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Verghese Kurien
Verghese Kurien was an Indian dairy engineer and social entrepreneur. He led initiatives that contributed to the extensive increase in milk production in India termed as the White Revolution.
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business · Indian entrepreneur (1921–2012) · engineer · entrepreneur · screenwriter · mechanical engineer · also Verghese Kurien, Kurien
Born 26 November 1921 · Died 9 September 2012 · Q180385
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2012· 1 entry
Died 2012-09-09.
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2006· 1 entry
After limited support from the governing board
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1999· 2 entries
Awarded Padma Vibhushan in science & engineering (1999).
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Received the Padma Vibhushan, India's second highest civilian honour
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1998· 1 entry
Persuaded then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to appoint Amrita Patel as his successor at NDDB, whom he had groomed under him to protect NDDB's independence from the government
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1993· 1 entry
Was recognized as the International Person of the Year
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1989· 1 entry
Awarded World Food Prize (1989).
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1986· 1 entry
Awarded Wateler Peace Prize (1986).
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1982· 1 entry
Kurien visited Pakistan as a part of a World Bank mission following the request of the Government of Pakistan for aid in setting up dairy cooperatives
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1979· 3 entries
The Premier of Soviet Union Alexei Kosygin visited Anand and invited Kurien to the Soviet Union
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Established the Institute of Rural Management at Anand for training the managers involved in the milk cooperatives
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Started the Oilseeds Growers' Cooperative Project (OGCP) under "Operation Golden Flow"
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1966· 1 entry
Awarded Padma Bhushan (1966).
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1965· 3 entries
Awarded Padma Shri in trade and industry (1965).
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Kurien was appointed as the head of the newly formed National Dairy Development Board (NDDB), which helped to set up similar cooperatives across India and made dairy farming one of the largest self-sustaining industries
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Shastri tasked Kurien to replicate the dairy's Anand scheme nationwide, for which the National Dairy Development Board (NDDB) was founded
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1963· 1 entry
Awarded Ramon Magsaysay Award (1963).
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1962· 1 entry
Production had to be diverted to the Indian armed forces which allowed Polson to gain market share
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1956· 1 entry
Kurien visited Nestle in Switzerland at their invitation but with special instructions from the commerce and industries minister
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1949· 2 entries
Kurien was sent by the government of India to its experimental creamery at Anand in Bombay province (currently in Gujarat)
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Kurien was sent by the Government of India to run its experimental creamery at Anand, where he set up the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union in 1950 which later became Amul
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1940· 2 entries
And received his masters in mechanical engineering from the Michigan State University in 1947
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And received a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy, affiliated to the University of Madras, in 1943
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1921· 1 entry
Born 1921-11-26.
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