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The journey of Dr. Kurien
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born
Born on November 26, 1921 in Kozhikode, Kerala, Dr. Verghese Kurien
graduated with Physics from Loyola College, Madras in 1940. -
went to usa
Subsequently, he did his B.E. (Mechanical) from Madras University and
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, Jharkhand, in February 1946 and
underwent nine months of specialized training in dairy engineering at
the National Dairy Research institute at Bangalore -
came from America
Dr. Verghese Kurien
returned from America in 1948 and joined the Dairy Department of the
Government of India -
whenwas posted as a Dairy Engineer
. In May 1949, he was posted as Dairy Engineer at
the Government Research Creamery, a small milk-powder factory, in -
Dr. Kurien set up GCMMF
In
1973, Dr. Kurien set up GCMMF (Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing
Federation) to market the products produced by the dairies. Under Dr.
Kurien -
the (NDDB)
. In
1973, Dr. Kurien set up GCMMF (Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing
Federation) to market the products produced by the dairies. Under Dr.
Kurien’s stewardship, India became the largest producer of milk in the
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The death of the“Father of the White Revolution”
Dr. Kurien breathed his last on September 9, 2012, after a brief
illness, in Nadiad, Anand, Gujarat. He was 90 years old.