Write 10 lines on Dr. M.S Swaminathan.
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Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born 7 August 1925) is an Indian geneticist and administrator, known for his role in India's Green Revolution, a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice were planted. Swaminathan has been called the "Father of Green Revolution in India" for his role in introducing and further developing high-yielding varieties of wheat in India. He is the founder of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation. His stated vision is to rid the world of hunger and poverty. Swaminathan is an advocate of moving India to sustainable development, especially using environmentally sustainable agriculture, sustainable food security and the preservation of biodiversity, which he calls an "evergreen revolution."
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He was born in Kumbakonam on 7th August, 1925. He was the second son of surgeon Dr MK Sambasivan and Parvati Thangammal. He learnt from his father that the word ‘impossible’ existed only in the mind. After his father’s death, when he was only 11 years old, he was looked after by his uncle. He earned a B.Sc degree in Zoology. He enrolled in TNAU for another B.Sc degree, this time in agriculture. He was inspired to help farmers after the outbreak of Bengal famine. In 1949, he obtained post-graduate degree with distinction from IARI. He appeared in UPSC exam and qualified for IPS. He accepted UNESCO fellowship for research in Netherlands. There he standardised procedures for transferring genes from wild to cultivated species of potato.
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