Chandigarh, Nov. 21 -- HS Oberoi, one of India's most respected dairy technologists and a globally recognised authority on cheese, ghee, and butter, has passed away at 83, his family confirmed. His cremation took place in Chandigarh on Thursday.

Widely hailed as the man who "gave birth to cheese in India," Oberoi dedicated six decades to reshaping the country's dairy processing landscape.

His early and defining contributions came from Punjab, where he began his career with Punjab Milkfed. He served in Hoshiarpur as GM, Punjab Milkfed and was also MD at Ludhiana in 1983. He again served as MD, Milkfed at Patiala from 1985-89 .

He played a key role in strengthening the cooperative dairy movement and setting new benchmarks for product qu...