Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
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Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was an Indian agronomist and geneticist renowned as a key architect of India’s Green Revolution for his pioneering work in improving crop productivity and food security.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan canonical | 6 |
| Swaminathan | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T395722 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan Context triple: [M. S. Swaminathan, fullName, Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan]
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R. Venkataraman
R. Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, freedom fighter, and statesman who served as the eighth President of India from 1987 to 1992.
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M. Jegathesan
M. Jegathesan is a former Malaysian sprinting champion and sports figure who notably served as a torch lighter at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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T. T. Krishnamachari
T. T. Krishnamachari was a prominent Indian politician and economist who served as Finance Minister of India under Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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M. Kumaresan
M. Kumaresan is an Indian cyclist renowned for his national and international achievements, who was honored with the role of lighting the torch at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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Natarajan Shankar
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan Target entity description: Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was an Indian agronomist and geneticist renowned as a key architect of India’s Green Revolution for his pioneering work in improving crop productivity and food security.
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A.
R. Venkataraman
R. Venkataraman was an Indian lawyer, freedom fighter, and statesman who served as the eighth President of India from 1987 to 1992.
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B.
M. Jegathesan
M. Jegathesan is a former Malaysian sprinting champion and sports figure who notably served as a torch lighter at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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C.
T. T. Krishnamachari
T. T. Krishnamachari was a prominent Indian politician and economist who served as Finance Minister of India under Prime Ministers Jawaharlal Nehru and Lal Bahadur Shastri.
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D.
M. Kumaresan
M. Kumaresan is an Indian cyclist renowned for his national and international achievements, who was honored with the role of lighting the torch at the 1998 Commonwealth Games.
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E.
Natarajan Shankar
Natarajan Shankar is a computer scientist known for his contributions to automated reasoning and formal methods, particularly in theorem proving and verification.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (65)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
agricultural scientist
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agronomist ⓘ geneticist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| academicDegree | PhD in genetics ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Father of the Green Revolution in India
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M. S. Swaminathan ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Albert Einstein World Science Award
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Lenin Peace Prize ⓘ Padma Bhushan ⓘ Padma Shri ⓘ Padma Vibhushan ⓘ Ramon Magsaysay Award ⓘ
surface form:
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership
World Food Prize ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | age-related illness ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
British India
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India ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1925-08-07 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2023-09-28 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Tamil Nadu Agricultural University
ⓘ
surface form:
Agricultural College, Coimbatore
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ⓘ Cambridge University ⓘ
surface form:
University of Cambridge
University of Madras ⓘ University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| employer |
Food and Agriculture Organization
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surface form:
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Indian Agricultural Research Institute ⓘ International Rice Research Institute ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Tamil ⓘ |
| familyName | Swaminathan ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
agricultural development
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agronomy ⓘ genetics ⓘ plant breeding ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
biodiversity conservation in agriculture
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rural poverty alleviation ⓘ smallholder farmers ⓘ |
| founded | M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation ⓘ |
| fullName | Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan self-link ⓘ |
| givenName | Sambasivan ⓘ |
| headquartersLocationOfFoundedOrganization | Chennai ⓘ |
| languageSpoken |
English
ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rajya Sabha ⓘ |
| movement |
Green Revolution
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surface form:
Green Revolution in India
|
| nativeLanguage | Tamil ⓘ |
| notableFor |
development and introduction of high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice in India
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leadership in India’s Green Revolution ⓘ work on food security and sustainable agriculture ⓘ |
| notableIdea | evergreen revolution ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 3 ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
British India
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Kumbakonam ⓘ Madras Presidency ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Chennai
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India ⓘ Tamil Nadu ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Chair of the National Commission on Farmers (India)
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Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research ⓘ Director of the Indian Agricultural Research Institute ⓘ Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha ⓘ Principal Secretary in the Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India ⓘ |
| religion | Hinduism ⓘ |
| spouse | Mina Swaminathan ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chennai
ⓘ
New Delhi, India ⓘ
surface form:
New Delhi
|
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Subject: Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan Description of subject: Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was an Indian agronomist and geneticist renowned as a key architect of India’s Green Revolution for his pioneering work in improving crop productivity and food security.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Swaminathan
subject surface form:
Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan
subject surface form:
M. S. Swaminathan