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M S Swaminathan: Celebrating an icon of India's Green Revolution

As one reflects on Swaminathan's life and time, it is worth wondering if India could produce towering figures like him today M S Sriram Listen to This Article 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