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Grand Chennai Launch of The Man Who Fed India Honours the Legacy of Bharat Ratna Prof. M. S. Swaminathan
Chennai, November 2, 2025: The grand Chennai launch of The Man Who Fed India, the definitive biography of Bharat Ratna Prof. M. S. Swaminathan, authored by Priyambada Jayakumar and published by HarperCollins India, took place this evening at Taj Wellington Mews. Dr. Kamal Haasan, Member of Parliament and Founder-President of Makkal Needhi Maiam, presided as Chief Guest and delivered the keynote address. Paying tribute to Prof. Swaminathan, Dr. Haasan said, “He belonged to a generation that saw liberty not as leisure, but as labour — the sacred duty of rebuilding a broken nation. Food for him was destiny — the destiny of a free and self-reliant India.” Launch Youtube video Link 👇 A captivating fireside chat followed between Dr. Palanivel Thiaga Rajan, Hon. Minister for Information Technology and Digital Services, Government of Tamil Nadu, and author Priyambada Jayakumar. The discussion offered a rare glimpse into the making of the biography, the personal inspirations behind it, an...