I Too Had A Dream

Architect of 'Operation Flood', the largest dairy development programme in the world, Dr. Verghese Kurien has enabled India to become the largest milk producer in the world. A man with a rare vision, Dr. Kurien has devoted a lifetieme to realising his dream-empowering the farmers of India. He has engineered the milk cooperative movement in India. It was a sheer quirk of fate that landed him in Anand where a small group of farmers were forming a cooperative, Kaira, District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Limited (better known as Amul), to sell their milk.
About Author :
Born in Calicut, Kerala, Dr. Verghese Kurien graduated in science and engineering from Madras University and Michigam State University, USA, respectively. He began his career in dairying at the government's creamery in Anand, Gujarat, later joining the Kaira District Cooperative, later joining the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers' Union Limited (now Amult). As Chairman of the National Dairy Development Board, he implemented 'Operation Flood'.
Contents :
Foreword Prologue Early Yerars History in the Making On a Roll A Billion-Litre Idea Operation Flood Tough Times Step by Step From Organisation to Institution Life of Service A Look Back Postscript Annexure Index Acknowledgements