This weekend was a bag of mixed emotions. On one side, I was elated to hear the news of Yuvraj Singh getting back to cricket ...
03:55 PM, Sep 10, 2012
New Delhi: The father of 'white revolution' Dr Verghese Kurien, who transformed India from a milk-deficient country to the world's largest milk producer and the founder of Amul, passed away on Sunday. An icon of the sorts of modern India, the utterly butterly deliciously witty, Amul Girl, an integral part of the Amul campaign turned 50 this year. The girl, wearing a polka-dot frock, famous for poking fun at national...
12:05 PM, Sep 10, 2012
Anand: Everyday at the crack of dawn, more than 10 million dairy farmers in Gujarat begin a journey that has given them economic independence. Verghese Kurien was 28 when he came to Anand in 1949 and was soon working hard to help a budding cooperative to grow. For him, the dairy farmers were the rightful owners of the milk business. In a buffalo dominated country, Kurien revolutionised the milk industry...
07:21 AM, Sep 09, 2012
New Delhi: Verghese Kurien, father of White Revolution, passed away in Nadiad, Gujarat on Sunday. Kurien, who turned 10 million farmers into a legendary cooperative, was 90-years-old. "Kurien died a natural death due to his age," The MD of the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation Ltd (GCMMF) said. Kurien's body will be kept at Anand for public to pay tribute. Kurien was 28 when he came to Anand, Gujarat in...
06:05 AM, Sep 09, 2012
