What is M. S. Swaminathan?
{{Infobox scientist |name = M. S. Swaminathan |image =Monkombu Sambasivan Swaminathan - Kolkata 2013-01-07 2674.JPG |caption = Swaminathan at the 100th Indian Science Congress | birth_date = {{Birth date|1925|08|07|df=yes}} | birth_place = [[Kumbakonam]], [[Tanjore District, Madras Presidency]], British&nbsp;India {{awrap|(present-day [[Thanjavur district|Thanjavur]], Tamil&nbsp;Nadu, India)}} | death_date = {{Death date and age|2023|09|28|1925|08|07|df=yes}} | death_place = [[Chennai]], Tamil&nbsp;Nadu, India |residence = |work_institutions = [[MS Swaminathan Research Foundation]] |alma_mater = [[H H M University College Thiruvananthapuram]]<br>[[Tamil Nadu Agricultural University]]<br>[[Fitzwilliam College, Cambridge]]<br>[[University of Wisconsin-Madison]] |doctoral_advisor = |doctoral_students = |known_for = High-yielding varieties of wheat in India |author_abbrev_bot = |author_abbrev_zoo = |influences = [[Norman Borlaug|Dr. Norman Borlaug]] |influenced = |prizes = {{no wrap|[[Padma Shri]] (1967)<br>[[Ramon Magsaysay]] (1971)<br>[[Padma Bhushan]] (1972)<br>[[Albert Einstein World Award of Science]] (1986)<br>[[Padma Vibhushan]] (1989)<br>[[World Food Prize]] (1987)<br>[[Tyler Prize for Environmental Achievement]] (1991)<br>[[Volvo Environment Prize]] (1999)<br>[[Indira Gandhi Peace Prize]](1999)<br>[[Indira Gandhi Award for National Integration]] (2013)}} |signature = |spouse = [[Mina Swaminathan]]|children = [[Soumya Swaminathan (Scientist)|Soumya Swaminathan]] }} '''Mankombu Sambasivan Swaminathan''' (7 August 1925 – 28 September 2023) was an Indian [[geneticist]], politician and international administrator. From 2007 to 2013, he was a member of the [[Rajya Sabha]]. ==Career== He is known for his role in India's [[Green Revolution in India|Green Revolution]] a program under which high-yield varieties of wheat and rice seedlings were planted in the fields of poor farmers. Swaminathan is also