<P> Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan ( born 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 . '' </P>
who is known as father of green revolution in india
Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan