Biography “M. S. Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India” Released on His Centenary in September 2025.

In September 2025, the biography "M. S. Swaminathan: The Man Who Fed India", authored by Priyambada Jayakumar, was released to commemorate the 100th birth anniversary of Monkombu Sambasiva (M.S.) Swaminathan, born on 7 August 1925. Published by HarperCollins India, the book highlights his remarkable contributions to agriculture and India’s Green Revolution.

      - The biography traces Swaminathan’s journey from Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, to becoming a global leader who guided India’s Green Revolution in collaboration with Norman Borlaug.

      - M.S. Swaminathan is regarded as the “Father of the Green Revolution” for introducing high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice that transformed India’s food security landscape.

      - Beyond being a scientist, he was also recognized as a conservationist, feminist, Gandhian, institution builder, diplomat, and philosopher, reflecting his multifaceted personality.

Main Point :-   (i) Swaminathan received numerous awards, including the Ramon Magsaysay Award (1971), the inaugural World Food Prize (1987), and India’s highest civilian honour, Bharat Ratna (2024).

      (ii) His national honours include Padma Shri (1967), Padma Bhushan (1972), and Padma Vibhushan (1989), acknowledging his lifelong service to science, agriculture, and society.