History News Desk !!! Chidambaram Subrahmanyam (English: Chidambaram Subramaniam, born 30 January 1910, Coimbatore; death- 7 November, 2000) is called “father of Green Revolution” in India. When India gained independence, the condition of food production in the country was very lamentable. There was a famine in many places. In Bengal, Bihar and Orissa, many people fell victim to starvation and became the grass of time. When C. Subrahmanyam was made the Minister of Agriculture at the Center, he implemented several schemes to make the country self -sufficient in food production. Due to their better agricultural policies, record food grains were produced in the country in 1972. C. Subrahmanyam has become completely self -sufficient in food production due to the policies and efforts of C. Subrahmanyam.
Birth and education
Subrahmanyam was born on January 1910 at a place called ‘Polachi’ in Coimbatore district. He received his higher education in Madras after elementary education. He obtained a BSc degree from Presidency College, Madras and later received a law degree from Madras University in 1932, but could not start advocacy until 1936. By the time he started advocating, he was related to the freedom movement.
Freedom fighter
He was also arrested due to his activities being done to provide freedom to the country. Thus, his interest kept growing towards the freedom movement and now he became a constable of freedom. The ‘Quit India Movement’ of 1942 was an important stage when no important Congress leader was out of jail. C. Subrahmanyam also could not avoid arrest. Thus, his influence as an important Congress leader in Coimbatore district increased. He was elected president of the Coimbatore Congress Committee and along with this he also got an important place in the Congress Working Committee in Tamil Nadu.
Agriculture Minister
At the time when the country became independent, the condition of food production was very laudable, but today India is completely self -sufficient in food production. Before the independence of the country, there were many famine in many places in India and many people in Bengal, Bihar and Orissa were victims of starvation, but after independence there was no such opportunity when famine situation has arisen in the country. When C. Subrahmanyam became the Agriculture Minister of the Central Government, he developed a scheme to make the country self -sufficient in food production, due to which the farmers of the country got such awakening that they started using good seeds and fertilizers better. . New varieties of food grains were developed during his ministerial period. Farmers started using various types of fertilizers during this period. This work has also been praised by Nobel Prize winner Dr. Norman Borlag from Mukti Kant.
Dr. Borlag’s statement
C. Subrahmanyam’s record production of food grains in 1972 due to the agricultural policies of C. Subrahmanyam was called the ‘Green Revolution’. For your contribution to the agricultural policy, Dr. Borlag says that “the distance and influence of C. Subrahmanyam, this significant change related to agriculture has taken place. To implement the political decisions taken for any work. The entire effort took place in that period of 1964–1967, when C. Subrahmanyam was trying to change the political scenario.
Cabinet minister
C. Subrahmanyam was made a cabinet level minister after winning the Lok Sabha elections in 1962. There was a Ministry of Steel under them. Along with steel from 1963–1964, Khan and heavy engineering were also there. Then from 1964 to 1965 he was the Minister of Food and Agriculture. In 1966–1967, the Department of Community Development and Cooperation was also added along with his ministry. His work was very important. Where he stressed on using good varieties of good seeds, they also inspired farmers to use more manure. As a result, in the 1960s, the country became self -reliant in food production.
Other important position
In 1946, he was elected a member of the Constituent Assembly and was a member till 1952. Thus gradually C. Subrahmanyam ji’s social and political life became more busy. In 1952, he was elected a member of the Tamil Nadu Legislative Assembly. Apart from being a member, he was included in the state cabinet. From 1952 to 1962, he held important positions in the state government for ten years. He was the Finance Minister, Education Minister and Legislative Secretary of the state. He did important works for the expansion and development of state education in this ten years. Tamil Nadu is counted in some states where first primary primary education has started free for children.
International fame
Thus, due to the work C. Subrahmanyam ji did the work in the government and after retiring from the government, his name was also spread in the international world. Shri Subrahmanyam continued to gain more and more international fame despite being away from the publicity. In February 1990, he was appointed the Governor of Maharashtra. After holding this post for three years, he became the president of an institution called ‘Bharatiya Vidya Bhavan’. While in this post, he composed many important books.
award
C. Subrahmanyam was awarded the ‘Om Thant’ Peace Prize in addition to the Tulsi Foundation. Due to working for national unity, he was’ Y.S. Chauhan was awarded the award. He was then awarded the highest Indian honor ‘Bharat Ratna’ in 1988.
Death
Subrahmanyam ji died on 7 November 2000. He was one of the great persons of this century who decided to spend his entire life without any fanat and propaganda. After the country got independence, many schemes were made for the development and industrial progress of India and they were also promoted vigorously, but there was a plan in relation to which neither more people thought nor its Promotion in relation. This scheme proceeded in a very peaceful manner in such a way that the public was shocked by its results. It was a great revolutionary scheme known as ‘Green Kranti’ and the entire credit goes to C. Subrahmanyam.
