leaders who have played
a transformational role
in various fields. Those
conferred Honorary D.
Litt in the past include
eminent scholars and
social reformers like
Sir R.G. Bhandarkar,
Dadabhai Naoroji, Sir
C.V. Raman and Sir
M. Visvesvaraya.
The President said Dr
Swaminathan’s work
brought about a sea-
change in the life of our
nation. It is due to his
pioneering efforts that
our country transformed
from a ship-to-mouth
existence to one of
the leading producers
and exporters of food
grains in the world. Mr
Mukherjee stated: “Over
a period of 65 years,
Dr Swaminathan has
worked in collaboration
with scientists and
policy-makers on a wide
range of problems in
basic and applied plant
genetics and agricultural
R&D. He is considered
a global scientist of rare
distinction because of
the indelible mark he has
made on food production
in India and elsewhere
in the developing
world. His advocacy of
sustainable agriculture
leading to an ever-green
revolution makes him
an acknowledged world
leader in the field of
sustainable food security.”
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