Father of India's Green Revolution, MS Swaminathan passed away in Chennai, Tamil Nadu on September 28. Dr Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist and former Deputy Director General at the WHO informed about his death in Chennai and talked about his contributions. She said, “He was not keeping well for the last few days... His end came very peacefully this morning... Till the end, he was committed to the farmers' welfare and to the upliftment of the poorest in society. On behalf of the family, I would like to thank everyone who has expressed their wishes... I hope that the three of us daughters will continue the legacy that my father and my mother, Mina Swaminathan, have shown us... My father was one of the few people who recognized that women are neglected in agriculture... He had taken a lot of initiatives to promote women's empowerment... His ideas have led to programs like the Mahila Sashaktikaran Yojana, meant to support women farmers. When he was a member of the Sixth Planning Commission, for the first time, there was a chapter on gender and environment included... These are the two contributions of which he was very proud....”