The FreeWishes Journal

Great Minds Stories

Short, factual life stories and lessons from the people in FreeWishes' Great Minds section.

SectionGreat Minds Stories

Great Minds StoriesVerghese Kurien and the Story of India’s Milk RevolutionVerghese Kurien helped strengthen the producer-owned cooperative model that grew from Anand and became associated with Amul. Through Operation Flood, launched in 1970 and implemented in three phases until 1996, the National Dairy Development Board connected village milk producers with processing facilities and urban markets, helping India become the world’s leading milk producer by the late 1990s. ([sapplpp.nddb.coop](https://sapplpp.nddb.coop/about/genesis/flood?utm_source=openai))1 November 2026