On the occasion of the first death anniversary of Verghese Kurien, the pioneer of India's dairy movement who is widely recognised as the Father of White Revolution in India, his daughter Nirmala Kurien unveiled the legend's bust at the Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation (GCMMF) headquarters at Anand on Monday.
She also launched a dedicated website www.drkurien.com.
She said, "My father was in the business of developing people and milk was only a tool, as he believed in empowering the farmers."
GCMMF said in a statement here, 'His ideals and values continue to be a great source of comfort, guidance, courage and inspiration for millions of dairy farmers of Gujarat as well as India and thousands of young Indian citizens, who with great pride have dedicated their lives to serve the underprivileged sections of our society.'
GCMMF chairman Vipul Chaudhary said,"The contribution of Verghese Kurien towards the socio-economic upliftment of the life of milk producers was immense. He also insisted that Kurien should be honored with the Bharat Ratna." The function was attended by GCMMF board of directors, top officials and employees of GCMMF.
R S Sodhi, managing director, GCMMF which markets the Amul brand of milk and milk products also added that " If Bharat Ratna was conferred for Kurien, it would be an great honor for dairy farmers of India."
