Dr. KURIEN

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A tribute to Father of ‘White

Revolution’ !

Born on november 26, 1921, in kozikhode, kerala.

Dr. Verghese Kurien graduated with Physics from Loyola College, Madras in 1940.

Subsequently, he did his B.E.(Mechanical) from the Madras University

After that he went to USA on a government scholarship to do his Masters in Mechanical Engineering from Michigan State University.

In between, he completed special studies in engineering at the Tata Iron and Steel Company Institute at Jamshedpur, Bihar.

in February 1946 he underwent nine months of specialized training in dairy engineering at the National Dairy Research Institute of Bangalore.

FATHER OF THE WHITE REVOLUTION IN INDIA.

ARCHITECT BEHIND THE SUCCESS OF THE LARGEST DAIRY DEVELOPMENT PROGRAME IN THE WORLD.

CHAIRMAN OF THE GUJARAT CO-OPERATIVE MILK MARKETING FEDERATION LTD. (GCMMF).

HIS NAME WAS SYNONYMOUS WITH THE AMUL BRAND.

UNDER DR. KURIEN'S STEWARDSHIP INDIA BECAME THE LARGEST PRODUCER OF MILK IN THE WORLD.

KURIEN WAS COMMITTED TO PROMOTING COOPERATIVES TO EMPOWER THE INDIAN FARMER.

DR. NORMAN BORLAUG HAS CALLED HIM “ONE OF THE WORLD’S GREAT AGRICULTURAL LEADERS OF THIS CENTURY”.

Year Name of Award or Honor Awarding Organization1999 Padma Vibhushan Government of India

1993 International Person of the Year Award World Dairy Expo

1989 World Food Prize World Food Prize, USA.

1986 Wateler Peace Prize Award Carnegie Foundation, The Netherlands.

1986 Krushi Ratna Award Government of India.1966 Padma Bhushan Government of India.1965 Padma Shri Government of India.

1963 Ramon Magsaysay Award Ramon Magsaysay Award Foundation.

Clarity of vision and ability to share it with others .

Real passion and pride in what they believe .

Ability to inspire and motivate others

Willingness to take (calculated) risks

Lateral thinking and ability to find innovative ideas and solutions to problems.

Positive attitude at all times and an innate ability to be diplomatic in any circumstances

Respect for all (team members, temps, customers, suppliers and directors alike)

Committed to making a significant difference

Clear standards of ethics and integrity; openness and honesty

Ability to drive, inspire and embrace change and continuous improvement

• Amul was established in 1946(Dec 1st).• The word Amul is derived from sanskrit

‘Amulya’ means invaluable.• Today is jointly owned by 3 million milk

producers families in Gujarat.• Today, India is one of the largest milk

producers in the world.• Amul invented the milk powder;

processed from buffalo milk.

Largest dairy development program in the world Due to this, India became largest milk producer in the

world Implementation fraught with challenges :

Executed over multiple decades in phases Long-term initiative – convincing these people was a

challenge Administrative hurdles Government apathy and bureaucracy Resistance from other stakeholders who were in a losing

position

GCMMF formed the NGO : Amul Relief Trust(ART), through which Amul built schools devastated in the Gujarat earthquakes of 2001 by making a donation of 50million rupees.

Social Work

Kurien was the man behind ‘Operation Flood’ as the chief architect who made India world’s largest producer of milk.

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He modernized Anand model of cooperative dairy development and

engineered ‘White Revolution’ in India.

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After the grand success of Amul, the model was replicated in several states of India.

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He also introduced some of the best international technology and practices in Amul.

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Aspect CharacterAttributes Open Minded

HumilityResolve

Capabilities Learning & KnowledgeBusiness Acumen

Behavior Networking SkillsHonesty

Style CommunicationThinking BigNever Say Die Spirit

“I am like a cat, throw me wherever you want to, I will land on my feet. ... But I would like to live my life as a common man”

“I am a servant to the farmers”.

“Gifts can be dangerous and make a nation dependent on foreign aid. They can scuttle dairy development here.”