Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (born on 7 August 1925) is an Indian geneticist and international administrator, renowned for his leading role in India 's Green Revolution a program under which high - yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan is known as "Indian Father of Green Revolution '' for his leadership and success in introducing and further developing high - yielding varieties of wheat in India. He is the founder and chairman of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation. His stated vision is to rid the world of hunger and poverty. Swaminathan is an advocate of moving India to sustainable development, especially using environmentally sustainable agriculture, sustainable food security and the preservation of biodiversity, which he calls an "evergreen revolution. ''
who is known as the father of green revolution
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan