character sketch of Varghese Kurien
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Dr Verghese Kurien is the father of the White Revolution in India. National dairy development board launched this Operation flood to increase the production of milk. >Provide the milk to customers at a fair price.
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Dr Kurien was born on November 26, 1921 to an affluent Christian family at Kozhikode, Kerala. Dr Kurien did his graduation in Physics from Loyola College, Madras in 1940 and Bachelors in mechanical engineering from the College of Engineering, Guindy. After this, he joined the Tata Steel Technical Institute, Jamshedpur. He got a specialised training in dairying at the National Dairy Research Institute, Bengaluru. On the scholarship from the Government of India he went to the United States to earn a Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering (Distinction) from Michigan State University in 1948.
On May 13, 1949, Mr Verghese Kurien came to Anand to serve his bond period and without enthusiasm of doing it. He joined half heartedly at the Government creamery on a salary of Rs.600 per month. Initially he just wanted to serve the bond and get away. But this did not happen, what happened at that time revolutionized India’s dairy sector.
While working at Anand, he found that poor and illiterate farmers were being used by the distributors of milk. Polson Dairy that was established in 1930 was the only dairy in the Anand district and Gujarat. Though their products were of superior quality but Indian farmers were being exploited. First of all they were not paid well for the milk. Secondly, they were not allowed to sell milk directly to the vendors. While working, Kurien got inspired by the leader Tribhuvandas Patel who was working on the cooperative movement against this exploitation. Kurien along with Patel started working on cooperatives in the Kheda district. This led to the establishment of Amul on December 14, 1949. Initially it was known as KDCMPUL (Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producer’s union Limited) and used to supply milk and other dairy products without proper supply chain. When initiated, it had two co-operative societies and 247 liters of milk.
Eight hours for dairy, eight hours for family and eight hours for sleep” – words from Dr Verghese Kurien who is known as the Father of the White Revolution. He is so called because of his initiatives and immense contribution to the dairy sector. Also the entire credit of making a small city Anand a world known city and the Milk Capital of India goes to Dr Verghese Kurien who started Amul there and made it a brand. He is the person who transformed the rural India and made India the largest producer of milk. In the production of milk India crossed United States way back in 1998. Also known as the Milkman of India, Dr Kurien’s endless efforts has alleviated millions of rural Indian out of poverty. He was honored with many prestigious awards like Padma Vibhushan, the World Food Prize and the Magsaysay Award.