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Wednesday, May 20, 2026
TopicVerghese Kurien

Topic: Verghese Kurien

In Anand, new chapter unfolds for Verghese Kurien-founded institute—with a crucial test of legacy

Institute of Rural Management Anand, a nearly 50-year-old institution, is now Tribhuvan Sahkari University. The teething troubles on campus are real, but so is the momentum.

The real White Revolution—Shastri’s NDDB built a farmers-first economy that still works

Lal Bahadur Shastri’s 1964 visit to Gujarat convinced him of the virtues of the cooperative dairy model established by Tribhuvandas K Patel and managed efficiently by Verghese Kurien.

Verghese Kurien hated his job, wanted to leave Gujarat. His legacy retold in new book

Everything about Anand was strange to Kurien, a Malayali Christian from Kozhikode. 'He completely disliked the job and wanted to leave as soon as possible,' said author MS Meenakshi.

Polson to Amul—Gujarat farmers helmed white revolution. First they took on a Parsi dairy

The story of India’s journey from below-subsistence level dairy farming to becoming the world’s largest milk producer.

Chidambaram Subramaniam—the force behind India’s green revolution who never took credit for it

Chidambaram Subramaniam, former minister of food and agriculture, introduced high-yielding seed varieties and intense fertiliser application, which paved the way for increased production.

‘Only 0.25% drop in daily milk collection’ — Amul MD dispels fears about lumpy skin disease

R.S. Sodhi says while infection may lessen milk production by cattle, impact lasts only a few days. Initial impact of outbreak offset by monsoon, he tells ThePrint in an interview.

Manthan ad from the 90s, with which Amul joins TV nostalgia trip after Ramayan, Mahabharat

Amul’s 1996 ad titled Manthan tells the story of India's White Revolution using footage from Smita Patil's iconic film of the same name.

Verghese Kurien, the engineer who ‘dairied’ to dream and ushered in the White Revolution

Kerala-born Kurien came up with the 1 billion litre idea of turning a milk-guzzling country like India into the world’s top dairy producer.

In Manthan, Girish Karnad showed why change matters through the Amul story

Manthan is not a simplistic do-gooder story about rescuing a village with new ideas. The film is beautifully layered and had an outstanding cast.

Mumbai horse racing & Amul girl as jockey – how an ‘utterly butterly’ idea kicked off

From Rahul Gandhi’s hug to cricketer Gautam Gambhir joining politics, Amul girl has chronicled India for over 50 years.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Waiver or no waiver, Russian crude remains centrepiece of India’s oil imports strategy

With Washington issuing a third 30-day waiver for Russian crude cargoes at sea, India signals continuity in import strategy while ramping up purchases from Venezuela and other suppliers.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.