.