M.S. Swaminathan by Manish Kumar ‘Santosh’

M.S. Swaminathan, the famous agricultural scientist, was born on August 7, 1925 in Kombakonam of Tamil Nadu state in South India. His full name is Monkombu Sambashivan Swaminathan.
The name of Swaminathan ’s father was M.K. Sambashivan. He was a well-known physician and a great follower of Mahatma Gandhi. During those days, Gandhiji had initiated the nationwide Swadeshi movement. The entire nation was burning the Holi of foreign goods. Swaminathan ’s father was enthusiastically participating in this movement. Swaminathan as a child went with his father to one of these rallies. He had a great impact of Swadeshi on him.