Verghese Kurien

I have often spoken of integrity as the most important of these values, realizing that integrity – and personal integrity, at that…

— Verghese Kurien

In every crisis, if you look carefully, you will spot an opportunity. My insistence is on finding and seizing that opportunity. I…

— Verghese Kurien

“If you are always honest to yourself, it does not take much effort in always being honest with others.”

— Verghese Kurien

India's place in the sun would come from the partnership between wisdom of its rural people and skill of its professionals

— Verghese Kurien

“Working with Tribhuvandas and Kaira’s dairy farmers, I saw that when you work merely for your own profit, the pleasure is transitory;…

— Verghese Kurien

“Unfortunately, we forgot that the biggest asset of India is its people. Any sensible government must learn to unleash the energy of…

— Verghese Kurien

“The tragedy of India is that we frequently have no respect for Indians, for Indian efforts and for Indian successes.”

— Verghese Kurien

The way to improve productivity is not to bring in experts to talk about inputs - seed, equipment and materials, pesticides or…

— Verghese Kurien

“During those eight months, however, I looked around and said to myself that since I found myself placed in this unhappy situation,…

— Verghese Kurien