{"id":331452,"date":"2025-04-01T18:04:06","date_gmt":"2025-04-01T12:34:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/?p=331452"},"modified":"2025-04-02T10:38:28","modified_gmt":"2025-04-02T05:08:28","slug":"tribhuvandas-patel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/tribhuvandas-patel\/","title":{"rendered":"Tribhuvandas Patel"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>News<\/strong>&#8211; The Lok Sabha has approved a Bill to establish Tribhuvan Sahkari University in Anand, Gujarat.<\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-331502 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tribhuvandas-Patel.png?resize=614%2C407&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"Tribhuvandas Patel\" width=\"614\" height=\"407\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tribhuvandas-Patel.png?resize=300%2C199&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tribhuvandas-Patel.png?resize=1024%2C680&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tribhuvandas-Patel.png?resize=768%2C510&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Tribhuvandas-Patel.png?w=1280&amp;ssl=1 1280w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 614px) 100vw, 614px\" \/><\/p>\n<h2>About Tribhuvandas Patel<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Tribhuvandas Patel<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> is considered the &#8220;father of the cooperative movement&#8221; in India.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was pivotal in founding the <\/span><b>Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers\u2019 Union (KDCMPUL)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in 1946, which later became <\/span><b>Amul<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><b>Verghese Kurien<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> was brought into the cooperative movement by Patel, leading to the White Revolution.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was an active participant in India\u2019s <\/span><b>freedom struggle<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, being a disciple of Mahatma Gandhi and involved in movements like the <\/span><b>Salt Satyagraha<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and campaigns against untouchability.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He set up Amul as a <\/span><b>revolt against the exploitation of farmers<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> by the Polson Dairy in Anand, Gujarat.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">His leadership was crucial in building the <\/span><b>first milk powder and butter plant<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> in India in 1955.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He played a significant role in the establishment of key institutions like the <\/span><b>National Dairy Development Board (NDDB)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>Institute of Rural Management Anand (IRMA)<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, and the <\/span><b>Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He was also a <\/span><b>two-time Rajya Sabha MP<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and received the <\/span><b>Padma Bhushan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and <\/span><b>Ramon Magsaysay Award<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for his contributions to community leadership.<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He founded the <\/span><b>Tribhuvandas Foundation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to support community health after retiring from Amul.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>News&#8211; The Lok Sabha has approved a Bill to establish Tribhuvan Sahkari University in Anand, Gujarat. About Tribhuvandas Patel Tribhuvandas Patel is considered the &#8220;father of the cooperative movement&#8221; in India. He was pivotal in founding the Kaira District Cooperative Milk Producers\u2019 Union (KDCMPUL) in 1946, which later became Amul. 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