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On an early May morning in 1949, 27-year-old #VergheseKurien landed in Gujarat's Anand to work as superintendent of a run-down government creamery on a monthly salary of Rs 275.
On an early May morning in 1949, 27-year-old #VergheseKurien landed in Gujarat's Anand to work as superintendent of a run-down government creamery on a monthly salary of Rs 275.
It was in Anand that Kurien encountered the man who changed his life: Tribhuvandas Kishibhai Patel.
The latter had, in late 1946, organised a cooperative for marketing the milk of farmers in Kheda district.
The latter had, in late 1946, organised a cooperative for marketing the milk of farmers in Kheda district.
However, the cooperative struggled without proper processing facilities to prevent the milk from curdling when it reached Mumbai.
So Patel leased a part of the government creamery for the cooperative’s use.
So Patel leased a part of the government creamery for the cooperative’s use.
