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Basiswar Sen

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Basiswar Sen, known as Boshi Sen, was an Indian agricultural scientist regarded as a pioneer of the Green Revolution movement that expanded India's food grain production. He founded the Vivekananda Laboratory in the Almora region of the Himalayas and received India's third highest civilian honour, the Padma Bhushan, in 1957.

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Birth Year
1887 1
Death Date
1971-08-31 1
Death Year
1971 1
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Agricultural Science 1
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1. Basiswar Sen (Wikidata)
  • P570 (date of death): year
    +1971-08-31T00:00:00Z
  • P570 (date of death): full date
    +1971-08-31T00:00:00Z
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