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M S Swaminathan: Celebrating an icon of India's Green Revolution
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M S Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India
by Priyambada Jayakumar
Published by HarperCollins
Pages: 323
Price: ₹699 August 7 was the birth centenary of M S Swaminathan, one of the architects of the Green Revolution and more recently known for delivering the landmark report of the National Commission of Farmers — popularly known as the Swaminathan Commission report. Priyambada Jayakumar's biography of Swaminathan is a celebration of the person and his work and is timed well to coincide with the centenary year commemorations.
As one reflects on Swaminathan's life and
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