Swaminathan

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Swaminathan is an Indian surname most prominently associated with M. S. Swaminathan, the agricultural scientist known as the father of India’s Green Revolution.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian surname
agricultural scientist
geneticist
person
plant breeder
surname
awardReceived Albert Einstein World Science Award
Padma Bhushan
Padma Shri
Padma Vibhushan
Ramon Magsaysay Award
surface form: Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership

World Food Prize
countryOfCitizenship India
dateOfBirth 1925-08-07
dateOfDeath 2023-09-28
derivedFrom Sanskrit name "Swaminatha"
educatedAt Indian Agricultural Research Institute
Cambridge University
surface form: University of Cambridge

University of Madras
University of Wisconsin–Madison
fieldOfWork agricultural science
food security
plant genetics
founded M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation
fullName Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
hasNotableBearer M. S. Swaminathan
hasSurname Swaminathan self-linksurface differs
knownFor development and spread of high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice in India
leadership in India’s Green Revolution
languageOfOrigin Sanskrit
Tamil
memberOf Indian National Science Academy
Royal Society
nickname father of India’s Green Revolution
placeOfBirth Kumbakonam
surface form: Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India
placeOfDeath Chennai
surface form: Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
positionHeld Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research
International Rice Research Institute
surface form: Director General of the International Rice Research Institute

Member of Rajya Sabha
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India
usedByCommunity Tamil people
usedByReligion Hindus
usedInCountry India

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Sambasivan familyName Swaminathan
subject surface form: Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
Swaminathan hasSurname Swaminathan self-linksurface differs
subject surface form: M. S. Swaminathan