Amar Chitra Katha comics on Verghese Kurien launched

Ahmedabad, 26 November 2013

Amar Chitra Katha (ACK), well-known publishers of children’s graphic comics unveiled an illustrated graphic English comics on life and times of the late Dr Verghese Kurien, Father of White Revolution, on his 92nd birth anniversary today with an initial print order of 30,000. The book is being translated into Gujarati, and may be brought out in other languages, too. The event was organised at the Institute of Rural Management-Anand (IRMA), founded by Dr Kurien, in the presence of children of Anandalaya School and two generations IRMA students now occupying various positions.

From Nirmala Kurien, daughter of Dr. Kurien’s speech:

–When Dr Kurien asked his grandson about the latter’s ambition in life, the boy replied he wanted to be a watchman! A flabbergasted Dr Kurien asked why. “Well, to become a watchman I would not have to study in schools! “In that case,” Dr Kurien told his grandson, “You must become the best Watchman in the world, the way I have become the best Milkman!”

–Dr. Kurien loved to read comics. He used to say he was in the business of developing people, in which milk happened to be only a tool. To begin with, he could manage only 250 liters of milk a day and cast his net far and wide to make India the largest producer in the world and Amul Asia’s biggest milk brand.

–Few people knew that Dr Kurien played badminton, chess, tennis and cricket like a professional but gave up boxing after he broke his nose.