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I used to wait for the "Is everything under control?" chat with Prof M S Swaminathan when he came for his early morning rounds, almost 30 minutes before time! Always started work early, an hour ahead of office hours! Precious memories #MSS100

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 Dr B Meenakumari, ex-Chairperson National Biodiversity Authority recalls Prof's crucial role in developing #India's Biodiversity Act 2002, advocating for conservation & equitable access .MSSRF was the hub for talks+initiatives on #biodiversity conservation

MSS' quote is taken from his speech at the WMO conference in 1979, where he makes his viewpoint on #climate change & agriculture. He was the sole delegate from #India.

#ThrowbackThursday #MSS100 .Raji Swaminathan 🇮🇳 recalls: After he won the Indira Gandhi Peace Prize in 1999, he said: 'Children irrespective of their career path needed to have a scientific temper'. That was the start of 'Every Child A Scientist' prog MSSRF. Now, ECAS is now 25 yrs old!

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 "I was Project Director MSSRF's JRD Centre in 2008 & remember the special session on Evergreen Revolution chaired by Prof at Indian Science Congress in Vizag," reminisces Prof. Sudip Mitra, "He was always a bold advocate of sustainability."

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 "Prof always showed keen interest in how we use GIS & Remote Sensing technologies MSSRF, & we would demonstrate our work for him," recalls Nagarajan 📡🛰️🌳🌳🌍🌐🇮🇳, "but the most cherished pic I have is a #selfie with Prof taken on his birthday!"🎂💝

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 K Sundari from Puducherry BioVillage Resource Centre recalls her "unforgettable moment with Prof" when she received MSSRF-Tata Trusts National Virtual Academy Fellowship, recognising her efforts sustainable towards agricultural practices🥇

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 "He congratulated me as President of PostGraduate School Students Union & said: It’s students & young scientists like you who should work for the betterment of our farmers," recalls Sridhar Gutam, PhD, ARS Pic: 88th Indian Science Congress IARI Pusa New Delhi

#TransformationTuesday #MSS100 8 chapters discuss opportunities + constraints for farming, iterating that agricultural structure is based on ecological considerations wherein synergy & integration, farmers' rights & #gender equality are guiding principles Check out MSS'📗 today!

#WellnessWednesday #MSS100 🌱Agrobiodiversity is the very foundation for the Food Security Act in #India that gives a legal right to #Food & #nutrition security🇮🇳 📽️Watch MSS' speech at the 1st International AgroBiodiversity Congress inaugural in 2016 ▶️tinyurl.com/ywdtvv4z

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 .Dr. R. T. Patil, former Director, Central Institute of Post Harvest Engineering and Technology ICAR-CIPHET Ludhiana Punjab, shares a special capture of 'Prof & I' at National Academy of Agricultural Sciences-NAAS Foundation Day celebrations in 2015 ISTI Portal CSIR, India DSTIndia

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 "Since 1972, I kept in contact with Prof; sought his advice & blessings on various matters on numerous occasions," Dr PK Ramachandran Nair shares. More here🔗tinyurl.com/545wteus Pic: 1st World Congress of Agroforestry inaugural in 2004

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 R Rajamanikkam has been with MSSRF for 25 years working in the area #ICT. He recalls how Prof always showed "keen interest towards information technology" & would ask for updates periodically TAbC-MSSRF CAbC-MSSRF Fishforall-MSSRF

#FeelGoodFriday #PhotoWithProf #MSS100 Girija Prasad from MSSRF's BioCentre #Puducherry sends unforgettable moments of Prof at CABI PlantwisePlus results workshop on how plant clinics deliver sustainable plant protection to small farmers MSS appreciated the TN & PDY plant doctors🌱

#TransformationTuesday #MSS100 From #Food production needs in a consumption perspective; Quantitative dimensions of the #nutrition problem; to #Energy balance in #agriculture & #Research + technology needs for the 21st century- the #book covers it all & more. Pick-up your copy‼️

#MondayMotivation #MSS100 .MSS100 congratulates Ismahane Elouafi of CGIAR for her inclusion in the #TIME100-TIME's list of the world’s most influential people of 2025! We take much pride & are honoured that Dr Ismahane will deliver the #MSS Lecture MSSRF on April 30th

#TransformationTuesday #MSS100 The #book highlights ➡️Differing roles + responsibilities of men & women within #farming households ➡️Varied perceptions that impact #biodiversity ➡️Emphasis on understanding & addressing gendered dimensions in #conservation ➡️Case Studies from 🇮🇳

#WellnessWednesday #MSS100 From 'Biofear' to 'Biohappiness' -where #biodiversity becomes a source of hope, prosperity, & sustainability for all. This was always the MSS Mantra- not just for #India, but for global well-being #SustainabilityMatters #OneHealth #OurPowerOurPlanet🌏

#ThrowbackThursday #TBT #MSS100 A time etched in India's history - when we moved from 'ship-to-mouth' existence to self-sufficiency in #food production. The Plate India 𝙲𝚑𝚊𝚛𝚕𝚎𝚜 𝙲. 𝙼𝚊𝚗𝚗 remind us that MSS' bold & innovative thinking with Gamma Rays made Indian #wheat what it is today

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