It was a proud moment for Indians, as we celebrated the birth anniversary of Verghese Kurien, the father of the White Revolution, also called the Milkman of India, on November 26. Kurien was the architect behind the success of the largest dairy development programme in the world, christened as Operation Flood.
India has overtaken the US and become the world’s largest milk producer. It is also the largest consumer of milk in the world. India cannot afford to rest on its laurels or else it may face the same problem as China, which is the third largest producer of milk but still imports milk. It is time for a second revolution.