10 facts about Dr. MS Swaminathan's life, education, and achievement #KrushiChanakya

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In this video, we are discussing about 10 facts about Dr. M S Swaminathan's life.
1)Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was born on August 7, 1925, in Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India.
2)Bachelor's and Master's degrees in agriculture from the University of Madras and then pursued a Ph.D. in Genetics at the University of Cambridge, UK.
3)Indian agricultural scientist renowned as the "Father of the Green Revolution in India.
4)Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research (ICAR) from 1972 to 1979.
5) World Food Prize in 1987 for his contributions to global food security.
6)Key figure in initiatives related to biodiversity conservation, biotechnology, and food security.
7)Leadership roles in the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
8)Padma Vibhushan, the Indira Gandhi Prize for Peace, Disarmament and Development, and the Albert Einstein World Award for Science.
9)Pivotal role in shaping agricultural policies and research in India.
10)Swaminathan was a recipient of 84 honorary doctorates and published a total of 254 papers in various fields such as cytogenetics, crop improvement, and genetics.
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