Swaminathan

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Swaminathan is an Indian surname most prominently associated with M. S. Swaminathan, the agricultural scientist known as the father of India’s Green Revolution.

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Swaminathan canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Indian surname ⓘ
agricultural scientist ⓘ
geneticist ⓘ
person ⓘ
plant breeder ⓘ
surname ⓘ
awardReceived Albert Einstein World Science Award ⓘ
Padma Bhushan ⓘ
Padma Shri ⓘ
Padma Vibhushan ⓘ
Ramon Magsaysay Award for Community Leadership ⓘ
World Food Prize ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship India ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1925-08-07 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2023-09-28 ⓘ
derivedFrom Sanskrit name "Swaminatha" ⓘ
educatedAt Indian Agricultural Research Institute ⓘ
University of Cambridge ⓘ
University of Madras ⓘ
University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ
fieldOfWork agricultural science ⓘ
food security ⓘ
plant genetics ⓘ
founded M. S. Swaminathan Research Foundation ⓘ
fullName Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan ⓘ
hasNotableBearer M. S. Swaminathan ⓘ
hasSurname Swaminathan ⓘ
knownFor development and spread of high-yielding varieties of wheat and rice in India ⓘ
leadership in India’s Green Revolution ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Sanskrit ⓘ
Tamil ⓘ
memberOf Indian National Science Academy ⓘ
Royal Society ⓘ
nickname father of India’s Green Revolution ⓘ
placeOfBirth Kumbakonam, Tamil Nadu, India ⓘ
linked to: Kumbakonam
placeOfDeath Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India ⓘ
linked to: Chennai
positionHeld Director General of the Indian Council of Agricultural Research ⓘ
Director General of the International Rice Research Institute ⓘ
Member of Rajya Sabha ⓘ
Principal Secretary, Ministry of Agriculture, Government of India ⓘ
usedByCommunity Tamil people ⓘ
usedByReligion Hindus ⓘ
usedInCountry India ⓘ

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Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan → familyName → Swaminathan ⓘ
subject linked to: Sambasivan
M. S. Swaminathan → hasSurname → Swaminathan ⓘ
subject linked to: Swaminathan