The late Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan was an Indian agronomist, agricultural scientist, plant geneticist, administrator, and humanitarian. Swaminathan was a global leader of the green revolution.
M. S. Swaminathan dies aged 98: Obituary
M. S. Swaminathan was born in Kumbakonam, Madras Presidency, on August 7, 1925. He was the second son of general surgeon M. K. Sambasivan and Parvati Thangammal Sambasivan, who hailed from Alappuzha district in Kerala. At age 11, after his father’s death, Swaminathan was looked after by his father’s brother.
M. S. Swaminathan was educated at a local high school and later at the Catholic Little Flower High School in Kumbakonam, from which he matriculated at age 15. He went on to finish his undergraduate degree in zoology at Maharaja’s College in Trivandrum, Kerala which is now known as University College, Thiruvananthapuram at the University of Kerala.
M. S. Swaminathan then studied at the University of Madras Madras Agricultural College, which is now the Tamil Nadu Agricultural University from 1940 to 1944, and earned a Bachelor of Science degree in Agricultural Science. During this time he was also taught by Cotah Ramaswami, a professor of agronomy.
M. S. Swaminathan dies aged 98: cause of death
There was no cause of death recorded for M. S. Swaminathan. However, he died at his home in Chennai on September 28, 2023, at the age of 98.
M. S. Swaminathan dies aged 98: funeral arrangements
M. S. Swaminathan’s funeral arrangement will be announced soon to the media and all details will be communicated to you as well.
Source: Ghanafuo.com
