Kolkata, Jan. 11 -- Author Priyambada Jayakumar has said that her new book, The Man Who Fed India, is the first to focus on M S Swaminathan as a human being rather than solely on the Green Revolution, countering the belief that biographies of the eminent agricultural scientist already exist.
Speaking at the 17th edition of the APeejay Kolkata Literary Festival, Jayakumar disclosed that the idea for the book began during the COVID lockdown, when she decided to look beyond Swaminathan's role in the Green Revolution and understand the person behind it.
What started as a personal project took two years to complete and grew into a detailed account of Swaminathan's life, based on research, conservatives and historical records.
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