What did monokombu do?

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What did monokombu do?

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: By Monokombu I strongly feel that you are referring to Monokombu Samabasivan Swaminathan.
Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan (Tamil: மொன்கொம்பு சாம்பசிவன் சவாமிநாதன்) is an Indian agriculture scientist, born August 7, 1925, in Kumbakonam, Tamilnadu, The second of four sons of a surgeon. His ancestral home is the island village of Monkompu, Alleppey District, Kerala. He is known as "Father of the Green Revolution" in India, for his leadership and success in introducing and further developing high yielding varieties of wheat in India. He is founder and Chairman of the MS Swaminathan Research Foundation, leading the 'Evergreen Revolution'.

He is a visionary whose dream is to rid the world of hunger and poverty. Dr. Swaminathan is widely respected for his effective advocacy of sustainable development, especially using environmentally sustainable agriculture, sustainable food security and the preservation of biodiversity.

His motto is "if conservation of natural resources goes wrong, nothing else will have a chance to go right." He said, in 2005, that: "I am firmly convinced that hunger and deprivation can be eliminated sooner than most people consider feasible, provided there is a synergy among technology, public policy and social action". He often answers serious questions and requests with the reply: "Why Not?".[1]

He is married to Mina Swaminathan who he met in 1951 while they were both studying at Cambridge. They have three daughters: Chennai-based TB researcher Soumya Swaminathan, Kolkata-based economist Madhura Swaminathan and Nitya Rao, who works on gender issues. Dr. Swaminathan lives in Chennai, Tamilnadu with his wife. He has five grandchildren.