“Unfortunately, we forgot that the biggest asset of India is its people. Any sensible government must learn to unleash the energy of its people and get them to perform instead of trying to get a bureaucracy to perform.” — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
I have often spoken of integrity as the most important of these values, realizing that integrity – and personal integrity, at that – is… — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
In every crisis, if you look carefully, you will spot an opportunity. My insistence is on finding and seizing that opportunity. I never try… — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
“If you are always honest to yourself, it does not take much effort in always being honest with others.” — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
India's place in the sun would come from the partnership between wisdom of its rural people and skill of its professionals — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
“Working with Tribhuvandas and Kaira’s dairy farmers, I saw that when you work merely for your own profit, the pleasure is transitory; but if… — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
“Unfortunately, we forgot that the biggest asset of India is its people. Any sensible government must learn to unleash the energy of its people… — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
“The tragedy of India is that we frequently have no respect for Indians, for Indian efforts and for Indian successes.” — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
The way to improve productivity is not to bring in experts to talk about inputs - seed, equipment and materials, pesticides or water supply.… — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
“During those eight months, however, I looked around and said to myself that since I found myself placed in this unhappy situation, I must… — Verghese Kurien Copy Share Image
