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Prime Minister Narendra Modi, today announced that Dr. MS Swaminathan, known for his pivtol role in the Green Revolution, will be conferred the highest civilian award Bharat Ratna

It is a matter of immense joy that the Government of India is conferring the Bharat Ratna on Dr. MS Swaminathan Ji, in recognition of his monumental contributions to our nation in agriculture and farmers’ welfare. He played a pivotal role in helping India achieve self-reliance in… pic.twitter.com/OyxFxPeQjZ

— Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) February 9, 2024

Union Home Minister Amit shah said " I thank Prime Minister Narendra Modi for the historic decision to confer the highest Bharat Ratna award.to Dr. MS Swaminathan".

He said  that honoring the eminent Dr. MS Swaminathan with the Bharat Ratna is a testament to the sense of gratitude our nation has for the great men who laid the foundation for progress.

புகழ்பெற்ற டாக்டர் எம்.எஸ்.சுவாமிநாதன் அவர்களுக்கு பாரத ரத்னா விருது வழங்கி கௌரவித்துள்ளது, முன்னேற்றத்திற்கு அடித்தளமிட்ட மகத்தான மனிதர்கள் மீது நமது தேசம் வைத்திருக்கும் நன்றி உணர்வுக்கு ஒரு சான்றாகும்.

நமது தேசத்தின் உணவு நெருக்கடி காலத்தை, உணவுப் பாதுகாப்பு காலமாக… pic.twitter.com/JgXIjb4KeC

— Amit Shah (@AmitShah) February 9, 2024

PM Modi said once that Dr MS Swaminathan's work transformed lives of millions:

He also  added that Dr MS Swaminathan was a  visionary who revolutionised agricultural science, a stalwart whose contribution to India will always be etched in golden letters.

The Prime Minister, Shri Narendra Modi releasing a 2 part book series  titled - M.S. Swaminathan: The Quest for a world without hunger

In 1986, he received the Albert Einstein World Award of Science, and in 1987, he was the inaugural laureate of the World Food Prize, often considered to be an agricultural Nobel Prize.

Dr. MS Swaminathan

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Gandhi and Ramana Maharshi influenced his life. Of the 2000 acres owned by their family, they donated one-third to Vinoba Bhave's cause. In an interview,  he said that when he was young, he followed Swami Vivekananda.