Defusing The Population Bomb

"The battle to feed all of humanity is over. In the 1970s and 1980s hundreds of millions of people will starve to death in spite of any crash programs embarked upon now. At this late date nothing can prevent a substantial increase in the world death rate"
"India couldn't possibly feed two hundred million more people by 1980 .... I have yet to meet anyone familiar with the situation who thinks that India will be self-sufficient in food by 1971... "

The Population Bomb, 1968 Paul R. Ehrlich

In the dark ages of of '50s and '60s, world believed it will not be able to feed the rising population in Indian sub-continent which will led to starvation deaths of millions by 1980. A grim situation with no solution in sight.
A professor in Texas A&M Univ stood up against the prevalent academic opinion that million of Indians shall starve due to lack of food. He was not an Indian or a Pakistani to have a jingoistic view, but a scientist, who believed in his research and in the soil of Punjab. Norman Borlaug, known as the father of green revolution, made matchless contribution to humanity by eradicating 'hunger' from the Indian sub-continent. He helped India and Pakistan achieve food security in less than 10 years of Green Revolution: A task deemed impossible by his peers.

Any analysis on post-colonial India would be incomplete without mention of the Green Revolution and of Norman Borlaug. At a time when India aspires to be a leading economy on the global level, we must not forget the great achievements we made through the Green Revolution that has enabled us to even think of becoming one of the leading economies.

Norman Borlaug passed away last week at the age of 95. This is a tribute to him and his matchless contributions to India.