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agricultural transformation
Author_Priyambada Jayakumar
Category=DNB
crucial hinge
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Green Revolution
leap of faith
Malthusian theories
nutrition security
tremendous odds
turning point
Product details
- ISBN 9789369890231
- Weight: 381g
- Dimensions: 140 x 214mm
- Publication Date: 10 Sep 2025
- Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers India
- Publication City/Country: IN
- Product Form: Hardback
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This was the turning point a young undaunted scientist named Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (M.S. Swaminathan) was looking for. It was that giant leap of faith that would help him engineer the agricultural transformation christened the 'Green Revolution' that would be the crucial hinge on which the fortunes of the country would eventually turn and leapfrog her destiny from the 'begging bowl' to the 'breadbasket'.
Priyambada Jayakumar was raised in India, specifically in the City of Joy—Kolkata. Born to a Bengali mother and a Tamil father, she completed her schooling from La Martiniere for Girls, Kolkata.
