Speaker Om Birla will unveil a statue of the freedom fighter and agricultural scientist during his visit to Mexico.
Pandurang Khankhoje (1883-1967) was a Maharashtra-born freedom fighter and agriculturalist.
Contribution:
- Khankhoje was one of the founding members of the Ghadar Party, established by Indians living abroad in 1914, mostly belonging to Punjab.
- He was a professor at the National School of Agriculture in Chapingo, near Mexico City. He researched corn, wheat, pulses and rubber, developing frost and drought-resistant varieties, and was part of efforts to bring in the Green Revolution in Mexico.
- Later on, the American agronomist Dr Norman Borlaug, called the Father of the Green Revolution in India, brought the Mexican wheat variety to Punjab.
Source: Indian Express
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