Verghese Kurien
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| Gender | Male |
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| Death | 13 years ago |
| Date of birth | November 26,1921 |
| Zodiac sign | Sagittarius |
| Born | Kozhikode |
| India | |
| Date of died | September 9,2012 |
| Died | Muljibhai Patel Urological Hospital |
| Nadiad | |
| India | |
| Nickname | Milkman of India |
| Spouse | Molly Kurien |
| Parents | Puthenparakkal Kurien |
| Children | Nirmala Kurien |
| Education | University of Madras |
| College of Engineering, Guindy | |
| Michigan State University | |
| Loyola College | |
| DJHSS | |
| Anna University | |
| Awards | World Food Prize |
| Order of Agricultural Merit | |
| Padma Vibhushan | |
| Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership | |
| Books | I Too Had a Dream |
| An Unfinished Dream | |
| Syrian Christian Names From Kerala: Their Meaning and Origin | |
| Sapna Jo Poora Hua | |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 707067 |
Verghese Kurien Life story
Verghese Kurien, known as the "Father of the White Revolution" in India, was a social entrepreneur whose "billion-litre idea", Operation Flood, made dairy farming India's largest self-sustaining industry and the largest rural employment sector providing a third of all rural income.